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Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians

Progressive Field, Cleveland Regular Season Final

Final score

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 10–2 on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 2 69-93
at Cleveland Guardians 10 85-77

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Cleveland Guardians 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 10 16 2
  • W: Joey Cantillo (1-0)
  • L: Cole Ragans (0-3)
  • S: Matt Festa

Home runs

  • Cleveland Guardians: Angel Martínez (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Cleveland Guardians Chase DeLauter doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. José Ramírez scores. David Fry scores. 0–2
Bottom 1st Cleveland Guardians Rhys Hoskins doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Michael Massey. Chase DeLauter scores. 0–3
Bottom 2nd Cleveland Guardians José Ramírez doubles (3) on a line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Steven Kwan scores. Angel Martínez to 3rd. 0–4
Top 4th Kansas City Royals Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. Maikel Garcia scores. 1–4
Top 5th Kansas City Royals Starling Marte doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Lane Thomas scores. Fielding error by center fielder Steven Kwan. 2–4
Bottom 5th Cleveland Guardians Juan Brito doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Rhys Hoskins scores. 2–5
Bottom 8th Cleveland Guardians Brayan Rocchio singles on a ground ball to right fielder Starling Marte. Juan Brito scores. Austin Hedges to 2nd. 2–6
Bottom 8th Cleveland Guardians Angel Martínez hits a grand slam (1) to right center field. Austin Hedges scores. Brayan Rocchio scores. Steven Kwan scores. 2–10

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Maikel Garcia 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .304
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 .273
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .200
Salvador Perez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .156
Carter Jensen C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .226
Lane Thomas CF 2 1 0 0 2 2 .105
Jonathan India 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .206
Starling Marte RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .214
Michael Massey LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Isaac Collins LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .188
Totals 32 2 5 1 3 14
Pitcher
Cole Ragans (L, 0-3) 0.2 2 3 3 1 2 0 18 5.91
Luinder Avila 3.0 6 1 1 1 2 0 62 9.00
Alex Lange 2.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 37 4.76
Steven Cruz 1.1 4 5 5 2 3 1 41 14.40
Tyler Tolbert 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00

Cleveland Guardians

Batter
Steven Kwan CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 .245
Angel Martínez LF 5 1 4 4 0 1 .310
José Ramírez 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 .163
David Fry DH 2 1 0 0 1 1 .214
Kyle Manzardo DH 2 0 1 0 0 1 .086
Chase DeLauter RF 5 1 1 2 0 1 .275
Rhys Hoskins 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 .259
Juan Brito 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .500
Austin Hedges C 4 1 1 0 0 2 .400
Brayan Rocchio SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 .216
Totals 37 10 16 10 4 9
Pitcher
Joey Cantillo (W, 1-0) 5.2 3 2 1 2 9 0 88 2.45
Connor Brogdon (H, 1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 24 3.38
Erik Sabrowski (H, 5) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00
Matt Festa (S, 1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 6.00

Game info

Weather
50 degrees, Sunny
Wind
8 mph, Out To LF
First pitch
1:10 PM
Time of game
2:47
Attendance
14,734
Umpires
Home Plate: Dan Iassogna, First Base: James Jean, Second Base: Adam Beck, Third Base: Ben May

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Kansas City Royals 4 at Cleveland Guardians 2 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 1 at Cleveland Guardians 2 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 2 at Cleveland Guardians 10 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 2 at Kansas City Royals 6 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 3 at Kansas City Royals 5 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 3 at Kansas City Royals 1 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 8 at Kansas City Royals 5 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 3 at Cleveland Guardians 0 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 8 at Cleveland Guardians 3 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 1 at Cleveland Guardians 11 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 12 at Kansas City Royals 9 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 11 at Kansas City Royals 5 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 2 at Kansas City Royals 3 Final Game page

Other MLB games on Apr 8

Matchup Status Details
San Diego Padres 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Final Game page
Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Boston Red Sox 5 Final Game page
Baltimore Orioles 5 at Chicago White Sox 3 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 0 at Texas Rangers 3 Final Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 Final Game page
Houston Astros 1 at Colorado Rockies 9 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 0 at San Francisco Giants 5 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Washington Nationals 1 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 8 at Los Angeles Angels 2 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 7 at New York Mets 2 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 6 at Tampa Bay Rays 2 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 4 at Miami Marlins 7 Final Game page
Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 2 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 6 at Minnesota Twins 8 Final Game page

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