Game Recap
Final
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals
CLE
Cleveland Guardians
17-19 · L2
3
Final
KC
Kansas City Royals
15-20 · W4
5
Kansas City Royals beat Cleveland Guardians 5-3 at Kauffman Stadium. Stephen Kolek earned the win; Gavin Williams took the loss. Lucas Erceg recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 1st
Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.
0-2
▲ 4th
Rhys Hoskins homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. José Ramírez scores. Kyle Manzardo scores.
3-2
▼ 4th
Michael Massey homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Isaac Collins scores.
3-4
▼ 6th
Isaac Collins homers (3) on a line drive to right center field.
3-5
Key Performers
Rhys Hoskins
CLE
1-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Michael Massey
KC
2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Isaac Collins
KC
3-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
Salvador Perez
KC
1-4, 2 RBI
Batting
| CLE | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase DeLauter RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Travis Bazzana 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Daniel Schneemann SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bo Naylor C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| David Fry C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| José Ramírez 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Steven Kwan CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Angel Martínez LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kyle Manzardo 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Rhys Hoskins DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| KC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
Pitching
| CLE | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams, G (L, 5-2) | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 97-68 | 3.28 |
| Holderman | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26-17 | 1.50 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| KC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolek (W, 1-0) | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 83-56 | 4.50 |
| Mears (H, 5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-5 | 2.13 |
| Lynch IV (H, 4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-7 | 1.84 |
| Erceg (S, 10) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15-8 | 3.52 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Research Not included in official record
NRFI: NRFI model leaned lean nrfi at 56%