MLB Royals vs Cardinals (2026-05-18)｜Pitcher–Batter Matchups — Sportify

Final

2026-05-1802:15Busch Stadium

Away

2-0

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	0
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1

Pitcher–Batter Matchups

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Right-handed

Stephen Kolek

ERA: 6.75

WHIP: 1.13

W-L: 1-0

IP: 10.2

K/9: 7.6

BB/9: 2.5

Opponent AVG

Lvs L AVG0.167

Rvs R AVG0.375

Last 10 outings

Date	IP	ER	R	P
2026-05-12	4.2	5	5	94
2026-05-05	6.0	3	3	83

Cardinals Starting Lineup

Batter		Season		Last 5 Seasons
Batter					Season			Last 10		Pitcher Splits		Last 5 Seasons i
Bats	#	Batter	Form	Pos	AVG	OPS	OPS+	AVG	OPS	vs LHP	vs RHP	AVG	AB	H	HR
L	1	JJ Wetherholt#26L · 2B	Steady	2B	0.237	0.737	126	0.231	0.683	0.189	0.259	-	-	-	-
R	2	Herrera#48R · C	Steady	C	0.265	0.808	142	0.317	0.746	0.260	0.236	0.500	2	1	0
L	3	Burleson#41L · 1B	Steady	1B	0.277	0.787	135	0.308	0.753	0.212	0.313	0.333	3	1	1
R	4	Walker#18R · DH	Hot	DH	0.308	0.977	190	0.308	1.027	0.284	0.267	0.500	2	1	0
L	5	Gorman#16L · 3B	Warm	3B	0.234	0.651	99	0.303	0.789	0.208	0.240	0.500	2	1	0
R	6	Winn#0R · SS	Steady	SS	0.252	0.677	103	0.184	0.522	0.268	0.219	0.500	4	2	0
L	7	Church#27L · CF	Steady	CF	0.254	0.702	109	0.273	0.667	0.227	0.253	-	-	-	-
R	8	Saggese#25R · LF	Cold	LF	0.156	0.393	18	0.032	0.065	0.213	0.243	-	-	-	-
L	9	Scott II#11L · CF	Hot	CF	0.193	0.518	55	0.280	0.748	0.263	0.156	0.000	2	0	0

Bench / Reserve Batters4 players

Batter		Season		Last 5 Seasons
Batter					Season			Last 10		Pitcher Splits		Last 5 Seasons i
Bats	#	Batter	Form	Pos	AVG	OPS	OPS+	AVG	OPS	vs LHP	vs RHP	AVG	AB	H	HR
R	9	Fermín#15R · RF	Steady	RF	0.224	0.663	98	0.227	0.664	0.265	0.239	-	-	-	-
R	-	Pagés#43R · —	Cold		0.204	0.605	80	0.091	0.330	0.205	0.228	0.000	2	0	0
R	-	Pozo#79R · —	Warm		0.259	0.519	59	0.318	0.682	0.188	0.364	-	-	-	-
L	6	Prieto#31L · SS	Cold	SS	0.000	0.000	-100	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	-	-	-	-