Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals
18-18, 9-11 Away
2
18-18, 9-11 Away
Final
16-19, 10-7 Home
6
16-19, 10-7 Home
Guardians Hitting
- Batting
- 2BMartínez (7, Wacha)
- HRFry (3, 2nd inning off Wacha 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIFry 2 (5)
- GIDPHoskins
- Team LOB3
- Team RISP0-1 (Naylor 0-1)
- Fielding
- ERocchio (4, throw)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
S. PerezDH |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .324 | .415 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .354 | .424 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .198 | .289 | .364 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .245 | .356 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .319 | .423 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .234 | .380 | .297 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .257 | .342 | .446 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .231 | .349 | .330 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .366 | .343 |
| 32 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
- Batting
- 2BPasquantino (4, Bibee)
- HRWitt Jr. (3, 4th inning off Bibee 0 on, 0 Out); Caglianone (4, 6th inning off Festa 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIPerez (14), Witt Jr. (16), Pasquantino (17), Loftin 2 (9), Caglianone (8)
- 2Out RBICaglianone; Loftin 2.
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP3-8 (Perez 1-2, Collins 0-1, Pasquantino 1-1, Loftin 1-1, Garcia 0-1, Jensen 0-1, Caglianone 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBWitt Jr. (11, 3rd base off Brogdon/Naylor); Pasquantino (1, 2nd base off Brogdon/Naylor)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Garcia-Loftin-Pasquantino)
Guardians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Bibee(L, 0-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 77-48 | 4.58 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28-14 | 4.76 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24-15 | 4.50 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21-11 | 4.91 |
| 8.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 150-88 |
- Pitching
- WPBrogdon
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedFesta 3/7; Brogdon 3/6; Bibee 14/19; Pallette 2/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesFesta-4-2-3-4; Brogdon-2-4-4-5; Bibee-16-8-11-13; Pallette-6-1-2-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsFesta 0-4; Brogdon 2-2; Bibee 2-6; Pallette 1-1
- Game ScoresT Bibee 38
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedWacha 17/26; Strahm 2/3; Lange 1/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesWacha-16-2-14-22; Strahm-2-0-1-3; Lange-0-1-2-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsWacha 7-11; Strahm 2-1; Lange 2-0
- Game ScoresM Wacha 63
Scoring Summary
Inning | CLE | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Fry homered to left center (406 feet), Bazzana scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 4th | Witt Jr. homered to left (422 feet). | 2 | 1 | |
| 4th | Perez singled to center, Pasquantino scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 4th | Loftin singled to left, Jensen scored and Perez scored, Thomas to third. | 2 | 4 | |
| 6th | Caglianone homered to right (421 feet). | 2 | 5 | |
| 7th | Pasquantino singled to right, Witt Jr. scored. | 2 | 6 | |
CLE @ KC Videos
Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals: Game Highlights
Jac Caglianone hits home run
David Fry hits home run
KC leads 1-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
9:40 AM, 5 May 2026
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 16,434
Game Time:2:13
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Vic Carapazza
- First Base Umpire - John Bacon
- Second Base Umpire - Edwin Moscoso
- Third Base Umpire - Nic Lentz
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 18 | 18 | .500 | - | L1 |
| Cleveland | 18 | 18 | .500 | - | L2 |
| Chicago | 17 | 18 | .486 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Kansas City | 16 | 19 | .457 | 1.5 | W4 |
| Minnesota | 15 | 20 | .429 | 2.5 | W1 |
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