Royals vs Guardians

Final · Tue Apr 7 · 1:10 PM ET · Progressive Field

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals5-6

FinalApr 7, 2026

Cleveland GuardiansGuardians7-5

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

KC+102

CLE−122

Run line

KC −1.5+175

CLE +1.5−215

Total O/U

Over 6−105

Under 6−115

Run line: Guardians +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 6 (3 runs).

Recap

The Cleveland Guardians edged the Kansas City Royals 2-1 at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Apr 7, 2026 to move to 7-5.

The game was played before 10,328.

Score by inning

Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Guardians, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
CLE	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2

W: Smith (2-0) · L: Schreiber (0-1)

Scoring plays

Top 2

KCHome runJensen homered to right center (389 feet).1-0

Bottom 5

CLESingleKwan singled to left, Hedges scored.1-1

Bottom 9

CLESingleRocchio singled to right, Kayfus scored, Naylor to second.1-2

Team stats

KCCLE

Hits: 1; 8
Home Runs: 1; 0
Runs Batted In: 1; 2
Walks: 8; 3
Strikeouts: 14; 8
Runners Left On Base: 12; 12
Errors: 1; 0

Player stats

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Maikel Garcia 3B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	.310	.388	.476
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	.250	.354	.250
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	18	.195	.306	.220
Lane Thomas RF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.250	.176
Salvador Perez DH	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	.171	.244	.366
Carter Jensen C	1-3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	16	.259	.323	.630
Jonathan India 2B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	19	.226	.333	.419
Jac Caglianone 1B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	19	.250	.325	.306
Isaac Collins LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	21	.194	.324	.323
Kyle Isbel CF	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	15	.429	.467	.679

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Noah Cameron P	5.2	6	1	1	1	5	97-61	1.69	97
Daniel Lynch IV P	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	13-10	1.69	13
Nick Mears P	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	24-16	0.00	24
John Schreiber P	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	19-10	6.23	19

Guardians · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Steven Kwan LF	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	11	.244	.320	.356
Angel Martinez LF	2-3	3	0	2	0	0	0	16	.208	.345	.250
Daniel Schneemann CF	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	.179	.179	.321
Jose Ramirez 3B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	13	.133	.220	.244
David Fry DH	0-2	2	0	0	0	1	1	19	.250	.357	.333
Chase DeLauter DH	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	.286	.350	.714
Rhys Hoskins 1B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	3	15	.174	.345	.261
Kyle Manzardo 1B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.061	.205	.061
Juan Brito 2B	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	15	.500	.500	.750
CJ Kayfus RF	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	2	13	.182	.280	.364
Austin Hedges C	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	0	8	.455	.455	.636
Bo Naylor PH	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	.138	.242	.138
Brayan Rocchio SS	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	18	.206	.341	.324

Guardians · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Gavin Williams P	5.2	1	1	1	5	8	1	102-59	2.04	102
Tim Herrin P	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	11-5	0.00	11
Erik Sabrowski P	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	15-10	0.00	15
Shawn Armstrong P	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	25-13	2.70	25
Cade Smith P	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	10-7	6.43	10

Game info

VenueProgressive Field, Cleveland, OH

Attendance10,328

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Ben May · First Base Umpire: Dan Iassogna · Second Base Umpire: James Jean · Third Base Umpire: Adam Beck

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Last game: L 2-4 vs KCMon Apr 6
Next game: W 10-2 vs KCWed Apr 8
W 6-5 vs CHCSun Apr 5
L 0-1 vs CHCSun Apr 5
W 4-1 vs CHCFri Apr 3

Head to head

KC 4, CLE 2Mon Apr 6

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