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# STARTING PITCHERS — St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals
Slate date: 2026-06-21
Generated: 2026-08-05 07:32:56 PM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~592 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 2:10 PM ET
- Venue: Kauffman Stadium (day game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 3 of 3
- Status: Final — St. Louis Cardinals 12, Kansas City Royals 10 (at generation time)
- Away: St. Louis Cardinals [STL] — record 41-34 (.547)
    Probable starter: Dustin May — 5-7, 4.38 ERA, 109.0 IP, 106 K / 35 BB, 1.28 WHIP (21 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-07-29 vs Chicago Cubs (ND): 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 70 pitches
      2026-07-24 vs Cincinnati Reds (ND): 6.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 89 pitches
      2026-07-18 @ Arizona Diamondbacks (L): 5.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, 98 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 16.0 IP, 6 ER (3.38 ERA), 17 K / 7 BB, 1.44 WHIP
- Home: Kansas City Royals [KC] — record 32-46 (.410)
    Probable starter: Stephen Kolek — 4-3, 4.50 ERA, 54.0 IP, 34 K / 12 BB, 1.24 WHIP (10 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-07-02 vs Tampa Bay Rays (L): 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 51 pitches
      2026-06-21 vs St. Louis Cardinals (L): 1.2 IP, 9 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 3 HR, 49 pitches
      2026-06-14 vs Houston Astros (W): 7.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 97 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 11.0 IP, 12 ER (9.82 ERA), 4 K / 3 BB, 1.91 WHIP

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