Guardians vs Royals

Final · Mon May 4 · 7:40 PM ET · Kauffman Stadium

Cleveland GuardiansGuardians18-18

FinalMay 4, 2026

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals16-19

StreamMLB.TVCLEGuardians.TVRoyals.TV

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

CLE−102

KC−118

Run line

CLE −1.5+150

KC +1.5−183

Total O/U

Over 9−115

Under 9−105

Run line: Royals +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 9 (8 runs).

Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-2 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on May 4, 2026 to move to 16-19.

The Royals have won 4 straight. They scored 4 runs in the fourth inning.

Score by inning

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

W: Wacha (3-2) · L: Bibee (0-5)

Scoring plays

Top 2

CLEHome runFry homered to left center (406 feet), Bazzana scored.2-0

Bottom 4

KCHome runWitt Jr. homered to left (422 feet).2-1
KCSinglePerez singled to center, Pasquantino scored.2-2
KCSingleLoftin singled to left, Jensen scored and Perez scored, Thomas to third.2-4

Bottom 6

KCHome runCaglianone homered to right (421 feet).2-5

Bottom 7

KCSinglePasquantino singled to right, Witt Jr. scored.2-6

Team stats

CLEKC

Hits: 5; 7
Home Runs: 1; 2
Runs Batted In: 2; 6
Walks: 1; 4
Strikeouts: 3; 7
Runners Left On Base: 5; 15
Errors: 1; 0

Player stats

Guardians · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Steven Kwan LF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	.217	.311	.279
Daniel Schneemann CF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	.284	.351	.500
Jose Ramirez 3B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	16	.218	.338	.414
Rhys Hoskins 1B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.203	.347	.354
Travis Bazzana 2B	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	13	.200	.385	.200
David Fry DH	2-3	3	1	2	2	1	0	0	10	.262	.392	.500
Angel Martinez RF	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	10	.279	.315	.490
Bo Naylor C	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.130	.193	.195
Brayan Rocchio SS	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	.261	.336	.374

Guardians · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Tanner Bibee P	4.0	5	4	4	2	4	1	77-48	4.58	77
Matt Festa P	1.2	1	1	1	1	1	1	28-14	4.76	28
Connor Brogdon P	1.1	1	1	0	0	1	0	24-15	4.50	24
Peyton Pallette P	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	21-11	4.91	21

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	0	12	.262	.324	.415
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	1-4	4	2	1	1	1	0	1	15	.281	.354	.424
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	2-4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	16	.198	.289	.364
Salvador Perez DH	1-4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	18	.207	.245	.356
Carter Jensen C	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	14	.231	.319	.423
Lane Thomas CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	22	.234	.380	.297
Jac Caglianone RF	1-3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	17	.257	.342	.446
Isaac Collins LF	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	19	.231	.349	.330
Nick Loftin 2B	1-4	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	17	.257	.366	.343

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Michael Wacha P	7.0	4	2	2	1	3	1	79-54	3.05	79
Matt Strahm P	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-6	3.29	7
Alex Lange P	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	6.14	9

Game info

VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Attendance16,434

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Vic Carapazza · First Base Umpire: John Bacon · Second Base Umpire: Edwin Moscoso · Third Base Umpire: Nic Lentz

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