Cardinals vs Royals Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at Kauffman Stadium tonight as the St. Louis Cardinals swoop in with a 60-56 record to clash bats with the Kansas City Royals, who are sitting pretty at 64-52. It’s a 07:10 PM EST showdown that’s packing more heat than the mid-August weather! While the Cards are trying to close a 6.5-game gap in the National League, the Royals are just 2.5 shy of the top in the American League. With the betting world buzzing, the stakes are as high as the over/under at 9.0. Fresh off their last face-off where the Cardinals took the crown with an 8-5 victory, both teams are itching to prove their mettle. And with the weather playing nice at a cool 69.5°, it’s anyone’s game. So, will the Royals rule their court, or will the Cardinals play a royal flush? Tune in to find out!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 10, 2024 07:10PM EST

Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City

Weather: Overcast with winds from the SW at 4.5 mph. Temperature is at 69.5° with 45% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	STL ML	KC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+114	-136	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+119	-142	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+5	-6	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

145W-150L

45.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

142W-156L

54.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
07/10/24	Kansas City Royals KC	6	Over	+1.0
07/10/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Over	+1.0
07/10/24	Kansas City Royals KC	8	Over	+4.0
07/10/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Over	+4.0
08/09/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	8	Over	+4.0
08/09/24	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Over	+4.0
05/29/23	Kansas City Royals KC	7	Under	-2.0
05/29/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	0	Under	-2.0
05/30/23	Kansas City Royals KC	1	Under	-6.0
05/30/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	2	Under	-6.0
08/11/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	8	Over	+11.0
08/11/23	Kansas City Royals KC	12	Over	+11.0
08/12/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Push	-0.0
08/12/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Push	-0.0

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Royals Vs Over/Under

Andre Pallante

ERA 4.433 | IP 67.0 | 4.0W-6.0L | KO 51.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-05-24	vsNYM	6-0L	4.7	5	5	2	Under
07-29-24	vsTEX	6-3L	5.0	7	3	5	Push
07-22-24	@PIT	1-2L	6.0	3	1	3	Under
07-10-24	vsKC	6-4L	6.3	6	4	5	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

Will Smith

ERA 4.25 | IP 36.0 | 0.0W-4.0L | KO 22.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-04-24	@DET	3-2W	6.0	7	2	2	Under
07-30-24	@CWS	4-3W	7.0	5	2	5	Under
07-24-24	vsARI	8-6L	4.7	6	3	1	Over
07-19-24	vsCWS	1-7W	7.0	4	0	7	Under
07-10-24	@STL	8-5W	5.0	7	4	3	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
08-09-24	vsSTL	8-5L	0.3	1	2	0	Over
08-07-24	vsBOS	4-8W	1.0	0	0	0	Over
08-06-24	vsBOS	6-5L	1.0	0	0	1	Over
08-04-24	@DET	3-2W	1.0	1	0	1	Under
08-01-24	@DET	7-1W	1.0	0	0	2	Under
07-29-24	@CWS	8-5W	1.0	0	0	0	Over
07-26-24	vsCHC	0-6W	1.0	1	0	0	Under
07-22-24	vsARI	4-10W	1.0	1	0	1	Over
07-10-24	@STL	6-4W	1.0	0	0	0	Over
07-04-24	vsTB	10-8L	1.0	3	1	0	Over

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/11	vs KC	8-5W	13	3	Over
08/10	@ TB	4-6L	9	0	Over
08/09	@ TB	5-2W	9	0	Under
08/08	@ TB	4-3W	8	2	Under
08/07	@ NYM	0-6L	6	0	Under
08/06	vs CHC	2-6L	4	1	Under
08/05	vs CHC	5-4W	9	1	Push
08/04	vs CHC	3-6L	4	0	Push
08/03	vs CHC	4-5L	12	2	Push
08/02	@ TEX	10-1W	14	0	Over
08/01	@ TEX	8-1W	9	2	Push
07/31	@ TEX	3-6L	7	1	Push
07/30	@ WAS	4-3W	7	2	Under
07/29	@ WAS	3-14L	8	1	Over
07/28	@ WAS	8-10L	11	3	Over

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/11	@ STL	5-8L	10	0	Over
08/09	@ BOS	8-4W	7	3	Over
08/08	@ BOS	5-6L	8	1	Over
08/07	@ BOS	5-9L	9	1	Over
08/06	vs DET	3-2W	8	1	Under
08/05	vs DET	5-6L	9	2	Over
08/04	vs DET	9-2W	14	1	Over
08/03	vs DET	7-1W	10	3	Under
08/02	vs CWS	10-3W	16	2	Over
08/01	vs CWS	4-3W	4	1	Under
07/31	vs CWS	8-5W	15	3	Over
07/30	@ CHC	3-7L	5	1	Over
07/29	@ CHC	4-9L	9	1	Over
07/28	@ CHC	6-0W	10	1	Under
07/26	@ ARI	6-8L	12	0	Over

Team’s Batting Order

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Masyn Winn	8.7	11.1	0.279	0.422	0.360	0.783	0.320	0.022
#2 Alec Burleson	8.1	10.5	0.273	0.453	0.329	0.782	0.323	0.048
#3 Willson Contreras	8.5	11.3	0.262	0.496	0.457	0.953	0.374	0.059
#4 Nolan Arenado	7.7	10.0	0.263	0.384	0.350	0.734	0.302	0.027
#5 Brendan Donovan	7.9	10.3	0.262	0.387	0.363	0.750	0.308	0.021
#6 Paul Goldschmidt	8.1	10.5	0.233	0.389	0.319	0.708	0.292	0.038
#7 Lars Nootbaar	7.1	9.2	0.230	0.382	0.369	0.751	0.305	0.032
#8 Nolan Gorman	6.7	8.9	0.202	0.410	0.303	0.714	0.294	0.055
#9 Victor Scott II	5.1	6.8	0.115	0.205	0.167	0.372	0.162	0.013

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Michael Massey	7.3	9.7	0.265	0.485	0.310	0.795	0.329	0.050
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	11.8	15.4	0.345	0.601	0.431	1.032	0.414	0.047
#3 Vinnie Pasquantino	7.3	9.8	0.267	0.459	0.361	0.820	0.334	0.041
#4 Salvador Perez	8.1	10.6	0.278	0.462	0.373	0.835	0.340	0.045
#4 Will Smith	4.5	9.3	nan	nan	nan	nan	0.000	nan
#5 Hunter Renfroe	7.5	10.0	0.229	0.395	0.339	0.734	0.301	0.037
#6 MJ Melendez	6.8	9.0	0.197	0.395	0.286	0.680	0.281	0.044
#7 Freddy Fermin	7.2	9.2	0.298	0.422	0.373	0.796	0.326	0.027
#8 Maikel Garcia	7.0	9.0	0.239	0.347	0.310	0.657	0.272	0.013
#9 Kyle Isbel	5.7	7.4	0.222	0.367	0.304	0.670	0.277	0.026

Cardinals Notable Injuries

Lance Lynn OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/01/24. Impact: 5.7
Michael Siani OUT (OF): Avg: 0.256 SLG:0.325 Last game: 08/05/24. Impact: 2.8