The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-3 on May 5, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium.
Final · Kauffman Stadium
Top performers
- Rhys Hoskins went 1-for-3 with 1 home run and 3 RBI for the Guardians.
- Gavin Williams pitched 6.0 innings for the Guardians, allowing 5 earned runs with 7 strikeouts.
- Michael Massey went 2-for-3 with 1 home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.
- Stephen Kolek pitched 6.0 innings for the Royals, allowing 3 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steven Kwan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase DeLauter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Schneemann | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Manzardo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rhys Hoskins | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Angel Martinez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Bazzana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Naylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Fry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Williams | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Colin Holderman | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jac Caglianone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Jensen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Maikel Garcia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Massey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Collins | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Isbel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 31 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Kolek | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Before and after
- Guardians · 2026 season · Previous May 4, 2026: CLE 2, KC 6 · Next May 6, 2026: CLE 3, KC 1
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