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MLB Game Preview · May 17, 2025

St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals

Current matchup information, probable starters, batting orders, and qualified game notes.

FinalKauffman Stadium8:40 p.m.

Game at a glance

St. Louis Cardinals visits Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, with first pitch scheduled for 8:40 p.m.. Both batting orders are confirmed and listed below.

Batting orders

St. Louis Cardinals

  1. 1Lars NootbaarLFSeason—
  2. 2Masyn WinnSSSeason—
  3. 3Brendan Donovan2BSeason—
  4. 4Nolan Arenado3BSeason—
  5. 5Willson Contreras1BSeason—
  6. 6Iván HerreraDHSeason—
  7. 7Pedro PagésCSeason—
  8. 8Jordan WalkerRFSeason—
  9. 9Victor ScottCFSeason—

Kansas City Royals

  1. 1Jonathan India2BSeason—
  2. 2Bobby WittSSSeason—
  3. 3Vinnie Pasquantino1BSeason—
  4. 4Salvador PerezCSeason—
  5. 5Maikel Garcia3BSeason—
  6. 6Michael MasseyLFSeason—
  7. 7Cavan BiggioDHSeason—
  8. 8Drew WatersRFSeason—
  9. 9Kyle IsbelCFSeason—

Pitching matchup

Miles Mikolas is lined up for St. Louis Cardinals, opposite Noah Cameron for Kansas City Royals. The confirmed starters and batting orders shown here come from the latest official MLB game feed.

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