Cardinals send Dustin May to the mound against Royals in a matchup that could favor the under

Happy Father’s Day to everyone out there. This is the best thing I’ve ever done in my life, and I hope everyone who gets the opportunity to be a dad, dad, stepdad, grandfather, uncle, or whatever, realizes this is the gift and celebrates this day. One way I can celebrate is to go back to the diamond and visit St. Playing the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals game.

The Cardinals needed to lose another year. They traded their best pitcher, Sonny Gray, in the offseason. They sent away their two best veteran hitters in Nolan Arenado and Willson Contreras. Was it addition by subtraction? I doubt it. I think the young guys in the team have finally adapted and are able to hit the ball well. They are hitting .247 as a team and have scored 4.5 points per game. They’ve lost their last three games and haven’t been very good away from home this season. Still, there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the Cardinals.

On Sunday, St. They sent Dustin May, which was a nice surprise for Louis. May is 5-6 for the season with a 3.75 ERA and 1.14 WHIP. The road and home split is pretty even, but he has a 5.73 ERA in the day’s starts, which is a concern here.

One reason for this may be that he doesn’t have enough time to do his normal routine. He showed an outstanding performance in the last match. This was probably the best start of his career; He allowed just one hit and one walk the entire game against the San Diego Padres. He faced the Royals earlier this year and allowed four hits, three earned runs and four walks in six innings of work.

The Royals will be beating their heads against the wall if they can’t turn things around this season. They were expected to be one of the best teams in the league, and luckily for them, there aren’t many really good teams in the league. The bad news is that they are 13 games under .500 and will need to really get hot if they want to improve this season. I like the Royals roster, but they are underperforming. There’s really no other way to say this.

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Kansas City Royals pitcher Stephen Kolek throws during the first inning against the Houston Astros at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 14, 2026. (Jay Biggerstaff/Imagn Images)

It’s possible the pitching staff is to blame, but the Royals and Cardinals’ hitting and pitching statistics are very similar. The Royals have a higher ERA of 4.48 compared to 4.22. Stephen Kolek gets the ball today and he has been one of their best starters this year. He has only made eight starts but has a 2.68 ERA and 1.03 WHIP for the year. He had a great home run, allowing just four earned runs in 27.1 innings pitched. Earlier in the year, St. He faced St. Louis and allowed four hits and one walk in 6.1 scoreless innings.

This should be a game where the total goes under. I think both guys are pitching really well right now. Kolek seems stuck and May hasn’t given up a run in his last 15 innings. I like looking at WHIP because I think it gives a good idea of ​​how much traffic there is on the bases during innings. Neither allow too many players on the main roads.

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Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals watches his sacrifice bunt for a home run in the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins on April 10, 2025 in Kansas City, Mo.. (Charlie Riedel/AP Photo)

I will score runs in the under nines in this game. I’ll take the Royals too. I’m going to do a full unit on each of these because I trust them both. May is shooting on the day and we have seen it be a challenge for him this season. Kolek is a great player at home and we are making him a little extra money. Give me the royals and their underlings.

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