Overview
- The St. Louis Cardinals visit the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium with first pitch set for 8:15 p.m. ET on Friday and the game available only on Apple TV+.
- Kansas City is expected to start veteran right-hander Seth Lugo after a brief stint on the concussion injured list, while the Cardinals are projected to send Michael McGreevy to the mound.
- The series opened the night before with a 14-6 Royals win that featured 30 combined hits and saw Bobby Witt Jr. homer but leave in the fourth inning with an apparent injury.
- Fans can watch on the Apple TV app across smart TVs, Roku, Amazon Fire and consoles or at tv.apple.com, with a seven-day free trial and a $12.99 monthly fee after the trial.
- The game is part of Apple TV+’s 2026 package of 50 Friday Night Baseball matchups that can preempt local broadcasts and may push more viewers toward paid streaming subscriptions.