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STL vs
KC

St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals

June 21, 2026 ยท 2:10 PM ET ยท Kauffman Stadium
STL 77-85  ยท  KC 69-93

๐Ÿ Final: STL 12, KC 10 This preview reflects the pregame matchup. View Full Recap โ†’

๐Ÿ† SportsFBI Verdict

Projected Winner ๐Ÿ† St. Louis Cardinals
Confidence 70%
Projected Score STL 13 ยท KC 10
Blowout Probability 13%

Model-based estimate from BlowoutAlert's MLB matchup engine โ€” not a guarantee.

๐Ÿ“Š Engine Edges

KC Home field โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
STL SP quality edge (FIP 2.49 vs 3.76) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
KC Offensive composite (wOBA/xwOBA/matchup) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
KC Recent run diff (+0.7 R/G L10) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
STL SP road mastery (ERA 3.87 R vs 5.12 H) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
STL Line move (30pp sharp) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
STL Bullpen edge (quality/availability) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…

โšพ Starting Pitchers

STL โ€” Away RHP
Dustin May
Dustin May
ERA4.70
WHIP1.32
FIP3.40
K/98.9
K/BB5.8
Road ERA: 3.87
vs
KC โ€” Home
Stephen Kolek
Stephen Kolek
ERA4.50
WHIP1.24
FIP4.43
K/95.7
K/BB3.7
Home ERA: 4.75

๐Ÿงข Starting Lineup

STL โ€” Away
  1. 1 JJ Wetherholt 2B
  2. 2 Ivan Herrera DH
  3. 3 Alec Burleson 1B
  4. 4 Jordan Walker RF
  5. 5 Lars Nootbaar LF
  6. 6 Masyn Winn SS
  7. 7 Jimmy Crooks C
  8. 8 Blaze Jordan 3B
  9. 9 Nathan Church CF
KC โ€” Home
  1. 1 Carter Jensen DH
  2. 2 Maikel Garcia SS
  3. 3 Jac Caglianone 1B
  4. 4 Salvador Perez C
  5. 5 Michael Massey 2B
  6. 6 Lane Thomas RF
  7. 7 Kameron Misner CF
  8. 8 Nick Loftin 3B
  9. 9 Isaac Collins LF

๐Ÿ“ธ Team Snapshot

STL Away KC Home
Team OPS 0.700 0.698
Bullpen FIP 3.97 5.44
Run Diff / 10G -0.3 +0.4
Days Rest 1 1
Streak -4 1

๐Ÿ“ˆ Betting Lines

Spread
STL -1.5 (-368)
KC +1.5 (+260)
Total (O/U)
Over 22.5 (+222)
Under 22.5 (-306)
Moneyline
STL -700
KC +430

๐Ÿ” Key Suspects Top 4 Preview

Top betting prop targets identified by the BlowOutAlert engine for this matchup. Click a suspect for the full evidence breakdown. Full rankings, verdicts, sharp money signals, and live lineup tracking are in the workspace.

STL โ€” Away
JJ Wetherholt JJ Wetherholt 2B
Singles
0.5
70 ยท OVER
Lars Nootbaar Lars Nootbaar LF
Singles
0.5
61 ยท OVER
Ivan Herrera Ivan Herrera DH
Singles
0.5
54 ยท UNDER
KC โ€” Home
Jac Caglianone Jac Caglianone 1B
Singles
0.5
59 ยท OVER
Michael Massey Michael Massey 2B
Singles
0.5
52 ยท OVER
Salvador Perez Salvador Perez C
Singles
0.5
50 ยท OVER
Maikel Garcia Maikel Garcia SS
Singles
0.5
50 ยท OVER

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