Inside Edge
Cardinals 1, Royals 2 — May 18, 2025 Recap
Kansas City Royals beat St. Louis Cardinals 1-2 on May 18, 2025.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals on May 18, 2025?
Kansas City Royals won 1-2 on May 18, 2025.
See methodology for grading rules and ROI calculation.
Betting Results
Spread
Royals covered
Royals +1.5
Total
Under
3 / 8
Moneyline
Royals
-105
Loading probability
Pre-Game Notes
KCRLost 4 straight
Royals cold
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Cardinals2.92 ERA3-352.1 IP47 K1.03 WHIP
vs
Royals2.86 ERA3-456.2 IP43 K1.24 WHIP
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Cardinals| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Nootbaar | RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Iván Herrera | DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Burleson | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yohel Pozo | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Arenado | 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willson Contreras | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Masyn Winn | SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Donovan | 2B | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Victor Scott II | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 37 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Royals| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Canha | LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Isbel | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Massey | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Salvador Perez | 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Renfroe | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Waters | LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddy Fermin | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dairon Blanco | CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Box Score — Pitching
Cardinals| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Liberatore | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 92 |
| Chris RoycroftL | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| JoJo Romero | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
Royals| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 83 |
| Carlos EstévezS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Lucas ErcegW | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| John Schreiber | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Scoring
Team
RPG
Scored
OPP
Allowed
MARGIN
Per game
4.5★
4.6★
-0.1★
3.8★
4.4★
-0.6★
Edge
Cardinals +0.7
Royals +0.2
Cardinals +0.5
Last 10 · Trend
Cardinals3.5avg
Royals2.5avg
Head-to-Head
Cardinals2VS
Royals1Recent Form
Straight-Up
Cardinals
5-550%
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
L
RoyalsL4
1-910%
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
Against the Spread
Cardinals
5-550%
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
L
Royals
2-820%
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
Season Records
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Cardinals
Overall
57%28-21
59%29-20
47%22-25
Royals
Overall
39%20-31
39%20-31
44%22-28
Matchup Venue
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Cardinals
On Road
65%15-8
61%14-9
41%9-13
Royals
At Home
48%13-14
44%12-15
52%14-13
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