Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals Picks and Prediction for Saturday May 16 2026
Royals Preview
In Saturday afternoon MLB interleague action, the Kansas City Royals will battle the St. Louis Cardinals from Busch Stadium. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Royals (19-26) are off to a disappointing 6-16 start on the road and are stuck in the AL Central Division basement. Last night, Kansas City batters went 3-for-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base during a 5-4 road loss against St. Louis.
Twenty-six year old southpaw Noah Cameron (2-2 5.55 ERA) will head to the hill for the Royals in this contest. Last time out, Cameron (4 IP) issued three walks and gave up three runs during a 6-3 home loss versus Detroit.
Cardinals Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals are a game above .500 at home and trail NL Central Division leading Chicago by 2.5 games. On Friday, St. Louis walked it off in the 11th inning on a Yohel Pozo pinch-hit single that scored Nathan Church with the winning run. OF Jordan Walker went 3-for-5 with a two-run blast and C Pedro Pages added a solo shot for the Cardinals (26-18).
The Cardinals will counter with twenty-eight year old righty Kyle Leahy (4-3 4.31 ERA) on Saturday. In his last start, Leahy fired five shutout frames and fanned five batters during a 3-2 road loss against San Diego in ten innings.
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Royals vs Cardinals Pick
Kansas City 2B Jonathan India underwent surgery to repair the labrum in his left shoulder and will miss the remainder of the season. Through 45 games, Kansas City ranks 15th in OPS and 22nd in runs scored. For the season, St. Louis ranks 12th in OPS and 10th in runs scored. Take the over. Final Score Prediction, St. Louis Cardinals win 6-5.
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