Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians, May 7, 2026
May 7, 2026, 2:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
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Starting Pitchers
Cleveland Guardians
Kansas City Royals
Standings Snapshot
Full standings| Team | W-L | PCT | Div | WC | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | 20-19 | .513 | #1 | N/A | - |
| Kansas City Royals | 17-21 | .447 | #4 | #7 | 2.5 |
- PCT
- winning percentage
- Div
- division rank
- WC
- wild card rank
- GB
- games back
Season Comparison
2026Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Players
Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.
Cleveland Guardians
Hitters
Pitchers
4.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA
5.0 IP, 1 SO, 1.80 ERA
5.1 IP, 3 SO, 3.38 ERA
Kansas City Royals
Hitters
Pitchers
3.1 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA
3.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA
7.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.29 ERA
Top Performers
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Line Score
Cleveland Guardians 8, Kansas City Royals 5: CLE 11 hits, KC 12 hits; CLE 0 errors, KC 0 errors.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Guardians | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
 Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
Box Score
Batting
Brayan Rocchio and Bo Naylor led Cleveland Guardians with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven KwanLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chase DeLauterRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Angel MartínezRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José RamírezDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle Manzardo1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Schneemann3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Travis Bazzana2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brayan RocchioSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bo NaylorC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Petey HalpinCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
Bobby Witt Jr. led Kansas City Royals with 4 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carter JensenC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jac CaglianoneRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaac CollinsLF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick LoftinPH/2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lane ThomasPH/CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
Pitching
Slade Cecconi went 5.1 innings for Cleveland Guardians (3 SO, 2 ER); Seth Lugo went 4.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (5 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
| Slade Cecconi | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Tim Herrin | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Brogdon | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Hunter Gaddis | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Sabrowski | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cade Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Seth Lugo | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Cerantola | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Nick Mears | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
Scoring Summary
- T1
Double Kyle Manzardo doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Steven Kwan scores. José Ramírez scores. CLE 2, KC 0
- T1
Single Daniel Schneemann singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Kyle Manzardo scores. CLE 3, KC 0
- T3
Single Petey Halpin singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Daniel Schneemann scores. Brayan Rocchio to 2nd. CLE 4, KC 0
- B5
Single Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Michael Massey scores. CLE 4, KC 1
- T6
Double Chase DeLauter doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. CLE 5, KC 1
- B6
Sac Fly Nick Loftin out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Petey Halpin. Carter Jensen scores. CLE 5, KC 2
- T7
Home Run Bo Naylor homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Travis Bazzana scores. Brayan Rocchio scores. CLE 8, KC 2
- B7
Home Run Bobby Witt Jr. homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. CLE 8, KC 3
- B7
Home Run Vinnie Pasquantino homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. CLE 8, KC 4
- B8
Sac Fly Lane Thomas out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Steven Kwan. Isaac Collins scores. CLE 8, KC 5
Play-by-Play
All 87 recorded plate appearances, newest first.
- B9
Flyout Jac Caglianone flies out to right fielder Angel Martínez. CLE 8, KC 5
- B9
Strikeout Carter Jensen strikes out swinging. CLE 8, KC 5
- B9
Strikeout Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. CLE 8, KC 5
- T9
Flyout Petey Halpin flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. CLE 8, KC 5
- T9
Single Bo Naylor singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nick Loftin. CLE 8, KC 5
- T9
Single Brayan Rocchio singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. CLE 8, KC 5
- T9
Flyout Travis Bazzana flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas. CLE 8, KC 5
- B8
Strikeout Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging. CLE 8, KC 5
- B8
Single Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. Nick Loftin to 3rd. CLE 8, KC 5
- B8
Flyout Maikel Garcia flies out to left fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 8, KC 5
- B8
Sac Fly Lane Thomas out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Steven Kwan. Isaac Collins scores. CLE 8, KC 5
- B8
Double Nick Loftin doubles (4) on a fly ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. Isaac Collins to 3rd. CLE 8, KC 4
- B8
Single Isaac Collins singles on a ground ball to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. CLE 8, KC 4
- T8
Strikeout Daniel Schneemann strikes out swinging. CLE 8, KC 4
- T8
Strikeout Kyle Manzardo strikes out swinging. CLE 8, KC 4
- T8
Strikeout José Ramírez strikes out swinging. CLE 8, KC 4
- B7
Strikeout Jac Caglianone strikes out on a foul tip. CLE 8, KC 4
- B7
Flyout Carter Jensen flies out to left fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 8, KC 4
- B7
Lineout Salvador Perez lines out sharply to left fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 8, KC 4
- B7
Home Run Vinnie Pasquantino homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. CLE 8, KC 4
- B7
Home Run Bobby Witt Jr. homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. CLE 8, KC 3
- T7
Groundout Chase DeLauter grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 8, KC 2
- T7
Walk Steven Kwan walks. CLE 8, KC 2
- T7
Flyout Petey Halpin flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas. CLE 8, KC 2
- T7
Home Run Bo Naylor homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Travis Bazzana scores. Brayan Rocchio scores. CLE 8, KC 2
- T7
Walk Brayan Rocchio walks. CLE 5, KC 2
- T7
Walk Travis Bazzana walks. CLE 5, KC 2
- T7
Groundout Daniel Schneemann grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 5, KC 2
- B6
Flyout Maikel Garcia flies out to right fielder Chase DeLauter. CLE 5, KC 2
- B6
Walk Lane Thomas walks. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. Isaac Collins to 2nd. CLE 5, KC 2
- B6
Sac Fly Nick Loftin out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Petey Halpin. Carter Jensen scores. CLE 5, KC 2
- B6
Walk Isaac Collins walks. Carter Jensen to 3rd. Jac Caglianone to 2nd. CLE 5, KC 1
- B6
Single Jac Caglianone singles on a fly ball to center fielder Petey Halpin. Carter Jensen to 2nd. CLE 5, KC 1
- B6
Single Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to right fielder Chase DeLauter. CLE 5, KC 1
- B6
Groundout Salvador Perez grounds out, third baseman Daniel Schneemann to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 5, KC 1
- T6
Groundout Kyle Manzardo grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 5, KC 1
- T6
Strikeout José Ramírez strikes out swinging. CLE 5, KC 1
- T6
Double Chase DeLauter doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. CLE 5, KC 1
- T6
Groundout Steven Kwan grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Petey Halpin to 3rd. CLE 4, KC 1
- T6
Walk Petey Halpin walks. CLE 4, KC 1
- B5
Lineout Vinnie Pasquantino lines out to second baseman Travis Bazzana. CLE 4, KC 1
- B5
Single Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to second baseman Travis Bazzana. Maikel Garcia out at 3rd, second baseman Travis Bazzana to third baseman Daniel Schneemann. CLE 4, KC 1
- B5
Single Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Michael Massey scores. CLE 4, KC 1
- B5
Groundout Kyle Isbel grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. Michael Massey to 3rd. CLE 4, KC 0
- B5
Double Michael Massey doubles (6) on a ground ball to right fielder Chase DeLauter. CLE 4, KC 0
- T5
Groundout Bo Naylor grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 4, KC 0
- T5
Strikeout Brayan Rocchio called out on strikes. CLE 4, KC 0
- T5
Hit By Pitch Royals challenged (hit by pitch), call on the field was upheld: Travis Bazzana hit by pitch. CLE 4, KC 0
- T5
Strikeout Daniel Schneemann called out on strikes. CLE 4, KC 0
- B4
Flyout Isaac Collins flies out to right fielder Chase DeLauter. CLE 4, KC 0
- B4
Flyout Jac Caglianone flies out sharply to center fielder Petey Halpin. CLE 4, KC 0
- B4
Strikeout Carter Jensen strikes out swinging. CLE 4, KC 0
- T4
Flyout Kyle Manzardo flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. CLE 4, KC 0
- T4
Walk José Ramírez walks. CLE 4, KC 0
- T4
Pop Out Chase DeLauter pops out to third baseman Maikel Garcia. CLE 4, KC 0
- B3
Pop Out Salvador Perez pops out to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 4, KC 0
- B3
Grounded Into DP Vinnie Pasquantino grounds into a double play, second baseman Travis Bazzana to shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. Bobby Witt Jr. out at 2nd. Vinnie Pasquantino out at 1st. CLE 4, KC 0
- B3
Single Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Petey Halpin. CLE 4, KC 0
- T3
Strikeout Steven Kwan challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Steven Kwan called out on strikes. CLE 4, KC 0
- T3
Single Petey Halpin singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Daniel Schneemann scores. Brayan Rocchio to 2nd. CLE 4, KC 0
- T3
Flyout Bo Naylor flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Daniel Schneemann to 3rd. CLE 3, KC 0
- T3
Single Brayan Rocchio singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Daniel Schneemann to 2nd. CLE 3, KC 0
- T3
Strikeout Travis Bazzana strikes out swinging. CLE 3, KC 0
- T3
Walk Daniel Schneemann walks. CLE 3, KC 0
- B2
Strikeout Maikel Garcia called out on strikes. CLE 3, KC 0
- B2
Strikeout Kyle Isbel strikes out swinging. CLE 3, KC 0
- B2
Flyout Michael Massey flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin. CLE 3, KC 0
- B2
Walk Isaac Collins walks. CLE 3, KC 0
- T2
Groundout Kyle Manzardo grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 3, KC 0
- T2
Walk José Ramírez walks. Chase DeLauter to 2nd. CLE 3, KC 0
- T2
Walk Chase DeLauter walks. CLE 3, KC 0
- T2
Lineout Steven Kwan lines out to left fielder Isaac Collins. CLE 3, KC 0
- T2
Strikeout Petey Halpin called out on strikes. CLE 3, KC 0
- B1
Groundout Jac Caglianone grounds out to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 3, KC 0
- B1
Walk Carter Jensen walks. Maikel Garcia to 3rd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. CLE 3, KC 0
- B1
Lineout Salvador Perez lines out to center fielder Petey Halpin. CLE 3, KC 0
- B1
Flyout Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to left fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 3, KC 0
- B1
Walk Bobby Witt Jr. walks. CLE 3, KC 0
- B1
Double Maikel Garcia doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Petey Halpin. CLE 3, KC 0
- T1
Strikeout Bo Naylor strikes out swinging. CLE 3, KC 0
- T1
Strikeout Brayan Rocchio called out on strikes. CLE 3, KC 0
- T1
Single Travis Bazzana singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Daniel Schneemann to 2nd. CLE 3, KC 0
- T1
Single Daniel Schneemann singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Kyle Manzardo scores. CLE 3, KC 0
- T1
Double Kyle Manzardo doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Steven Kwan scores. José Ramírez scores. CLE 2, KC 0
- T1
Single José Ramírez singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Steven Kwan to 3rd. CLE 0, KC 0
- T1
Flyout Chase DeLauter flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. CLE 0, KC 0
- T1
Single Steven Kwan singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. CLE 0, KC 0