CARDINALS vs ROYALS (May 05, 2026)

 
News Box Score
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
ROYALS 8, CARDINALS 4
May 05, 2026 at LEXINGTON, KY (WARNER)

CARDINALS  ab  rbi 
MILES ALLISON p/cf 
BLAKE GILLESPIE ss 
RYLAN SCHWEITZER 1b 
CROSBY JUDD cf/2b 
LUKE PIPPENGER c 
PRICE MILLER 2b/p 
RHETT DERRICK rf 
LANE SMITH 3b 
BRANTLEY CHAMPA lf 
   BEAU MILLER lf 
   BEAU HERRON lf 
Totals   24 

ROYALS  ab  rbi 
CHRISTIAN BUTLER ss/p 
GRAYSON BLACKERBY 2b/ss 
KERRIGAN CHARLES 1b/p 
WALKER CRIST c 
TATE DENTON 3b/cf 
CHARLIE GOTCHER p/3b 
BRODY HARNEY rf 
SCHEYER SMITH cf/2b 
COOPER BERRY lf 
   CARTER GRIFFIN lf 
   GAVIN SPICER lf 
   JOEL WADE lf 
Totals   21 

Score by Innings                R  H  E
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CARDINALS........... 120 100 -  4  6  0
ROYALS.............. 004 40X -  8  8  1
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E - BUTLER. DP - ROYALS 1. LOB - CARDINALS 6; ROYALS 5. 2B - ALLISON; PIPPENGER; SMITH; CHARLES. HBP - JUDD; SMITH. SB - SCHWEITZER; PIPPENGER; P. MILLER; DERRICK 3; BUTLER 2; BLACKERBY 2.

CARDINALS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
MILES ALLISON L  3.1  15  21 
PRICE MILLER   1.2 
 
ROYALS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
CHARLIE GOTCHER   1.2  11 
CHRISTIAN BUTLER W  2.1 
KERRIGAN CHARLES   2.0 

WP - ALLISON 4; GOTCHER 2. HBP - by GOTCHER (JUDD); by P. MILLER (SMITH).

Strikeouts - ALLISON 2; JUDD; PIPPENGER; P. MILLER; DERRICK; SMITH; CHAMPA; B. MILLER; HERRON; CHARLES; BERRY. Walks - SCHWEITZER 2; P. MILLER; BUTLER 3; BLACKERBY; CHARLES; SMITH.

Umpires -
Start: 5:29 PM Time: 1:45 Attendance:
Game notes: ROYALS: GOTCHER 45, BUTLER 21*, cHARLES 36* CARDS: ALLISON 72, P MILLER 17

 
Box Score
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
ROYALS 8, CARDINALS 4
May 05, 2026 at LEXINGTON, KY (WARNER)

CARDINALS   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
MILES ALLISON p/cf 
BLAKE GILLESPIE ss 
RYLAN SCHWEITZER 1b 
CROSBY JUDD cf/2b 
LUKE PIPPENGER c 
PRICE MILLER 2b/p 
RHETT DERRICK rf 
LANE SMITH 3b 
BRANTLEY CHAMPA lf 
   BEAU MILLER lf 
   BEAU HERRON lf 
Totals  24  10  15  10 
  
ROYALS   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
CHRISTIAN BUTLER ss/p 
GRAYSON BLACKERBY 2b/ss 
KERRIGAN CHARLES 1b/p 
WALKER CRIST c  11 
TATE DENTON 3b/cf 
CHARLIE GOTCHER p/3b 
BRODY HARNEY rf 
SCHEYER SMITH cf/2b 
COOPER BERRY lf 
   CARTER GRIFFIN lf 
   GAVIN SPICER lf 
   JOEL WADE lf 
Totals  21  18 

Score by Innings                R  H  E
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CARDINALS........... 120 100 -  4  6  0
ROYALS.............. 004 40X -  8  8  1
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E - BUTLER. DP - ROYALS 1. LOB - CARDINALS 6; ROYALS 5. 2B - ALLISON; PIPPENGER; SMITH; CHARLES. HBP - JUDD; SMITH. SB - SCHWEITZER; PIPPENGER; P. MILLER; DERRICK 3; BUTLER 2; BLACKERBY 2.

CARDINALS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
MILES ALLISON L  3.1  15  21 
PRICE MILLER   1.2 
  
ROYALS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
CHARLIE GOTCHER   1.2  11 
CHRISTIAN BUTLER W  2.1 
KERRIGAN CHARLES   2.0 

Win - BUTLER. Loss - ALLISON. Save - None. WP - ALLISON 4; GOTCHER 2. HBP - by GOTCHER (JUDD); by P. MILLER (SMITH).

Umpires -
Start: 5:29 PM Time: 1:45 Attendance:
Game notes: ROYALS: GOTCHER 45, BUTLER 21*, cHARLES 36* CARDS: ALLISON 72, P MILLER 17

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
ROYALS 8, CARDINALS 4
May 05, 2026 at LEXINGTON, KY (WARNER)

CARDINALS starters: 25/p ALLISON; 13/ss GILLESPIE; 33/1b SCHWEITZER; 19/cf JUDD; 28/c PIPPENGER; 50/2b P. MILLER; 5/rf DERRICK; 27/3b SMITH; 3/lf CHAMPA;

ROYALS starters: 24/ss BUTLER; 10/2b BLACKERBY; 48/1b CHARLES; 17/c CRIST; 22/3b DENTON; 1/p GOTCHER; 13/rf HARNEY; 2/cf SMITH; 5/lf BERRY;

CARDINALS 1st - ALLISON struck out swinging. GILLESPIE singled to right field. GILLESPIE advanced to second on a wild pitch. SCHWEITZER walked. SCHWEITZER advanced to second on a wild pitch; GILLESPIE advanced to third on a wild pitch. JUDD hit by pitch. PIPPENGER reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, RBI; JUDD out at second ss to 2b; SCHWEITZER advanced to third; GILLESPIE scored. PIPPENGER advanced to second. P. MILLER struck out looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

ROYALS 1st - BUTLER walked. BUTLER stole second. BLACKERBY singled to left field. BUTLER stole third. BLACKERBY stole second. BUTLER out at home c to 3b to p to ss to 1b to p, picked off. CHARLES struck out swinging. CRIST grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

CARDINALS 2nd - DERRICK reached on a fielding error by ss. SMITH struck out swinging. DERRICK stole second. DERRICK stole third. CHAMPA struck out looking. ALLISON doubled to right center, RBI; DERRICK scored, unearned. GILLESPIE singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; ALLISON scored, unearned. BUTLER to p. BLACKERBY to ss. DENTON to cf. GOTCHER to 3b. SMITH to 2b. SCHWEITZER flied out to rf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

ROYALS 2nd - DENTON flied out to rf. GOTCHER grounded out to ss. HARNEY popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

CARDINALS 3rd - B. MILLER to lf for CHAMPA. JUDD grounded out to 2b. PIPPENGER doubled to left field. PIPPENGER stole third. P. MILLER flied into double play rf to c; PIPPENGER out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

ROYALS 3rd - SMITH singled to left field. BERRY struck out swinging. SMITH advanced to second on a wild pitch. BUTLER walked; SMITH advanced to third on a wild pitch. BUTLER advanced to second. BUTLER advanced to third on a wild pitch; SMITH scored on a wild pitch. BLACKERBY walked. BLACKERBY stole second. CHARLES walked. CRIST singled through the left side, RBI; CHARLES advanced to second; BLACKERBY advanced to third; BUTLER scored. CHARLES advanced to third on a wild pitch; BLACKERBY scored on a wild pitch. CRIST advanced to second. DENTON flied out to cf, RBI; CRIST out at second p to ss, assist by; CHARLES scored. 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

CARDINALS 4th - GRIFFIN to lf for BERRY. DERRICK singled to second base. DERRICK stole second. SMITH doubled to right field, RBI; DERRICK scored. B. MILLER struck out looking. ALLISON grounded out to ss; SMITH advanced to third. GILLESPIE popped up to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

ROYALS 4th - GOTCHER singled to right field. HARNEY popped up to 1b. SMITH walked; GOTCHER advanced to second. GRIFFIN singled to catcher, bunt; SMITH advanced to third; GOTCHER advanced to third, scored on the throw. BUTLER walked; GRIFFIN advanced to second. BLACKERBY singled to second base, RBI; BUTLER advanced to second; GRIFFIN advanced to third; SMITH scored. CHARLES doubled to center field, ground-rule, 2 RBI; BLACKERBY advanced to third; BUTLER scored; GRIFFIN scored. ALLISON to cf. JUDD to 2b. P. MILLER to p. CRIST grounded out to 3b. DENTON lined out to 3b. 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

CARDINALS 5th - HERRON to lf for B. MILLER. BUTLER to ss. BLACKERBY to 2b. CHARLES to p. DENTON to 1b. SMITH to cf. SPICER to lf for GRIFFIN. SCHWEITZER walked. JUDD struck out looking. PIPPENGER struck out swinging. P. MILLER walked; SCHWEITZER advanced to second. SCHWEITZER stole third. P. MILLER stole second. DERRICK struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

ROYALS 5th - GOTCHER lined out to 2b. HARNEY singled to left field. SMITH hit by pitch; HARNEY advanced to second. SPICER grounded out to 3b; SMITH advanced to second; HARNEY advanced to third. BUTLER flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

CARDINALS 6th - WADE to lf for GRIFFIN. SMITH grounded out to 1b unassisted. HERRON struck out looking. ALLISON struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 
Line score
 


ROYALS 8, CARDINALS 4 (May 05, 2026 at LEXINGTON, KY)
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CARDINALS........... 120 100  -  4  6  0
ROYALS.............. 004 40X  -  8  8  1
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Pitchers: CARDINALS - MILES ALLISON; PRICE MILLER(4) and LUKE PIPPENGER. ROYALS -
CHARLIE GOTCHER; CHRISTIAN BUTLER(2); KERRIGAN CHARLES(5) and WALKER CRIST.
Win-CHRISTIAN BUTLER  Loss-MILES ALLISON  T-1:45  A-0
Game notes:
ROYALS:  GOTCHER 45, BUTLER  21*, cHARLES 36*
CARDS:  ALLISON 72, P MILLER   17