- Day-To-DaySem Robberse (SP) — Robberse (elbow) has been sent to the Cardinals' Florida Complex League affiliate to begin a rehab assignment.06/16
- Day-To-DayPacky Naughton (RP) — Naughton will undergo surgery next month to repair the damaged UCL in his left elbow, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.05/14
- Day-To-DayVictor Santos (RP) — The Red Sox traded Santos (undisclosed) and Nick Robertson to the Cardinals on Friday in exchange for Tyler O'Neill (foot), Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.05/08
- Day-To-DayIxan Henderson (SP) — Henderson (elbow) is starting the season on the 60-day injured list at Triple-A Memphis.05/08
- Day-To-DayZack Thompson (RP) — The Cardinals reassigned Thompson (shoulder) to minor-league camp Monday.05/08
- 15-Day-ILRyan Fernandez (RP) — Fernandez (back) is on track to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Memphis on Friday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.06/15
- 60-Day-ILRamon Urias (3B) — Urias (elbow) returned to St. Louis to undergo an examination on his left elbow, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.06/12
- Day-To-DayMaikel Garcia (3B) — Garcia (hand) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.06/17
- Day-To-DayAnthony Simonelli (SP) — no05/08
- Day-To-DayJavier Vaz (2B) — Vaz (fingers) has produced a .238/.304/.262 slash line with zero home runs and three stolen bases in 10 games since being activated from Double-A Northwest Arkansas' 7-day injured list April 22.05/08
- Day-To-DayTyson Guerrero (RP) — no05/08
- 7-Day ILSeth Lugo (SP) — Lugo (concussion) is expected to be reinstated from the 7-day injured list to start Friday against the Nationals, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.06/16
- 10-Day-ILVinnie Pasquantino (1B) — Royals manager Matt Quatraro said that Pasquantino underwent surgery Sunday to remove a fractured hamate bone in his right hand and will face a recovery timeline of roughly 4-6 weeks, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.06/14
- 10-Day-ILKyle Isbel (CF) — Isbel has been diagnosed with a Grade 3 tear of a portion of his left plantar fasciitis.06/11
- 15-Day-ILKris Bubic (SP) — Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Sunday that Bubic underwent another MRI that showed nothing structurally wrong with his left elbow or shoulder, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.06/14
- 15-Day-ILNick Mears (RP) — Mears (shoulder) began a throwing progression this week and could progress to a bullpen by the end of the week, MLB.com reports.06/11
- 60-Day-ILCole Ragans (SP) — The Royals transferred Ragans (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Wednesday.06/17
- 60-Day-ILCarlos Estevez (RP) — The Royals transferred Estevez (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.06/15
- 60-Day-ILJonathan India (2B) — no06/04
- 60-Day-ILJames McArthur (RP) — McArthur (elbow) underwent surgery Friday to help combat continued soreness and inflammation, MLB.com reports.05/25
- 60-Day-ILAlec Marsh (SP) — The Royals placed Marsh (shoulder) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.05/08
Kansas City is operating without Vinnie Pasquantino (hamate surgery, 4-6 weeks), Kyle Isbel (Grade 3 plantar tear), Cole Ragans on the 60-day, Jonathan India on the 60-day, and Maikel Garcia was out of Wednesday's lineup with a hand issue. That's a lineup card held together with athletic tape. Seth Lugo is reportedly back Friday, so he doesn't help tonight.
Liberatore has been the wobbly link in the Cardinals rotation — a 5.65 ERA over his last 6 starts per stltoday, with command going sideways and trouble getting through 5 innings. Cameron, meanwhile, has been pitching better than his ERA suggests (3.49 FIP, per Yahoo) and just put up 6 innings of 3-strikeout work against Minnesota before the rocky Houston start. Pick your poison.
Pinnacle has the Royals as slight home favorites at -114 with a total of 8.5, which feels about right given the rotation gap on paper is small and KC's bats are short-handed. If you're a Cardinals fan, you want Lars Nootbaar and Brendan Donovan to do what good lineups do to a Triple-A-flavored Royals card. If you're a Royals fan, you're banking on Cameron going 6-plus and the bullpen not blowing up.