Royals vs Cardinals Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at Busch Stadium tonight as the Kansas City Royals, boasting a solid 49-42 record, ride into town to clash with the equally matched St. Louis Cardinals, who are sitting pretty at 48-42. The stakes are high with the Royals chasing the pack in the American League and the Cardinals not far behind in the National League. The first pitch is set to fly at 7:45 PM EST under a perfect sky, sunny and breezy. Both teams are coming off resounding victories, setting the stage for a showdown that’s as hot as the 87.8° weather they’ll be playing in. With the lines drawn and the over/under teasing a tight contest, tonight’s game promises to be a royal affair with a cardinal rule: don’t blink, or you’ll miss the action!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: July 09, 2024 07:45PM EST

Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis

Weather: Sunny with winds from the NW at 9.4 mph. Temperature is at 87.8° with 66% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	KC ML	STL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+101	-121	8.0	0.5/-0.5
Recent	-102	-118	8.0	0.5/-0.5
Difference	-203	+3	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

100W-184L

50.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

155W-128L

49.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/29/23	Kansas City Royals KC	7	Over	+2.5
05/29/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	0	Over	+2.5
05/30/23	Kansas City Royals KC	1	Under	-1.5
05/30/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	2	Under	-1.5
08/11/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	8	Over	+15.5
08/11/23	Kansas City Royals KC	12	Over	+15.5
08/12/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Over	+4.5
08/12/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Over	+4.5

Royals Vs Over/Under

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Michael Wacha

ERA 3.735 | IP 84.3 | 5.0W-6.0L | KO 75.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
07-03-24	vsTB	2-4W	6.0	2	1	8	Under
06-27-24	vsCLE	1-2W	5.3	7	1	6	Under
06-22-24	@TEX	0-6L	5.0	3	1	5	Under
05-31-24	vsSD	11-8L	5.3	5	2	2	Over
05-26-24	@TB	1-4L	6.0	3	2	7	Under
05-20-24	vsDET	3-8W	7.0	6	2	3	Over
05-14-24	@SEA	4-2W	6.0	3	1	7	Under
05-09-24	@LAA	10-4W	6.0	3	3	6	Over
05-04-24	vsTEX	15-4L	3.7	9	7	3	Over
04-28-24	@DET	1-4L	5.7	9	4	3	Under

Andre Pallante

ERA 4.0 | IP 45.0 | 4.0W-3.0L | KO 36.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
07-04-24	@PIT	3-2W	7.0	4	1	5	Under
06-28-24	vsCIN	0-1W	5.3	4	0	5	Under
06-20-24	vsSF	5-6W	5.3	7	5	5	Over
06-15-24	@CHC	1-5L	3.3	5	2	4	Under
06-09-24	vsCOL	1-5W	5.0	3	0	6	Under
06-04-24	@HOU	5-8L	3.0	6	6	1	Over
05-29-24	@CIN	5-3W	6.0	3	0	4	Push
04-20-24	vsMIL	12-5L	3.0	5	3	0	Over
04-14-24	@ARI	0-5L	1.0	3	0	0	Under
04-13-24	@ARI	2-4L	1.0	0	0	2	Under

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
07/09	vs COL	10-1W	12	3	Over
07/08	vs COL	1-3L	8	1	Under
07/07	vs COL	2-4L	10	0	Under
07/06	@ TB	8-10L	10	2	Over
07/05	@ TB	4-2W	7	0	Under
07/04	@ TB	1-5L	6	1	Under
07/02	@ CLE	6-2W	11	1	Push
07/01	@ CLE	2-7L	6	2	Over
06/30	@ CLE	10-3W	13	4	Over
06/29	@ CLE	2-1W	6	0	Under
06/28	@ MIA	5-1W	10	0	Under
06/27	@ MIA	1-2L	4	0	Under
06/26	@ MIA	4-1W	6	3	Under
06/25	vs TEX	0-4L	2	0	Under
06/24	vs TEX	0-6L	3	0	Under

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
07/10	vs WAS	6-0W	11	2	Under
07/09	vs WAS	8-3W	13	1	Over
07/08	vs WAS	6-14L	11	0	Over
07/07	vs WAS	7-6W	14	1	Over
07/06	vs PIT	3-2W	10	0	Under
07/05	vs PIT	4-5L	8	1	Over
07/04	vs PIT	7-4W	13	2	Over
07/02	@ CIN	2-0W	7	0	Under
07/01	@ CIN	4-9L	8	1	Over
06/30	@ CIN	1-0W	4	0	Under
06/29	@ CIN	4-11L	7	1	Over
06/28	@ ATL	4-1W	8	0	Under
06/28	@ ATL	2-6L	4	0	Push
06/26	@ ATL	4-3W	11	0	Under
06/25	@ SF	5-3W	11	0	Push

Team’s Batting Order

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Adam Frazier	7.1	9.2	0.205	0.291	0.325	0.616	0.257	0.013
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	12.0	15.6	0.324	0.564	0.409	0.973	0.392	0.041
#3 Vinnie Pasquantino	7.1	9.5	0.249	0.432	0.363	0.795	0.324	0.035
#4 Salvador Perez	7.6	9.9	0.276	0.454	0.377	0.831	0.339	0.043
#5 Michael Massey	6.8	9.0	0.278	0.511	0.308	0.820	0.340	0.060
#6 Hunter Renfroe	7.9	10.6	0.219	0.391	0.330	0.721	0.296	0.037
#7 MJ Melendez	6.7	8.8	0.190	0.367	0.278	0.645	0.268	0.036
#8 Maikel Garcia	6.9	9.0	0.230	0.347	0.306	0.653	0.271	0.016
#9 Kyle Isbel	5.7	7.3	0.230	0.373	0.295	0.668	0.277	0.028

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Masyn Winn	7.3	9.3	0.285	0.406	0.366	0.772	0.316	0.013
#2 Alec Burleson	7.1	9.2	0.283	0.464	0.341	0.805	0.332	0.048
#3 Willson Contreras	8.1	10.8	0.266	0.519	0.487	1.006	0.390	0.057
#4 Paul Goldschmidt	8.2	10.6	0.229	0.369	0.320	0.689	0.285	0.034
#5 Lars Nootbaar	7.2	9.4	0.234	0.400	0.386	0.786	0.316	0.034
#6 Nolan Arenado	6.8	8.8	0.260	0.368	0.344	0.712	0.294	0.022
#7 Brendan Donovan	6.9	9.0	0.268	0.407	0.380	0.786	0.321	0.024
#8 Nolan Gorman	6.7	8.9	0.210	0.424	0.317	0.741	0.304	0.059
#9 Michael Siani	5.0	6.3	0.233	0.312	0.280	0.593	0.248	0.011