Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians
May 6, 2026 • 7:40 PM • Kauffman Stadium
Status
Final
Kansas City Royals
KC
1
Cleveland Guardians
CLE
3
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Standings Snapshot
Full standingsKansas City Royals
17-20 (.459)
Div
#4
WC
#6
GB
1.5
Cleveland Guardians
19-19 (.500)
Div
#1
WC
—
GB
-
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Kansas City Royals | Cleveland Guardians |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .695 | .689 |
| HR | 64 | 66 |
| Runs | 284 | 289 |
| ERA | 4.50 | 3.75 |
| WHIP | 1.38 | 1.26 |
| Strikeouts | 571 | 658 |
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Line Score
| 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
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
| Angel Martínez (LF) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chase DeLauter (DH) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| José Ramírez (3B) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhys Hoskins (1B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle Manzardo (1B) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Fry (RF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Schneemann (2B) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brayan Rocchio (SS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Hedges (C) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Petey Halpin (CF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joey Cantillo (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Festa (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erik Sabrowski (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Gaddis (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cade Smith (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Maikel Garcia (3B) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. (SS) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lane Thomas (RF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jac Caglianone (RF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez (DH) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino (1B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Starling Marte (RF) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Isbel (CF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaac Collins (LF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin (2B) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Elias Díaz (C) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Ragans (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luinder Avila (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Schreiber (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Lange (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Cerantola (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| 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 |
Scoring Summary
bottom 3 • Sac Fly • 1-0
Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder David Fry. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.
top 5 • Single • 1-2
Chase DeLauter singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Austin Hedges scores. Petey Halpin scores.
top 8 • Groundout • 1-3
David Fry grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. José Ramírez scores.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 9 • Strikeout • 1-3
Austin Hedges challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Isaac Collins called out on strikes.
bottom 9 • Strikeout • 1-3
Kyle Isbel challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.
bottom 9 • Single • 1-3
Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to right fielder David Fry.
bottom 9 • Strikeout • 1-3
Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Strikeout • 1-3
Angel Martínez strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Strikeout • 1-3
Petey Halpin strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Single • 1-3
Austin Hedges singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd.
top 9 • Walk • 1-3
Brayan Rocchio walks.
bottom 8 • Lineout • 1-3
Jac Caglianone lines out to right fielder David Fry.
bottom 8 • Flyout • 1-3
Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to right fielder David Fry.
bottom 8 • Walk • 1-3
Austin Hedges challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Maikel Garcia walks.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 1-3
Elias Díaz grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.
top 8 • Lineout • 1-3
Daniel Schneemann lines out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
top 8 • Groundout • 1-3
David Fry grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. José Ramírez scores.
top 8 • Flyout • 1-2
Kyle Manzardo flies out to right fielder Lane Thomas. José Ramírez to 3rd.
top 8 • Walk • 1-2
José Ramírez walks.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 1-2
Nick Loftin called out on strikes.
bottom 7 • Lineout • 1-2
Isaac Collins lines out to right fielder David Fry.
bottom 7 • Walk • 1-2
Starling Marte walks.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 1-2
Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging.
top 7 • Groundout • 1-2
Chase DeLauter grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
top 7 • Single • 1-2
Angel Martínez singles on a line drive to right fielder Starling Marte.
top 7 • Flyout • 1-2
Petey Halpin flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
top 7 • Groundout • 1-2
Austin Hedges grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
bottom 6 • Strikeout • 1-2
Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
bottom 6 • Pop Out • 1-2
Lane Thomas pops out to shortstop Brayan Rocchio.
bottom 6 • Strikeout • 1-2
Bobby Witt Jr. challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Bobby Witt Jr. called out on strikes.
top 6 • Groundout • 1-2
Brayan Rocchio grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
top 6 • Double • 1-2
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.
top 6 • Flyout • 1-2
David Fry flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.