Who are the probable pitchers for Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals?

The listed probable pitchers are Stephen Kolek and Andre Pallante. Probable pitchers can change before first pitch.

Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals - Game Time, TV Channel and Probable Pitchers

Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals Game Summary

A quick matchup view with teams, score status, first pitch time and local-time conversion.

Kansas City Royals 2 20-27

Final 2-0 Sun, May 17 · 2:15 PM ET

St. Louis Cardinals 0 27-19

Linescore

Runs by inning with final runs, hits and errors.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	0
STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1

W: Stephen Kolek L: Andre Pallante SV: Lucas Erceg

Show inning-by-inning hits, errors and runners left on base

Inning	KC R	H	Left On Base	H	E	Left On Base
1st	1	2	1	1	1	1
2nd	0	0	0	1	0	1
3rd	0	1	1	0	0	1
4th	1	1	0	0	0	1
5th	0	1	0	1	0	0
6th	0	2	2	0	0	0
7th	0	1	1	1	0	1
8th	0	0	1	1	0	1
9th	0	1	2	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals Game Highlights

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Game Info: Date, Time and Venue

DateMay 17, 2026

Time2:15 PM ET

VenueBusch Stadium

Game TypeRegular Season

SeriesRegular Season · Game 3 of 3

Day/Nightday

Attendance38,051

Game Duration2h 40m

First Pitch2026-05-17T18:16:00.000Z

Game Data RefreshedAug 9, 2026

Date Schedule MLB Gameday

Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals Probable Pitchers

KCStephen Kolek

Stats4-3 · ERA 4.50 · 34 SO · WHIP 1.24 · 54.0 IP

STLAndre Pallante

Stats10-5 · ERA 3.60 · 70 SO · WHIP 1.22 · 95.0 IP

TV Channel and Streaming

Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365 TV · EN · home · Streaming

Royals.TV TV · EN · away · Streaming

96.5 The Fan FM · EN · away · Streaming

KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM AM · EN · home · Streaming

Royals Radio Network AM · EN · away

WIJR AM 880 (En Espanol) AM · ES · home · Streaming

Scoring Plays

Every run-scoring play in game order.

Top 1 · Sac Fly1-0

Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Thomas Saggese. Maikel Garcia scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Salvador Perez Pitcher: Andre Pallante

Top 4 · Home Run2-0

Salvador Perez homers (7) on a fly ball to left field.

RBI: 1 Batter: Salvador Perez Pitcher: Andre Pallante

Kansas City Royals Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Stolen Bases
1	Maikel Garcia#11	3B	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bobby Witt Jr.#7	SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Vinnie Pasquantino#9	1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	Salvador Perez#13	C	2	1	2	0	1	2	1	0	0
5	Carter Jensen#22	DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
6	Isaac Collins#1	LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
7	Lane Thomas#15	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
8	Michael Massey#19	2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	Nick Loftin#12	2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Kyle Isbel#28	CF	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0

Pitchers	IP	H	BB	SO	Pitches / Strikes
Daniel Lynch IV#41	1.2	1	0	1	21 / 12
Lucas Erceg#60	1.0	0	1	0	22 / 14
Stephen Kolek#32	6.1	4	1	3	82 / 61

St. Louis Cardinals Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	H	BB	SO
1	JJ Wetherholt#26	2B	3	0	1	1
2	Iván Herrera#48	C	4	1	0	0
3	Alec Burleson#41	1B	4	1	0	0
4	Jordan Walker#18	DH	4	0	0	0
5	Nolan Gorman#16	3B	3	1	1	1
6	Masyn Winn#0	SS	2	1	0	0
6	César Prieto#31	SS	1	0	0	0
7	Nathan Church#27	CF	4	0	0	1
8	Thomas Saggese#25	LF	3	1	0	0
9	Victor Scott II#11	CF	2	0	0	0
9	José Fermín#15	RF	1	0	0	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	Pitches / Strikes
Andre Pallante#53	6.2	8	2	1	0	7	1	99 / 71
Justin Bruihl#47	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	14 / 8
Matt Pushard#67	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9 / 4
Matt Svanson#49	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15 / 10

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Sun, May 17 12:15 PM ET	Miami Marlins at Tampa Bay Rays 3-6	Final	NBCSN / Peacock	MIA: Eury Pérez 5-6 · ERA 3.84 · 89 SO · WHIP 1.10 · 79.2 IP TB: Drew Rasmussen 7-4 · ERA 2.78 · 96 SO · WHIP 0.90 · 97.0 IP	Tropicana Field	Details
Sun, May 17 1:35 PM ET	Baltimore Orioles at Washington Nationals 7-3	Final	MASNNationals.TV	BAL: Brandon Young 7-2 · ERA 3.38 · 62 SO · WHIP 1.36 · 77.1 IP WSH: Richard Lovelady 2-4 · ERA 3.86 · 27 SO · WHIP 1.81 · 30.1 IP	Nationals Park	Details
Sun, May 17 1:35 PM ET	Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0	Final	NBCSPSportsNet Pittsburgh	PHI: Zack Wheeler 9-1 · ERA 2.28 · 98 SO · WHIP 0.91 · 87.0 IP PIT: Paul Skenes 7-8 · ERA 3.58 · 123 SO · WHIP 1.04 · 103.0 IP	PNC Park	Details
Sun, May 17 1:35 PM ET	Boston Red Sox at Atlanta Braves 1-8	Final	BravesVisionGray TVNESN	BOS: Brayan Bello 2-6 · ERA 6.34 · 44 SO · WHIP 1.67 · 61.0 IP ATL: Grant Holmes 5-4 · ERA 3.61 · 76 SO · WHIP 1.32 · 87.1 IP	Truist Park	Details
Sun, May 17 1:40 PM ET	New York Yankees at New York Mets 6-7	Final	SNYYES	NYY: Elmer Rodríguez 0-2 · ERA 4.76 · 10 SO · WHIP 1.76 · 17.0 IP NYM: Freddy Peralta 5-7 · ERA 4.68 · 98 SO · WHIP 1.42 · 100.0 IP	Citi Field	Details
Sun, May 17 1:40 PM ET	Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers 4-1	Final	Detroit SportsNetSportsnetSportsnet ONE	TOR: Kevin Gausman 4-8 · ERA 4.32 · 108 SO · WHIP 1.22 · 106.1 IP DET: Jack Flaherty 2-8 · ERA 4.60 · 92 SO · WHIP 1.45 · 76.1 IP	Comerica Park	Details
Sun, May 17 1:40 PM ET	Cincinnati Reds at Cleveland Guardians 3-10	Final	Guardians.TV Presented by ProgressiveReds.TV	CIN: Brady Singer 3-8 · ERA 5.03 · 71 SO · WHIP 1.54 · 82.1 IP CLE: Gavin Williams 9-4 · ERA 3.89 · 123 SO · WHIP 1.18 · 106.1 IP	Progressive Field	Details
Sun, May 17 2:10 PM ET	Milwaukee Brewers at Minnesota Twins 4-5	Final	Brewers.TV Presented by Potawatomi SportsbookTwins.TV Presented by Progressive	MIL: Robert Gasser 2-3 · ERA 4.15 · 40 SO · WHIP 1.18 · 43.1 IP MIN: Bailey Ober 6-3 · ERA 4.59 · 46 SO · WHIP 1.22 · 66.2 IP	Target Field	Details
Sun, May 17 2:10 PM ET	Texas Rangers at Houston Astros 8-0	Final	Rangers Sports Network, presented by ProgressiveSpace City Home Network	TEX: Nathan Eovaldi 9-7 · ERA 4.02 · 110 SO · WHIP 1.17 · 105.1 IP HOU: Peter Lambert 7-5 · ERA 3.26 · 74 SO · WHIP 1.15 · 80.0 IP	Daikin Park	Details
Sun, May 17 2:10 PM ET	Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox 8-9	Final	Chicago Sports NetworkMarquee Sports NetworkWCIU TV	CHC: Colin Rea 7-5 · ERA 4.75 · 70 SO · WHIP 1.45 · 94.2 IP CWS: Erick Fedde 4-6 · ERA 4.34 · 57 SO · WHIP 1.45 · 85.0 IP	Rate Field	Details
Sun, May 17 2:15 PM ET	Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals 2-0	Final	Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365Royals.TV	KC: Stephen Kolek 4-3 · ERA 4.50 · 34 SO · WHIP 1.24 · 54.0 IP STL: Andre Pallante 10-5 · ERA 3.60 · 70 SO · WHIP 1.22 · 95.0 IP	Busch Stadium	Details
Sun, May 17 3:10 PM ET	Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies 8-6	Final	DBACKS.TVRockies.TV	AZ: Michael Soroka 8-3 · ERA 3.07 · 79 SO · WHIP 1.09 · 82.0 IP COL: Michael Lorenzen 3-9 · ERA 6.46 · 72 SO · WHIP 1.78 · 92.0 IP	Coors Field	Details
Sun, May 17 4:05 PM ET	San Francisco Giants at Athletics 10-1	Final	NBCS BANBCSCA	SF: Adrian Houser 2-6 · ERA 4.95 · 55 SO · WHIP 1.40 · 80.0 IP ATH: Jeffrey Springs 3-9 · ERA 6.08 · 84 SO · WHIP 1.42 · 97.2 IP	Sutter Health Park	Details
Sun, May 17 4:07 PM ET	Los Angeles Dodgers at Los Angeles Angels 10-1	Final	ABTV, presented by Pechanga Resort CasinoKCOP 13SportsNet LA	LAD: Roki Sasaki 3-5 · ERA 5.33 · 80 SO · WHIP 1.36 · 81.0 IP LAA: Grayson Rodriguez 2-2 · ERA 8.06 · 24 SO · WHIP 1.83 · 25.2 IP	Angel Stadium	Details
Sun, May 17 7:20 PM ET	San Diego Padres at Seattle Mariners 8-3	Final	NBC/Peacock	SD: Lucas Giolito 2-3 · ERA 5.16 · 18 SO · WHIP 1.85 · 29.2 IP SEA: George Kirby 7-8 · ERA 3.76 · 98 SO · WHIP 1.32 · 110.0 IP	T-Mobile Park	Details

Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals FAQ

Common questions for this MLB matchup.

What time is Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals?

The listed start time is 2:15 PM ET. Times are shown in Eastern Time.

What channel is Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals on?

The current TV listing is Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365, Royals.TV. Broadcast and streaming availability can vary by market.

Who are the probable pitchers?

The listed probable pitchers are Stephen Kolek and Andre Pallante. Probable starters can change before first pitch.

Where is the game being played?

The listed venue is Busch Stadium.

Inning	KC R	H	Left On Base	H	E	Left On Base
1st	1	2	1	1	1	1
2nd	0	0	0	1	0	1
3rd	0	1	1	0	0	1
4th	1	1	0	0	0	1
5th	0	1	0	1	0	0
6th	0	2	2	0	0	0
7th	0	1	1	1	0	1
8th	0	0	1	1	0	1
9th	0	1	2	0	0	1

Inning	KC R	H	Left On Base	H	E	Left On Base
1st	1	2	1	1	1	1
2nd	0	0	0	1	0	1
3rd	0	1	1	0	0	1
4th	1	1	0	0	0	1
5th	0	1	0	1	0	0
6th	0	2	2	0	0	0
7th	0	1	1	1	0	1
8th	0	0	1	1	0	1
9th	0	1	2	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals: Game Time, TV Channel and Probable Pitchers

Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals Game Summary

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Official MLB Salvy shines with sac fly and home run in Royals' win 00:03:13

Official MLB Condensed Game: KC@STL - 5/17/26 00:10:32

Official MLB Salvador Perez's solo home run (7) 00:00:31

Official MLB Nathan Church's amazing acrobatic catch 00:00:24

Official MLB Salvador Perez's sac fly gives early lead 00:00:15

Official MLB Andre Pallante strikes out seven over 6 2/3 00:01:37

Official MLB Isaac Collins' running catch 00:00:18

Official MLB Matt Pushard escapes bases-loaded jam in the 9th 00:00:23

Official MLB Michael Massey's great glove flip turns two 00:00:23

Official MLB Lucas Erceg seals Royals' 2-0 win over Cardinals 00:00:31

Game Info: Date, Time and Venue

Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals Probable Pitchers

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Scoring Plays

Kansas City Royals Box Score

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Inning	KC R	H	Left On Base	H	E	Left On Base
1st	1	2	1	1	1	1
2nd	0	0	0	1	0	1
3rd	0	1	1	0	0	1
4th	1	1	0	0	0	1
5th	0	1	0	1	0	0
6th	0	2	2	0	0	0
7th	0	1	1	1	0	1
8th	0	0	1	1	0	1
9th	0	1	2	0	0	1