Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians, May 4, 2026 Box Score

GuardiansCleveland GuardiansCLE

2-6

Final

RoyalsKansas City RoyalsKC

May 4, 2026, 7:40 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium

Last 5 Form

Cleveland Guardians

3-2

Last 5

Kansas City Royals

4-1

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Cleveland Guardians

Tanner Bibee

Recorded starter

Kansas City Royals

Michael Wacha

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 4, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Cleveland Guardians	18-18	.500	#1	N/A	-
Kansas City Royals	16-19	.457	#4	#7	1.5

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

Chase DeLauter

10 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

David Fry

3 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Kyle Manzardo

3 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Gavin Williams

7.2 IP, 9 SO, 0.00 ERA

Colin Holderman

3.2 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Matt Festa

3.1 IP, 1 SO, 2.70 ERA

Kansas City Royals

Hitters

Jac Caglianone

5 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Vinnie Pasquantino

7 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Maikel Garcia

6 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Matt Strahm

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Kris Bubic

7.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.29 ERA

Michael Wacha

7.0 IP, 3 SO, 2.57 ERA

Top Performers

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

Michael Wacha

Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick

David Fry

Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick

Bobby Witt Jr.

Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Guardians 2: CLE 5 hits, KC 7 hits; CLE 1 error, 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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1
Kansas City Royals	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	0	x	6	7	0

Box Score

Batting

David Fry led Cleveland Guardians with 2 hits and 1 home run and 2 RBI.

Cleveland Guardians batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Steven KwanLF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel SchneemannCF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
José Ramírez3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Rhys Hoskins1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Travis Bazzana2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
David FryDH	3	1	2	2	0	0	1
Angel MartínezRF	2	0	1	0	1	0	0
Bo NaylorC	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brayan RocchioSS	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	31	2	5	2	1	3	1

Vinnie Pasquantino led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits and 1 RBI.

Kansas City Royals batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Maikel Garcia3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	2	1	1	0	1	1
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	1	2	1	0	1	0
Salvador PerezDH	4	1	1	1	0	0	0
Carter JensenC	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
Lane ThomasCF	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	3	1	1	1	1	1	1
Isaac CollinsLF	2	0	0	0	2	2	0
Nick Loftin2B	4	0	1	2	0	0	0
Totals	32	6	7	6	4	7	2

Pitching

Tanner Bibee went 4.0 innings for Cleveland Guardians (4 SO, 4 ER); Michael Wacha went 7.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Cleveland Guardians
Tanner Bibee	4.0	5	4	4	2	4	1
Matt Festa	1.2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Connor Brogdon	1.1	1	1	0	0	1	0
Peyton Pallette	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Kansas City Royals
Michael Wacha	7.0	4	2	2	1	3	1
Matt Strahm	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Lange	1.0	1	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

T2
Home Run David Fry homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Travis Bazzana scores. CLE 2, KC 0
B4
Home Run Bobby Witt Jr. homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. CLE 2, KC 1
B4
Single Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daniel Schneemann, deflected by second baseman Travis Bazzana. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. CLE 2, KC 2
B4
Single Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Nick Loftin singles on a ground ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. Salvador Perez scores. Carter Jensen scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd. CLE 2, KC 4
B6
Home Run Jac Caglianone homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. CLE 2, KC 5
B7
Single Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Angel Martínez. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. CLE 2, KC 6

Play-by-Play

All 68 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

T9
Groundout Travis Bazzana grounds out softly, pitcher Alex Lange to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 2, KC 6
T9
Grounded Into DP Rhys Hoskins grounds into a double play, third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. José Ramírez out at 2nd. Rhys Hoskins out at 1st. CLE 2, KC 6
T9
Single José Ramírez singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. CLE 2, KC 6
B8
Pop Out Nick Loftin pops out to catcher Bo Naylor in foul territory. CLE 2, KC 6
B8
Walk Isaac Collins challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Isaac Collins walks. CLE 2, KC 6
B8
Groundout Jac Caglianone grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. CLE 2, KC 6
B8
Strikeout Lane Thomas strikes out swinging. CLE 2, KC 6
T8
Groundout Daniel Schneemann grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 2, KC 6
T8
Flyout Steven Kwan flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. CLE 2, KC 6
T8
Groundout Brayan Rocchio grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 2, KC 6
B7
Strikeout Carter Jensen called out on strikes. CLE 2, KC 6
B7
Flyout Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Angel Martínez. CLE 2, KC 6
B7
Single Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Angel Martínez. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. CLE 2, KC 6
B7
Field Error Bobby Witt Jr. reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Brayan Rocchio. CLE 2, KC 5
B7
Groundout Maikel Garcia grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. CLE 2, KC 5
T7
Lineout Bo Naylor lines out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 2, KC 5
T7
Double Angel Martínez doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. David Fry to 3rd. CLE 2, KC 5
T7
Single David Fry singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. CLE 2, KC 5
T7
Flyout Travis Bazzana flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. CLE 2, KC 5
T7
Groundout Rhys Hoskins grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 2, KC 5
B6
Lineout Nick Loftin lines out to left fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 2, KC 5
B6
Walk Isaac Collins walks. CLE 2, KC 5
B6
Home Run Jac Caglianone homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. CLE 2, KC 5
B6
Pop Out Lane Thomas pops out to third baseman José Ramírez in foul territory. CLE 2, KC 4
B6
Flyout Carter Jensen flies out to left fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 2, KC 4
T6
Strikeout José Ramírez strikes out on a foul tip. CLE 2, KC 4
T6
Groundout Daniel Schneemann grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Michael Wacha. CLE 2, KC 4
T6
Flyout Steven Kwan flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. CLE 2, KC 4
B5
Flyout Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Angel Martínez. CLE 2, KC 4
B5
Strikeout Vinnie Pasquantino called out on strikes. CLE 2, KC 4
B5
Flyout Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to right fielder Angel Martínez. CLE 2, KC 4
T5
Strikeout Brayan Rocchio strikes out swinging. CLE 2, KC 4
T5
Pop Out Bo Naylor pops out to second baseman Nick Loftin. CLE 2, KC 4
T5
Walk Angel Martínez walks. CLE 2, KC 4
T5
Groundout David Fry grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 2, KC 4
B4
Flyout Maikel Garcia flies out to left fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 2, KC 4
B4
Single Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Nick Loftin singles on a ground ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. Salvador Perez scores. Carter Jensen scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd. CLE 2, KC 4
B4
Strikeout Isaac Collins strikes out swinging. CLE 2, KC 2
B4
Strikeout Jac Caglianone called out on strikes. CLE 2, KC 2
B4
Walk Lane Thomas walks. Carter Jensen to 2nd. CLE 2, KC 2
B4
Single Carter Jensen singles on a line drive to right fielder Angel Martínez. Salvador Perez to 3rd. CLE 2, KC 2
B4
Single Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daniel Schneemann, deflected by second baseman Travis Bazzana. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. CLE 2, KC 2
B4
Double Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (4) on a fly ball to center fielder Daniel Schneemann. CLE 2, KC 1
B4
Home Run Bobby Witt Jr. homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. CLE 2, KC 1
T4
Lineout Travis Bazzana lines out to left fielder Isaac Collins. CLE 2, KC 0
T4
Flyout Rhys Hoskins flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. CLE 2, KC 0
T4
Pop Out José Ramírez pops out to third baseman Maikel Garcia. CLE 2, KC 0
B3
Flyout Maikel Garcia flies out to center fielder Daniel Schneemann. CLE 2, KC 0
B3
Forceout Nick Loftin grounds into a force out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to second baseman Travis Bazzana. Jac Caglianone out at 2nd. Nick Loftin to 1st. CLE 2, KC 0
B3
Strikeout Isaac Collins strikes out swinging. CLE 2, KC 0
B3
Walk Jac Caglianone walks. CLE 2, KC 0
T3
Strikeout Daniel Schneemann challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Daniel Schneemann called out on strikes. CLE 2, KC 0
T3
Groundout Steven Kwan grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 2, KC 0
T3
Flyout Brayan Rocchio flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas. CLE 2, KC 0
B2
Flyout Lane Thomas flies out to right fielder Angel Martínez. CLE 2, KC 0
B2
Flyout Carter Jensen flies out to center fielder Daniel Schneemann. CLE 2, KC 0
B2
Flyout Salvador Perez flies out to center fielder Daniel Schneemann. CLE 2, KC 0
T2
Groundout Bo Naylor grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 2, KC 0
T2
Groundout Angel Martínez grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 2, KC 0
T2
Home Run David Fry homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Travis Bazzana scores. CLE 2, KC 0
T2
Single Travis Bazzana singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. CLE 0, KC 0
T2
Groundout Rhys Hoskins grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CLE 0, KC 0
B1
Flyout Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to left fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 0, KC 0
B1
Strikeout Bobby Witt Jr. challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Bobby Witt Jr. called out on strikes. CLE 0, KC 0
B1
Groundout Maikel Garcia grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. CLE 0, KC 0
T1
Lineout José Ramírez lines out to center fielder Lane Thomas. CLE 0, KC 0
T1
Flyout Daniel Schneemann flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. CLE 0, KC 0
T1
Pop Out Steven Kwan pops out to second baseman Nick Loftin. CLE 0, KC 0