and the Kansas City Royals will play and the St. Louis Cardinals at Kauffman Stadium on Friday. Here is everything you need to know to watch the Royals vs. Cardinals matchup. Red Sox vs. Royals Highlights | MLB Royals vs. Cardinals Game Information & How to Watch When: Friday, August 9, 2024 at 8:10 PM ET Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mi souri TV: Watch on BSKC Box Score: Learn more about the vs. the Sports! Royals vs. Cardinals Prediction Score Prediction: Royals 5, Cardinals 4 Total Prediction: Over 9 runs Win Probabilities: Royals 55%, Cardinals 45% Royals vs. Cardinals Head to Head Date Favorite Spread Total Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Result 7/10/2024 Cardinals -1.5 8.5 -120 +101 8-5 KC 7/10/2024 Cardinals -1.5 9 -146 +123 6-4 KC 8/12/2023 Cardinals -1.5 9.5 -145 +123 5-4 8/11/2023 Cardinals -1.5 11 -128 +108 12-8 KC 5/30/2023 Cardinals -1.5 9 -188 +161 2-1 STL 5 Cristiano Felicio Jersey /29/2023 Cardinals -1.5 9.5 -178 +152 7-0 KC 5/4/2022 Cardinals -1.5 7.5 -143 +123 10-0 STL 5/3/2022 Cardinals -1.5 7 -114 -104 7-1 KC 5/2/2022 Cardinals -1.5 7 -161 +139 1-0 STL 4/12/2022 Cardinals -1.5 9 -167 +144 6-5 STL Royals Last 10 Game Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 7-3 Runs Per Game 6.4 HR 18 ERA 3.36 K/9 7 Royals Player Insights Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals in home runs (22), runs batted in (84) and has racked up a team-best batting average of .349. Of all hitters in baseball, Witt's home run total places him 20th, and his RBI tally ranks him fourth. Witt has collected a hit in four straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .364 with two doubles, two home runs and six RBI. Pasquantino has collected 84 runs batted in to pace his team. Pasquantino is 52nd in homers and fourth in RBI among all major league hitters this season. Pasquantino has 11 straight games with at least one hit. In his last 10 outings he is batting .364 with two doubles, six home runs, a walk and 17 RBI. has 20 doubles, 20 home runs and 32 walks while hitting .280. Perez will look to build on his three-game hitting in this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .235 with two doubles and three walks. is batting .236 with 20 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 31 walks. Royals Recent & Upcoming Games Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup August 3 @ Tigers L 6-5 Michael Lorenzen vs Tyler Holton August 4 @ Tigers W 3-2 vs Alex Faedo August 5 Red Sox L 9-5 vs James Paxton August 6 Red Sox L 6-5 vs Brayan Bello August 7 Red Sox W 8-4 vs Kutter Crawford August 9 Cardinals - Michael Lorenzen vs August 10 Cardinals - Michael Wacha vs August 12 @ Twins - Brady Singer vs Pablo Lopez August 13 @ Twins - Seth Lugo vs Joe Ryan August 14 @ Twins - Cole Ragans vs Bailey Ober August 16 @ Reds - TBA vs TBA Cardinals Last 10 Game Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 5-5 Runs Per Game 4.5 HR 8 ERA 4.03 K/9 7.4 Cardinals Player Insights Burleson leads the Cardinals in home runs (19) and runs batted in (66). Burleson is 29th in home runs and 29th in RBI among all batters in MLB. Brendan Donovan is hitting .265 with 23 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 33 walks. Donovan is currently 159th in homers and 65th in RBI in the big leagues. leads the Cardinals' lineup with a .281 batting average. is batting .273 with 17 doubles, 11 home runs and 31 walks. Cardinals Recent & Upcoming Games Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup August 4 @ Cubs L 6-2 Miles Mikolas vs Justin Steele August 5 Mets L 6-0 Andre Pallante vs Sean Manaea August 6 Rays W 4-3 vs Jeffrey Springs August 7 Rays W 5-2 Erick Fedde vs Taj Bradley August 8 Rays L 6-4 vs Shane Baz August 9 @ Royals - Miles Mikolas vs Michael Lorenzen August 10 @ Royals - Andre Pallante vs Michael Wacha August 12 @ Reds - Sonny Gray vs Andrew Abbott August 13 @ Reds - Erick Fedde vs Hunter Greene August 14 @ Reds - Kyle Gibson vs Carson Spiers August 16 Dodgers - TBA vs TBA FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by and data from Sportradar. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience Kansas City Royals St. Louis Cardinals Devon Dotson Jersey