The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-2 on May 4, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium.
Final · Kauffman Stadium
Top performers
- David Fry went 2-for-3 with 1 home run and 2 RBI for the Guardians.
- Tanner Bibee pitched 4.0 innings for the Guardians, allowing 4 earned runs with 4 strikeouts.
- Bobby Witt Jr. went 1-for-4 with 1 home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.
- Michael Wacha pitched 7.0 innings for the Royals, allowing 2 earned runs with 3 strikeouts.
Cleveland Guardians box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steven Kwan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhys Hoskins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Schneemann | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Bazzana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayan Rocchio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bo Naylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Fry | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Angel Martinez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 31 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Bibee | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Matt Festa | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Peyton Pallette | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 6.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Salvador Perez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Maikel Garcia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Jensen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lane Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jac Caglianone | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Isaac Collins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Team | 32 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Strahm | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Before and after
- Guardians · 2026 season · Previous May 3, 2026: CLE 1, ATH 7 · Next May 5, 2026: CLE 3, KC 5
- Royals · 2026 season · Previous May 3, 2026: KC 4, SEA 1 · Next May 5, 2026: CLE 3, KC 5