Monday, May 4, 2026
Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals
CLE
Cleveland Guardians
17-19 · L2
KC
Kansas City Royals
15-20 · W4
Kansas City Royals beat Cleveland Guardians 6-2 at Kauffman Stadium. Michael Wacha earned the win; Tanner Bibee took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 7 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
David Fry homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Travis Bazzana scores.
Bobby Witt Jr. homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.
Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daniel Schneemann, deflected by second baseman Travis Bazzana. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.
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.
Jac Caglianone homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.
Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Angel Martínez. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.
Key Performers
David Fry
CLE
2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Jac Caglianone
KC
1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Bobby Witt Jr.
KC
1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
Nick Loftin
KC
1-4, 2 RBI
Batting
| CLE | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Bazzana 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Daniel Schneemann CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brayan Rocchio SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bo Naylor C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| David Fry DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| José Ramírez 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Steven Kwan LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Angel Martínez RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Rhys Hoskins 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| KC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Isaac Collins LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nick Loftin 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Lane Thomas CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
Pitching
| CLE | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bibee (L, 0-5) | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 77-48 | 4.58 |
| Festa, M | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28-14 | 4.76 |
| Brogdon | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24-15 | 4.50 |
| Pallette | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21-11 | 4.91 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| KC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wacha (W, 3-2) | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 79-54 | 3.05 |
| Strahm | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 3.29 |
| Lange | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 6.14 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |