Cleveland GuardiansGuardians20-19
8FinalMay 7, 2026
Kansas City RoyalsRoyals17-21
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Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
CLE+104
KC−126
Run line
CLE +1.5−181
KC −1.5+149
Total O/U
Over 9.5−112
Under 9.5−108
- Run line: Guardians +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 9.5 (13 runs).
Recap
The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on May 7, 2026 to move to 20-19.
The game was played before 24,892.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
W: Cecconi (2-4) · L: Lugo (1-2) · S: Smith (2-0)
Scoring plays
Top 1
- CLEDoubleManzardo doubled to center, Kwan scored and Ramírez scored.2-0
- CLESingleSchneemann singled to right, Manzardo scored.3-0
Top 3
- CLESingleHalpin singled to center, Schneemann scored, Rocchio to second.4-0
Bottom 5
- KCSingleGarcia singled to right, Massey scored.4-1
Top 6
- CLEPassed BallHalpin scored on a passed ball by Jensen.5-1
Bottom 6
- KCSacrifice flyLoftin hit sacrifice fly to center, Jensen scored.5-2
Top 7
- CLEHome runNaylor homered to right (393 feet), Bazzana scored and Rocchio scored.8-2
Bottom 7
- KCHome runWitt Jr. homered to right center (407 feet).8-3
- KCHome runPasquantino homered to right center (414 feet).8-4
Bottom 8
- KCSacrifice flyThomas hit sacrifice fly to left, Collins scored.8-5
Team stats
CLEKC
- Hits
- 11
- 12
- Home Runs
- 1
- 2
- Runs Batted In
- 7
- 5
- Walks
- 8
- 5
- Strikeouts
- 11
- 7
- Runners Left On Base
- 19
- 19
- Errors
- 0
- 0
Player stats
Guardians · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Kwan LF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .212 | .306 | .270 |
| Chase DeLauter RF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .306 | .392 | .548 |
| Angel Martinez RF | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .311 | .468 |
| Jose Ramirez DH | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | .211 | .341 | .394 |
| Kyle Manzardo 1B | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .200 | .274 | .286 |
| Daniel Schneemann 3B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .283 | .355 | .485 |
| Travis Bazzana 2B | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .192 | .382 | .192 |
| Brayan Rocchio SS | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | .262 | .343 | .369 |
| Bo Naylor C | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .143 | .200 | .238 |
| Petey Halpin CF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | .154 | .214 | .154 |
Guardians · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slade Cecconi P | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 82-45 | 6.15 | 82 |
| Tim Herrin P | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-6 | 0.00 | 12 |
| Connor Brogdon P | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36-19 | 5.28 | 36 |
| Hunter Gaddis P | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-6 | 9.00 | 10 |
| Erik Sabrowski P | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-4 | 2.20 | 6 |
| Cade Smith P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-8 | 3.12 | 16 |
Royals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .270 | .335 | .418 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .298 | .368 | .457 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .194 | .277 | .366 |
| Salvador Perez DH | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .199 | .237 | .336 |
| Carter Jensen C | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | .223 | .313 | .402 |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .243 | .323 | .414 |
| Isaac Collins LF | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | .250 | .367 | .380 |
| Michael Massey 2B | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .224 | .250 | .403 |
| Nick Loftin 2B | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .263 | .370 | .368 |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .273 | .340 | .420 |
| Lane Thomas CF | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .227 | .381 | .288 |
Royals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Lugo P | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 102-60 | 3.21 | 102 |
| Daniel Lynch IV P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-8 | 1.72 | 15 |
| Alex Lange P | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-12 | 6.35 | 20 |
| Eric Cerantola P | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 44-20 | 9.00 | 44 |
| Nick Mears P | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23-16 | 1.98 | 23 |
Game info
VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance24,892
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Nic Lentz · First Base Umpire: Vic Carapazza · Second Base Umpire: John Bacon · Third Base Umpire: Edwin Moscoso
Last and next games
Guardians
Royals
- Last game: L 1-3 vs CLEWed May 6
- Next game: W 4-3 vs DETFri May 8
- W 5-3 vs CLETue May 5
- W 6-2 vs CLEMon May 4
- W 4-1 at SEASun May 3
Head to head
- CLE 2, KC 4Mon Apr 6
- CLE 2, KC 1Tue Apr 7
- CLE 10, KC 2Wed Apr 8
- CLE 2, KC 6Mon May 4
- CLE 3, KC 5Tue May 5
- CLE 3, KC 1Wed May 6
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