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Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Regular Season Final

Final score

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 5–3 on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Cleveland Guardians 3 85-77
at Kansas City Royals 5 69-93

Line score

Team
Cleveland Guardians 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0
Kansas City Royals 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 8 0
  • W: Stephen Kolek (1-0)
  • L: Gavin Williams (5-2)
  • S: Lucas Erceg

Home runs

  • Cleveland Guardians: Rhys Hoskins (3)
  • Kansas City Royals: Isaac Collins (3), Michael Massey (2)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Kansas City Royals Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. 0–2
Top 4th Cleveland Guardians Rhys Hoskins homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. José Ramírez scores. Kyle Manzardo scores. 3–2
Bottom 4th Kansas City Royals Michael Massey homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Isaac Collins scores. 3–4
Bottom 6th Kansas City Royals Isaac Collins homers (3) on a line drive to right center field. 3–5

Box score

Cleveland Guardians

Batter
Steven Kwan CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211
Chase DeLauter RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .302
José Ramírez 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 .212
Kyle Manzardo 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .202
Rhys Hoskins DH 3 1 1 3 1 0 .207
Daniel Schneemann SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .283
Travis Bazzana 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .174
Angel Martínez LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .271
Bo Naylor C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .127
David Fry C 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
Totals 31 3 4 3 2 5
Pitcher
Gavin Williams (L, 5-2) 6.0 8 5 5 2 7 2 97 3.28
Colin Holderman 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 26 1.50

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Maikel Garcia 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .256
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 .287
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .192
Salvador Perez DH 4 0 1 2 0 2 .209
Carter Jensen C 4 0 0 0 0 4 .222
Jac Caglianone RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .248
Isaac Collins LF 3 2 3 1 0 0 .255
Michael Massey 2B 3 1 2 2 0 0 .215
Kyle Isbel CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .282
Totals 31 5 8 5 2 10
Pitcher
Stephen Kolek (W, 1-0) 6.0 4 3 3 0 3 1 83 4.50
Nick Mears (H, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.13
Daniel Lynch IV (H, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 1.84
Lucas Erceg (S, 10) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 3.52

Game info

Weather
53 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
0 mph, Calm
First pitch
6:40 PM
Time of game
2:06
Attendance
13,102
Umpires
Home Plate: John Bacon, First Base: Edwin Moscoso, Second Base: Nic Lentz, Third Base: Vic Carapazza

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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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 May 5

Matchup Status Details
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Texas Rangers 4 at New York Yankees 7 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 Final (10) Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Houston Astros 2 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 3 at Los Angeles Angels 4 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 3 at Seattle Mariners 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Arizona Diamondbacks 9 Final Game page
San Diego Padres 10 at San Francisco Giants 5 Final Game page

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