ST. LOUIS

CARDINALSSTL

40-32  |  Road

6
FINAL
Thu, Jun 18 • 7:40 PM ET
Kauffman Stadium
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KANSAS CITY

ROYALSKC

30-45  |  Home

14
Probable Pitchers
Justin Bruihl
STARTING PITCHER

Justin Bruihl

#47 | Relief Pitcher
@
Beck Way
STARTING PITCHER

Beck Way

#44 | Relief Pitcher
Player W-L ERA WHIP IP K
Justin Bruihl None-None 4.41 -- 2.2 2
Beck Way None-None 4.91 -- 2.0 2
None-None W-L None-None
4.41 Ldr ERA 4.91
-- WHIP --
2.2 Ldr IP (Innings Pitched) 2.0
2 K (Strikeouts) 2
AI Model Win Probability
CARDINALS
60%
📊
ROYALS
40%
CARDINALS --
ROYALS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
13.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 50%
Under 0 50%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-3.0
KANSAS CITY
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +3.0 points (Kansas City)
CardinalsSTL (-3.5) 0 RoyalsKC (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Cardinals Cover

22.7%

Royals Cover

77.3%

+12+8+40-4-8-12
Distribution centered around KC -3.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (KC)

STL By 1-2 runs

10.6%

STL By 3-4 runs

5.4%

KC By 1-2 runs

18.4%

KC By 3-4 runs

19.6%

AI Model Projected Score
5
ST. LOUIS
8
KANSAS CITY
Simulated Score
3
ST. LOUIS
6
KANSAS CITY
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Royals Win
40% Win Prob
D
Sim Royals Win
50% Win Prob
D
Run Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Royals (+1.5) Win
Proj Runs: -3.0
D
Sim Royals (+1.5) Win
Proj Runs: -3.0
D
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o8.5 Win
Proj Total: 13.0
D
Sim o8.5 Win
Proj Total: 9.0
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
Home Runs (L5) +98.0% more
Kansas City: 1.7 vs St. Louis: 0.7
Total Bases (L5) +61.9% more
Kansas City: 17.7 vs St. Louis: 10.9
Hits (L5) +33.6% more
Kansas City: 10.5 vs St. Louis: 7.8
Walks (L5) +14.7% more
Kansas City: 2.6 vs St. Louis: 2.2
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
STL Score 5.0 6
KC Score 8.0 14
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Errors 0.3 / 0.3 1.0 / 1.0
Hits 10.5 / 7.8 17.0 / 13.0
Home Runs 1.7 / 0.7 3.0 / 0.0
Strikeouts 5.0 / 8.2 8.0 / 5.0
Total Bases 17.7 / 10.9 34.0 / 17.0
Walks 2.6 / 2.2 6.0 / 2.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
61%TICKETS39%
64%MONEY36%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
53%TICKETS47%
75%MONEY25%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
57%TICKETS43%
74%MONEY26%
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