MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/19/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1706 - FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (32-44) 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 7 14 1
Kansas City Royals (35-41) 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 8 13 1
Royals Pull Out Late Win, 8-7
Kansas City catcher Wilfi Payan helped his team beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-7. Payan went 2 for 4 for the Royals. Kevin Martin picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 6-4. R.J. Alvarez suffered the loss. Kansas City has now won 3 in a row.

The game was decided with one out in the bottom of the ninth. With Kansas City trailing 7-6, Dave Moon hit a curveball from R.J. Alvarez to right-center for a 2-run single. Just like that, the Royals had a walk-off win.

"This stadium was a-rockin'," said Payan.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Cortés CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .248 0 8
A. Romero 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .296 8 41
J. García RF 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .238 13 31
B. Page DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .250 1 9
J. Encarnación LF 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .243 10 32
E. Anderson 2B 4 1 0 0 1 4 7 .241 7 29
B. Wolfe SS 5 0 2 1 0 2 9 .328 3 11
J. Álvarez 3B 4 1 2 3 0 2 2 .276 3 32
I. Wilson C 5 1 2 0 0 3 3 .163 1 9
Totals 40 7 14 7 3 16 34      
BATTING
Doubles: J. García (12, 1st Inning off E. Muñóz, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Romero (15, 2nd Inning off E. Muñóz, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Page (6, 3rd Inning off E. Muñóz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Cortés (5, 6th Inning off M. Long, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Cortés 4 , A. Romero 2 , J. García 2 , B. Page 2 , J. Encarnación 3 , B. Wolfe 2 , J. Álvarez 2 , I. Wilson 2
2-out RBI: A. Romero , B. Wolfe , J. Álvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. García 2 , B. Wolfe 2
GIDP: A. Romero
Sac Fly: J. Álvarez
Hit by Pitch: J. Encarnación
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Cortés (6) , J. Encarnación 3 (29) , E. Anderson (9)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Romero (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Wall 3B 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .282 4 25
J. Fok DH 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .284 1 7
   b-I. Rodriguez DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192 1 15
H. Masson LF 3 0 1 2 1 0 4 .321 4 33
D. García RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .270 19 51
C. Jones 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .235 6 17
G. Lópes 1B, CF 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .311 1 17
W. Payan C 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .248 5 21
R. La Arena CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .323 7 30
   a-D. Moon PH, 1B 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 .278 8 33
L. Bejaran SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .253 0 16
Totals 38 8 13 7 4 5 21      
a - D. Moon pinch hit for R. La Arena in the 7th
b - I. Rodriguez inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Jones (7, 4th Inning off K. Heyer, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Masson (23, 5th Inning off K. Heyer, 2 on, 1 out) , L. Bejaran (7, 6th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Wall (16, 8th Inning off K. Nicholson, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Payan (7, 9th Inning off R. Alvarez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Payan (5, 2nd Inning off K. Heyer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Wall 4 , H. Masson 2 , C. Jones 2 , G. Lópes 3 , W. Payan 6 , D. Moon , L. Bejaran 3
2-out RBI: L. Bejaran
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Masson , D. García , C. Jones 2 , D. Moon
Sac Bunt: W. Payan
Sac Fly: H. Masson
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: F. Wall (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Jones-Bejaran-Lópes)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Heyer 5.1 6 5 5 2 2 1 25 98 5.04   
R. Rodriguez 0.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 20 6.23   
W. Henley 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3.00   
K. Nicholson H (5) 1.1 2 1 0 1 1 0 8 36 4.97   
S. Simmons BS (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 11 3.38   
R. Alvarez L (0-2), BS (1) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4 19 9.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Heyer 36
Batters Faced: K. Heyer 25, R. Rodriguez 4, W. Henley 1, K. Nicholson 8, S. Simmons 2, R. Alvarez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Heyer 9-6, R. Rodriguez 0-0, W. Henley 1-0, K. Nicholson 2-1, S. Simmons 0-1, R. Alvarez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Heyer 98-62, R. Rodriguez 20-11, W. Henley 5-3, K. Nicholson 36-22, S. Simmons 11-6, R. Alvarez 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rodriguez 1-1 , W. Henley 3-0 , S. Simmons 2-1
WP: S. Simmons
Balk: K. Heyer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Muñóz 5.1 10 4 4 1 10 0 27 105 4.38   
M. Long BS (3) 2.0 2 2 2 2 3 0 11 49 3.65   
C. Rodgers 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 6.25   
K. Martin W (6-4) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 19 4.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Muñóz 41
Batters Faced: E. Muñóz 27, M. Long 11, C. Rodgers 2, K. Martin 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Muñóz 4-1, M. Long 2-1, C. Rodgers 1-0, K. Martin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Muñóz 105-68, M. Long 49-32, C. Rodgers 10-7, K. Martin 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Long 1-1 , C. Rodgers 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Long
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wilfi Payan
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM CT
Time: 4:14
Attendance: 37592
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