Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians, May 5, 2026 Box Score

GuardiansCleveland GuardiansCLE

3-5

Final

RoyalsKansas City RoyalsKC

May 5, 2026, 7:40 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium

Last 5 Form

Cleveland Guardians

2-3

Last 5

Kansas City Royals

5-0

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Cleveland Guardians

Gavin Williams

Recorded starter

Kansas City Royals

Stephen Kolek

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 5, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Cleveland Guardians	18-19	.486	#1	N/A	-
Kansas City Royals	17-19	.472	#4	#4	0.5

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

Cleveland GuardiansKansas City Royals

.696

OPS

.718

162

170

678

Runs

690

3.77

ERA

4.77

1.26

WHIP

1.41

1530

Strikeouts by pitchers

1173

Lower 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

Rhys Hoskins

3 H, 2 HR, 7 RBI

Chase DeLauter

9 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

David Fry

3 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Colin Holderman

5.2 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Matt Festa

3.1 IP, 1 SO, 2.70 ERA

Parker Messick

5.0 IP, 6 SO, 7.20 ERA

Kansas City Royals

Hitters

Jac Caglianone

4 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Isaac Collins

7 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Vinnie Pasquantino

7 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Lucas Erceg

3.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Matt Strahm

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Kris Bubic

7.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.29 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Gavin Williams

Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick

Rhys Hoskins

Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick

Isaac Collins

Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Guardians 3: CLE 4 hits, KC 8 hits; CLE 0 errors, KC 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland Guardians	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0
Kansas City Royals	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	x	5	8	0

Box Score

Batting

4 players led Cleveland Guardians with 1 hit each.

Cleveland Guardians batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Steven KwanCF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chase DeLauterRF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
José Ramírez3B	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
Kyle Manzardo1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
Rhys HoskinsDH	3	1	1	3	1	0	1
Daniel SchneemannSS	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Travis Bazzana2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Angel MartínezLF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bo NaylorC	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
David FryPH/C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals	31	3	4	3	2	5	1

Isaac Collins led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.

Kansas City Royals batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Maikel Garcia3B	3	1	0	0	1	1	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	2	0	0	1	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	1	2	0	2	0
Carter JensenC	4	0	0	0	0	4	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Isaac CollinsLF	3	2	3	1	0	0	1
Michael Massey2B	3	1	2	2	0	0	1
Kyle IsbelCF	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals	31	5	8	5	2	10	2

Pitching

Gavin Williams went 6.0 innings for Cleveland Guardians (7 SO, 5 ER); Stephen Kolek went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 3 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Cleveland Guardians
Gavin Williams	6.0	8	5	5	2	7	2
Colin Holderman	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Kansas City Royals
Stephen Kolek	6.0	4	3	3	0	3	1
Nick Mears	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Daniel Lynch IV	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Lucas Erceg	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	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

B1
Single Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. CLE 0, KC 2
T4
Home Run Rhys Hoskins homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. José Ramírez scores. Kyle Manzardo scores. CLE 3, KC 2
B4
Home Run Michael Massey homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Isaac Collins scores. CLE 3, KC 4
B6
Home Run Isaac Collins homers (3) on a line drive to right center field. CLE 3, KC 5

Play-by-Play

All 66 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

T9
Groundout Daniel Schneemann grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 3, KC 5
T9
Walk Rhys Hoskins walks. CLE 3, KC 5
T9
Flyout Kyle Manzardo flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. CLE 3, KC 5
T9
Strikeout José Ramírez strikes out swinging. CLE 3, KC 5
B8
Groundout Jac Caglianone grounds out softly, pitcher Colin Holderman to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 3, KC 5
B8
Strikeout Carter Jensen strikes out swinging. CLE 3, KC 5
B8
Strikeout Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. CLE 3, KC 5
T8
Groundout Chase DeLauter grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 3, KC 5
T8
Lineout Steven Kwan lines out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. CLE 3, KC 5
T8
Walk David Fry challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: David Fry walks. CLE 3, KC 5
T8
Groundout Angel Martínez grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 3, KC 5
B7
Flyout Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to center fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 3, KC 5
B7
Strikeout Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging. CLE 3, KC 5
B7
Groundout Maikel Garcia grounds out, shortstop Daniel Schneemann to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 3, KC 5
T7
Groundout Travis Bazzana grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 3, KC 5
T7
Strikeout Daniel Schneemann strikes out swinging. CLE 3, KC 5
T7
Groundout Rhys Hoskins grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 3, KC 5
B6
Groundout Kyle Isbel grounds out, pitcher Gavin Williams to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 3, KC 5
B6
Single Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to shortstop Daniel Schneemann. CLE 3, KC 5
B6
Home Run Isaac Collins homers (3) on a line drive to right center field. CLE 3, KC 5
B6
Groundout Jac Caglianone grounds out, first baseman Kyle Manzardo to pitcher Gavin Williams. CLE 3, KC 4
B6
Strikeout Carter Jensen strikes out swinging. CLE 3, KC 4
T6
Strikeout Kyle Manzardo strikes out swinging. CLE 3, KC 4
T6
Groundout José Ramírez grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Stephen Kolek. CLE 3, KC 4
T6
Groundout Chase DeLauter grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 3, KC 4
B5
Grounded Into DP Salvador Perez grounds into a double play, shortstop Daniel Schneemann to second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. Bobby Witt Jr. out at 2nd. Salvador Perez out at 1st. CLE 3, KC 4
B5
Pop Out Vinnie Pasquantino pops out to shortstop Daniel Schneemann. CLE 3, KC 4
B5
Single Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. CLE 3, KC 4
T5
Flyout Steven Kwan flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. CLE 3, KC 4
T5
Strikeout Bo Naylor called out on strikes. CLE 3, KC 4
T5
Strikeout Angel Martínez called out on strikes. CLE 3, KC 4
B4
Strikeout Maikel Garcia called out on strikes. CLE 3, KC 4
B4
Lineout Kyle Isbel lines out to left fielder Angel Martínez. CLE 3, KC 4
B4
Home Run Michael Massey homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Isaac Collins scores. CLE 3, KC 4
B4
Double Isaac Collins doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. CLE 3, KC 2
B4
Strikeout Jac Caglianone called out on strikes. CLE 3, KC 2
T4
Groundout Travis Bazzana grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 3, KC 2
T4
Flyout Daniel Schneemann flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. CLE 3, KC 2
T4
Home Run Rhys Hoskins homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. José Ramírez scores. Kyle Manzardo scores. CLE 3, KC 2
T4
Single Kyle Manzardo singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. José Ramírez to 2nd. CLE 0, KC 2
T4
Forceout José Ramírez grounds into a force out, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Chase DeLauter out at 2nd. José Ramírez to 1st. CLE 0, KC 2
T4
Single Chase DeLauter singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. CLE 0, KC 2
B3
Strikeout Carter Jensen called out on strikes. CLE 0, KC 2
B3
Strikeout Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. CLE 0, KC 2
B3
Groundout Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 0, KC 2
T3
Flyout Steven Kwan flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. CLE 0, KC 2
T3
Flyout Bo Naylor flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. CLE 0, KC 2
T3
Groundout Angel Martínez grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 0, KC 2
B2
Flyout Bobby Witt Jr. flies out sharply to center fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 0, KC 2
B2
Lineout Maikel Garcia lines out to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 0, KC 2
B2
Walk Kyle Isbel walks. CLE 0, KC 2
B2
Flyout Michael Massey flies out sharply to left fielder Angel Martínez. CLE 0, KC 2
B2
Single Isaac Collins singles on a line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 0, KC 2
T2
Groundout Travis Bazzana grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 0, KC 2
T2
Single Daniel Schneemann singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. CLE 0, KC 2
T2
Groundout Rhys Hoskins grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 0, KC 2
T2
Pop Out Kyle Manzardo pops out to third baseman Maikel Garcia. CLE 0, KC 2
B1
Strikeout Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. CLE 0, KC 2
B1
Strikeout Carter Jensen strikes out swinging. CLE 0, KC 2
B1
Single Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. CLE 0, KC 2
B1
Pop Out Vinnie Pasquantino pops out to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 0, KC 0
B1
Double Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (10) on a line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Maikel Garcia to 3rd. CLE 0, KC 0
B1
Walk Maikel Garcia walks. CLE 0, KC 0
T1
Groundout José Ramírez grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Stephen Kolek. CLE 0, KC 0
T1
Lineout Chase DeLauter lines out sharply to center fielder Kyle Isbel. CLE 0, KC 0
T1
Lineout Steven Kwan lines out to second baseman Michael Massey. CLE 0, KC 0