Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians, May 6, 2026
May 6, 2026, 7:40 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 | 19-19 | .500 | #1 | N/A | - |
| Kansas City Royals | 17-20 | .459 | #4 | #6 | 1.5 |
- 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
5.2 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA
5.0 IP, 1 SO, 1.80 ERA
3.1 IP, 3 SO, 2.70 ERA
Kansas City Royals
Hitters
Pitchers
3.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA
7.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.29 ERA
7.0 IP, 3 SO, 2.57 ERA
Top Performers
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Line Score
Cleveland Guardians 3, Kansas City Royals 1: CLE 6 hits, KC 4 hits; CLE 0 errors, KC 1 error.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
 Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Box Score
Batting
Chase DeLauter led Cleveland Guardians with 2 hits and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel MartínezLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chase DeLauterDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| José Ramírez3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhys Hoskins1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle ManzardoPH/1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David FryRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Schneemann2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brayan RocchioSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin HedgesC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Petey HalpinCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Maikel Garcia led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lane ThomasCF/RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jac CaglianonePH/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Starling MarteRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelPR/CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaac CollinsLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Elias DíazC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Pitching
Joey Cantillo went 5.0 innings for Cleveland Guardians (1 SO, 1 ER); Cole Ragans went 3.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
| Joey Cantillo | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Festa | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Erik Sabrowski | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hunter Gaddis | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade Smith | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Cole Ragans | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Luinder Avila | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lange | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Cerantola | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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
- B3
Sac Fly Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder David Fry. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. CLE 0, KC 1
- T5
Single Chase DeLauter singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Austin Hedges scores. Petey Halpin scores. CLE 2, KC 1
- T8
Groundout David Fry grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. José Ramírez scores. CLE 3, KC 1
Play-by-Play
All 72 recorded plate appearances, newest first.
- B9
Strikeout Austin Hedges challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Isaac Collins called out on strikes. CLE 3, KC 1
- B9
Strikeout Kyle Isbel challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Kyle Isbel called out on strikes. CLE 3, KC 1
- B9
Single Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to right fielder David Fry. CLE 3, KC 1
- B9
Strikeout Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. CLE 3, KC 1
- T9
Strikeout Angel Martínez strikes out swinging. CLE 3, KC 1
- T9
Strikeout Petey Halpin strikes out swinging. CLE 3, KC 1
- T9
Single Austin Hedges singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd. CLE 3, KC 1
- T9
Walk Brayan Rocchio walks. CLE 3, KC 1
- B8
Lineout Jac Caglianone lines out to right fielder David Fry. CLE 3, KC 1
- B8
Flyout Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to right fielder David Fry. CLE 3, KC 1
- B8
Walk Austin Hedges challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Maikel Garcia walks. CLE 3, KC 1
- B8
Groundout Elias Díaz grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 3, KC 1
- T8
Lineout Daniel Schneemann lines out to left fielder Isaac Collins. CLE 3, KC 1
- T8
Groundout David Fry grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. José Ramírez scores. CLE 3, KC 1
- T8
Flyout Kyle Manzardo flies out to right fielder Lane Thomas. José Ramírez to 3rd. CLE 2, KC 1
- T8
Walk José Ramírez walks. CLE 2, KC 1
- B7
Strikeout Nick Loftin called out on strikes. CLE 2, KC 1
- B7
Lineout Isaac Collins lines out to right fielder David Fry. CLE 2, KC 1
- B7
Walk Starling Marte walks. CLE 2, KC 1
- B7
Strikeout Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging. CLE 2, KC 1
- T7
Groundout Chase DeLauter grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 2, KC 1
- T7
Single Angel Martínez singles on a line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. CLE 2, KC 1
- T7
Flyout Petey Halpin flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. CLE 2, KC 1
- T7
Groundout Austin Hedges grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 2, KC 1
- B6
Strikeout Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. CLE 2, KC 1
- B6
Pop Out Lane Thomas pops out to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. CLE 2, KC 1
- B6
Strikeout Bobby Witt Jr. challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Bobby Witt Jr. called out on strikes. CLE 2, KC 1
- T6
Groundout Brayan Rocchio grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 2, KC 1
- T6
Double Guardians challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Daniel Schneemann doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Daniel Schneemann out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Starling Marte to second baseman Nick Loftin to third baseman Maikel Garcia. CLE 2, KC 1
- T6
Flyout David Fry flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. CLE 2, KC 1
- B5
Lineout Maikel Garcia lines out to left fielder Angel Martínez. CLE 2, KC 1
- B5
Flyout Elias Díaz flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin. CLE 2, KC 1
- B5
Flyout Nick Loftin flies out to right fielder David Fry. CLE 2, KC 1
- T5
Strikeout Rhys Hoskins called out on strikes. CLE 2, KC 1
- T5
Flyout José Ramírez flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. CLE 2, KC 1
- T5
Single Chase DeLauter singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Austin Hedges scores. Petey Halpin scores. CLE 2, KC 1
- T5
Strikeout Angel Martínez strikes out on a foul tip. CLE 0, KC 1
- T5
Single Petey Halpin singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Austin Hedges to 2nd. CLE 0, KC 1
- T5
Walk Austin Hedges walks. CLE 0, KC 1
- B4
Groundout Isaac Collins grounds out softly, pitcher Joey Cantillo to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. CLE 0, KC 1
- B4
Flyout Starling Marte flies out to right fielder David Fry. CLE 0, KC 1
- B4
Flyout Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to right fielder David Fry. CLE 0, KC 1
- T4
Grounded Into DP Brayan Rocchio grounds into a double play, second baseman Nick Loftin to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Daniel Schneemann out at 2nd. Brayan Rocchio out at 1st. CLE 0, KC 1
- T4
Walk Daniel Schneemann walks. CLE 0, KC 1
- T4
Groundout David Fry grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 0, KC 1
- B3
Caught Stealing 2B Lane Thomas caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Austin Hedges to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. CLE 0, KC 1
- B3
Sac Fly Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder David Fry. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. CLE 0, KC 1
- B3
Walk Lane Thomas walks. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. CLE 0, KC 0
- B3
Forceout Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a force out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to second baseman Daniel Schneemann. Maikel Garcia out at 2nd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 1st. CLE 0, KC 0
- B3
Single Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to right fielder David Fry. CLE 0, KC 0
- T3
Pop Out Rhys Hoskins pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 0, KC 0
- T3
Field Error José Ramírez reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Maikel Garcia. Chase DeLauter to 3rd. CLE 0, KC 0
- T3
Double Chase DeLauter doubles (9) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. CLE 0, KC 0
- T3
Flyout Angel Martínez flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas. CLE 0, KC 0
- T3
Groundout Petey Halpin grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 0, KC 0
- B2
Groundout Elias Díaz grounds out softly, first baseman Rhys Hoskins to pitcher Joey Cantillo. CLE 0, KC 0
- B2
Walk Nick Loftin walks. Starling Marte to 2nd. CLE 0, KC 0
- B2
Strikeout Isaac Collins called out on strikes. CLE 0, KC 0
- B2
Single Starling Marte singles on a line drive to right fielder David Fry. Salvador Perez to 3rd. CLE 0, KC 0
- B2
Flyout Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin. CLE 0, KC 0
- B2
Walk Salvador Perez walks. CLE 0, KC 0
- T2
Flyout Austin Hedges flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas. CLE 0, KC 0
- T2
Lineout Brayan Rocchio lines out sharply to left fielder Isaac Collins. CLE 0, KC 0
- T2
Strikeout Daniel Schneemann strikes out swinging. CLE 0, KC 0
- B1
Flyout Lane Thomas flies out to right fielder David Fry. CLE 0, KC 0
- B1
Grounded Into DP Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a double play, third baseman José Ramírez to second baseman Daniel Schneemann to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. Maikel Garcia out at 2nd. Bobby Witt Jr. out at 1st. CLE 0, KC 0
- B1
Single Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to left fielder Angel Martínez. CLE 0, KC 0
- T1
Strikeout David Fry strikes out swinging. CLE 0, KC 0
- T1
Strikeout Rhys Hoskins strikes out swinging. CLE 0, KC 0
- T1
Walk José Ramírez walks. Angel Martínez to 2nd. CLE 0, KC 0
- T1
Strikeout Chase DeLauter called out on strikes. CLE 0, KC 0
- T1
Walk Angel Martínez walks. CLE 0, KC 0