ST. LOUIS

CARDINALSSTL

25-20  |  Road

1
FINAL
Sat, May 17 • 7:10 PM ET
Kauffman Stadium
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KANSAS CITY

ROYALSKC

25-21  |  Home

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Probable Pitchers
Kyle Leahy
STARTING PITCHER

Kyle Leahy

#62 | Starting Pitcher
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Steven Cruz
STARTING PITCHER

Steven Cruz

#64 | Relief Pitcher
Player W-L ERA WHIP IP K
Kyle Leahy None-None 1.01 -- 2.0 --
Steven Cruz None-None 1.32 -- 1.2 1
None-None W-L None-None
1.01 Ldr ERA 1.32
-- WHIP --
2.0 Ldr IP (Innings Pitched) 1.2
-- K (Strikeouts) Ldr 1
AI Model Win Probability
CARDINALS
51%
📊
ROYALS
49%
CARDINALS --
ROYALS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
9.5
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 39%
Under 0 61%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-0.9
ST. LOUIS
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +0.9 points (St. Louis)
CardinalsSTL (-3.5) 0 RoyalsKC (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Cardinals Cover

58.5%

Royals Cover

41.5%

-12-8-40+4+8+12
Distribution centered around STL -0.9 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (STL)

STL By 1-2 runs

19.5%

STL By 3-4 runs

15.9%

KC By 1-2 runs

16.6%

KC By 3-4 runs

11.0%

AI Model Projected Score
5.2
ST. LOUIS
4.34
KANSAS CITY
Simulated Score
3
ST. LOUIS
5
KANSAS CITY
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Cardinals Win
51% Win Prob
D
Sim Royals Loss
50% Win Prob
D
Run Line (ATS)
Divergence
AI Cardinals (-0) Win
Proj Runs: -0.9
A
Sim Royals (+0) Loss
Proj Runs: -2.0
D
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o0 Win
Proj Total: 9.5
D
Sim u0.0
Proj Total: 8.0
D
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Jun 21, 2026 STL @ KC 12 - 10
Jun 19, 2026 STL @ KC 5 - 6
Jun 18, 2026 STL @ KC 6 - 14
May 17, 2026 KC @ STL 2 - 0
May 16, 2026 KC @ STL 2 - 4
Season Statistics Comparison
St. Louis STL
vs
Kansas City KC
162
Games Played
162
4.44 ▲
Runs / Game
4.26
.239
Avg (AVG)
▲ .247
.313
On-Base (OBP)
▲ .316
.378
Slugging (SLG)
▲ .402
.691
OPS
▲ .718
167
Home Runs
▲ 170
Key Model Drivers
Walks (L5) +8.2% more
St. Louis: 1.7 vs Kansas City: 1.6
Runs per Game (Season) +4.1% more
St. Louis: 4.4 vs Kansas City: 4.3
Errors (L5) +48.0% more
Kansas City: 0.5 vs St. Louis: 0.1
Strikeouts (L5) +20.4% more
Kansas City: 8.0 vs St. Louis: 6.7
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
STL Score 5.2 1
KC Score 4.3 0
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Errors 0.5 / 0.1 1.0 / 0.0
Hits 8.4 / 9.0 4.0 / 2.0
Home Runs 0.7 / 0.7 0.0 / 1.0
Strikeouts 8.0 / 6.7 4.0 / 4.0
Total Bases 14.2 / 13.6 5.0 / 5.0
Walks 1.6 / 1.7 0.0 / 2.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
Public splits unavailable
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
Public splits unavailable
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
Public splits unavailable
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
STL Advantage
77-85-0 (47.5%)
Margin: -0.2 ATS +/-:
KC
69-93-0 (42.6%)
Margin: -0.7 ATS +/-:
🎯 ATS (Spread)
STL Advantage
(53.7%)
Margin: -0.2 ATS +/-:
KC
(47.5%)
Margin: -0.7 ATS +/-:
⚖️ Over/Under
STL
74-80-8
O: 48.1% / U: 51.9% Total +/-: +0.7
KC
73-85-4
O: 46.2% / U: 53.8% Total +/-: +0.6
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
KC
STL
KC
STL
ML
55% 89-72
53% 85-74
56% 90-70
52% 84-77
ATS
57% 91-70
56% 89-70
58% 93-67
53% 85-76
TTL
58% 90-64-7
46% 68-81-10
54% 83-70-7
50% 76-75-10