KANSAS CITY

ROYALSKC

31-29  |  Road

10
FINAL
Tue, Jun 3 • 7:45 PM ET
Busch Stadium
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ST. LOUIS

CARDINALSSTL

33-26  |  Home

7
Probable Pitchers
Steven Cruz
STARTING PITCHER

Steven Cruz

#64 | Relief Pitcher
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Matt Svanson
STARTING PITCHER

Matt Svanson

#49 | Relief Pitcher
Player W-L ERA WHIP IP K
Steven Cruz None-None 1.77 -- 1.2 2
Matt Svanson None-None 3.48 -- 1.2 --
None-None W-L None-None
1.77 Ldr ERA 3.48
-- WHIP --
1.2 IP (Innings Pitched) 1.2
2 Ldr K (Strikeouts) --
AI Model Win Probability
ROYALS
100%
📊
CARDINALS
0%
ROYALS --
CARDINALS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
7.5
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 0%
Under 0 100%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-0.3
ST. LOUIS
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +0.3 points (St. Louis)
RoyalsKC (-3.5) 0 CardinalsSTL (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Royals Cover

46.9%

Cardinals Cover

53.1%

+12+8+40-4-8-12
Distribution centered around STL -0.3 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (STL)

KC By 1-2 runs

17.9%

KC By 3-4 runs

12.7%

STL By 1-2 runs

18.9%

STL By 3-4 runs

14.5%

AI Model Projected Score
3.6
KANSAS CITY
3.91
ST. LOUIS
Simulated Score
3
KANSAS CITY
5
ST. LOUIS
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Cardinals Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Cardinals Loss
50% Win Prob
D
Run Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Cardinals (+0) Loss
Proj Runs: -0.3
D
Sim Cardinals (+0) Loss
Proj Runs: -2.0
D
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o0 Win
Proj Total: 7.5
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
Kansas City KC
vs
St. Louis STL
162
Games Played
162
4.26
Runs / Game
▲ 4.44
.247 ▲
Avg (AVG)
.239
.316 ▲
On-Base (OBP)
.313
.402 ▲
Slugging (SLG)
.378
.718 ▲
OPS
.691
170 ▲
Home Runs
167
Key Model Drivers
Errors (L5) +41.0% more
St. Louis: 0.8 vs Kansas City: 0.4
Home Runs (L5) +11.0% more
St. Louis: 0.3 vs Kansas City: 0.2
Walks (L5) +9.8% more
St. Louis: 3.1 vs Kansas City: 2.9
Runs per Game (Season) +4.2% more
St. Louis: 4.4 vs Kansas City: 4.3
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
KC Score 3.6 10
STL Score 3.9 7
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Errors 0.8 / 0.4 0.0 / 1.0
Hits 6.5 / 8.2 12.0 / 13.0
Home Runs 0.3 / 0.2 2.0 / 2.0
Strikeouts 8.3 / 9.2 5.0 / 8.0
Total Bases 8.9 / 10.2 21.0 / 20.0
Walks 3.1 / 2.9 2.0 / 5.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
30%TICKETS70%
45%MONEY55%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
61%TICKETS39%
33%MONEY67%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
45%TICKETS55%
86%MONEY14%
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
KC
69-93-0 (42.6%)
Margin: -0.7 ATS +/-:
STL Advantage
77-85-0 (47.5%)
Margin: -0.2 ATS +/-:
🎯 ATS (Spread)
KC
(47.5%)
Margin: -0.7 ATS +/-:
STL Advantage
(53.7%)
Margin: -0.2 ATS +/-:
⚖️ Over/Under
KC
73-85-4
O: 46.2% / U: 53.8% Total +/-: +0.6
STL
74-80-8
O: 48.1% / U: 51.9% Total +/-: +0.7