Kansas City RoyalsRoyals5-7
2FinalApr 8, 2026
Cleveland GuardiansGuardians8-5
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Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
KC−136
CLE+113
Run line
KC −1.5+135
CLE +1.5−163
Total O/U
Over 7+102
Under 7−122
- Run line: Guardians +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 7 (12 runs).
Recap
The Cleveland Guardians routed the Kansas City Royals 10-2 at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Apr 8, 2026, a 8-run win to move to 8-5.
They scored 5 runs in the eighth inning.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CLE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | x | 10 |
W: Cantillo (1-0) · L: Ragans (0-3) · S: Festa (0-0)
Scoring plays
Bottom 1
- CLEDoubleDeLauter doubled to center, Fry scored and Ramírez scored.0-2
- CLEDoubleHoskins doubled to left, DeLauter scored.0-3
Bottom 2
- CLEDoubleRamírez doubled to right, Kwan scored, Martínez to third.0-4
Top 4
- KCDoubleWitt Jr. doubled to left, Garcia scored.1-4
Top 5
- KCDoubleMarte doubled to center, Thomas scored on fielding error by center fielder Kwan.2-4
Bottom 5
- CLEDoubleBrito doubled to right, Hoskins scored.2-5
Bottom 8
- CLESingleRocchio singled to right, Brito scored, Hedges to second.2-6
- CLEHome runMartínez homered to right center (374 feet), Hedges scored, Rocchio scored and Kwan scored.2-10
Team stats
KCCLE
- Hits
- 5
- 16
- Home Runs
- 0
- 1
- Runs Batted In
- 1
- 10
- Walks
- 3
- 4
- Strikeouts
- 14
- 9
- Runners Left On Base
- 15
- 11
- Errors
- 1
- 2
Player stats
Royals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .304 | .377 | .457 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .273 | .365 | .295 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .200 | .302 | .222 |
| Salvador Perez DH | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .156 | .224 | .333 |
| Carter Jensen C | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .226 | .286 | .548 |
| Lane Thomas CF | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | .105 | .292 | .158 |
| Jonathan India 2B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | .206 | .325 | .382 |
| Starling Marte RF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .214 | .214 | .357 |
| Michael Massey LF | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Isaac Collins LF | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .188 | .316 | .313 |
Royals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Ragans P | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18-10 | 5.91 | 18 |
| Luinder Avila P | 3.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 62-39 | 9.00 | 62 |
| Alex Lange P | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37-24 | 4.76 | 37 |
| Steven Cruz P | 1.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 41-24 | 14.40 | 41 |
| Tyler Tolbert P | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-4 | 0.00 | 5 |
Guardians · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Kwan CF | 1-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .245 | .327 | .347 |
| Angel Martinez LF | 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .310 | .412 | .483 |
| Jose Ramirez 3B | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .163 | .255 | .286 |
| David Fry DH | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .214 | .353 | .286 |
| Kyle Manzardo DH | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .086 | .220 | .086 |
| Chase DeLauter RF | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .275 | .333 | .675 |
| Rhys Hoskins 1B | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .259 | .394 | .444 |
| Juan Brito 2B | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
| Austin Hedges C | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .400 | .400 | .533 |
| Brayan Rocchio SS | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .216 | .356 | .324 |
Guardians · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Cantillo P | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 88-54 | 2.45 | 88 |
| Connor Brogdon P | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24-15 | 3.38 | 24 |
| Erik Sabrowski P | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 0.00 | 13 |
| Matt Festa P | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21-13 | 6.00 | 21 |
Game info
VenueProgressive Field, Cleveland, OH
Attendance14,734
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Dan Iassogna · First Base Umpire: James Jean · Second Base Umpire: Adam Beck · Third Base Umpire: Ben May
Last and next games
Royals
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- Last game: W 2-1 vs KCTue Apr 7
- Next game: L 5-11 at ATLFri Apr 10
- L 2-4 vs KCMon Apr 6
- W 6-5 vs CHCSun Apr 5
- L 0-1 vs CHCSun Apr 5
Head to head
- KC 4, CLE 2Mon Apr 6
- KC 1, CLE 2Tue Apr 7
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