{"id":2465900,"date":"2026-06-18T19:20:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2465900"},"modified":"2026-06-18T19:20:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:20:04","slug":"heading-to-royals-vs-cardinals-tonight-give-yourself-a-little-extra-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/heading-to-royals-vs-cardinals-tonight-give-yourself-a-little-extra-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Heading to Royals vs Cardinals tonight? Give yourself a little extra time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><i>KSHB 41 anchor\/reporter Daniela Leon covers transportation-related issues in Kansas City. <\/i><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kshb.com\/sports\/baseball\/royals\/mailto:daniela.leon@kshb.com\" target=\"_blank\"><i><u>Share your story idea with Daniela<\/u><\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u2014<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The Kansas City Royals are set to host the St. Louis Cardinals tonight for the start of their annual series at Kauffman Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The series is always one of the most-attended of the season. That, combined with the Truman Sports Complex configured for World Cup matches, is why Royals officials say fans should allow for some extra time getting to the game.<\/p>\n<p>First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. <\/p>\n<p><b>RELATED |<\/b> <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kshb.com\/weather\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Thursday night forecast for Kansas City<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Parking Lots E and D \u2014 and sections of Lots G, F and C \u2014 are also not available.<\/p>\n<p>The club posted a map of parking availability <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/royals\/ballpark\/transportation\" target=\"_blank\"><u>on its website<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"Figure\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\">\n            <\/p>\n<p>Courtesy Kansas City Royals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Once Royals fans (and we suppose Cardinals fans, too) arrive at the sports complex, the Royals say they\u2019ll still have the normal fan safety screening process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just ask fans to come a bit earlier than usual, since they may have to walk in from a further lot,\u201d a club spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>Another reason to get to the stadium early? The club posted on Wednesday night that they\u2019ll welcome Team England to the club on Thursday. England is calling Kansas City its home base during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<div class=\"HtmlModule\">\n    <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kshb.com\/sports\/baseball\/royals\/mailto:daniela.leon@kshb.com?subject=Contact Daniela Leon\" target=\"_blank\">  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mediaassets.kshb.com\/NWT\/Sam\/OneDrive_1_10-7-2025\/DANIELABEATFSV.png\" alt=\"Daniela Leon\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\"\/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n    window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n    FB.init({\n        appId : '1557642287829215',\n    xfbml : true,\n    version : 'v2.9'\n    });\n    };\n    (function(d, s, id){\n    var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n    if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n    js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n    js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n    js.async = true;\n    fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n    }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.kshb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KSHB 41 anchor\/reporter Daniela Leon covers transportation-related issues in Kansas City. Share your story idea with Daniela. \u2014 The Kansas City Royals are set to host the St. Louis Cardinals tonight for the start of their annual series at Kauffman Stadium. The series is always one of the most-attended of the season. 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