Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Final Score

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Cleveland GuardiansCLE

8–5

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Average

CLEKC

Batting

4.05

R/G

4.11

0.229

AVG

0.238

0.315

OBP

0.318

0.375

SLG

0.385

0.690

OPS

0.703

1.00

HR/G

1.00

7.50

H/G

7.86

Pitching

3.98

ERA

4.25

1.27

WHIP

1.35

9.27

K/9

8.56

3.52

BB/9

4.28

3.87

RA/G

4.19

0.233

OPP AVG

0.236

342

312

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	CLE ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	9.5	+119	-143
FFanDuel	-1.5	9.5	+122	-144
BBetMGM	-1.5	9.5	+118	-145
CCaesars	-1.5	9.5	+118	-140
BBetOnline	-1.5	9.5	+126	-139
BBetRivers	-1.5	9.5	+123	-152
BBetus	-1.5	9.5	+125	-138
BBovada	-1.5	9.5	+122	-145
FFanatics	-1.5	9.5	+120	-145
LLowVig	-1.5	9.5	+126	-139
MMyBookie	-1.5	9.5	+120	-141

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

May 7, 2026

6:10 PM UTC

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

CLE

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
CLE	23rd	11th
KC	22nd	17th

Matchup

CLEKC

19-19Record17-20
50.0%Win %45.9%
9-7Home record11-8
10-12Road record6-12
4-6Last 107-3
1Streak-1
-7Run diff-13
3-3Division7-9
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
CLE	3	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	8
KC	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	5

Team Stats

CLEStatKC

8Runs5
11Hits12
0Errors0
1Home runs2
7RBI5
4Stolen bases0
11K (bat)7
7K (pit)11
5BB (pit)8

Player Stats

CLE — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Bo NaylorC	5	1	2	1	3	0
Kyle Manzardo1B	5	1	1	0	2	0
Steven KwanCF	4	1	1	0	0	1
Petey HalpinCF	4	1	1	0	1	1
Brayan RocchioSS	4	1	2	0	0	1
Chase DeLauterRF	4	0	1	0	0	1
Daniel SchneemannCF	4	1	1	0	1	1
Jose Ramirez3B	3	1	1	0	0	2
Travis Bazzana2B	3	1	1	0	0	1
Angel MartinezLF	0	0	0	0	0	0

CLE — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Slade CecconiSP	5.1	6	2	2	3	3
Connor BrogdonRP	1.1	2	2	2	1	1
Cade SmithRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
Hunter GaddisRP	0.2	3	1	1	0	0
Tim HerrinRP	0.1	1	0	0	1	0
Erik SabrowskiRP	0.1	0	0	0	0	1

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Maikel Garcia3B	5	0	2	0	1	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	5	0	1	0	0	0
Salvador PerezC	5	0	0	0	0	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	5	1	1	1	1	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	4	1	1	1
Carter JensenC	4	1	1	0	0	1
Kyle IsbelCF	2	0	0	0	0	0
Isaac CollinsLF	2	1	1	0	0	2
Michael Massey2B	2	1	1	0	0	0
Nick Loftin3B	1	0	1	0	1	0
Lane ThomasCF	0	0	0	0	1	1

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Seth LugoSP	4.0	7	4	4	4	5
Eric CerantolaRP	2.0	1	3	3	3	3
Alex LangeRP	1.0	1	1	1	1	1
Nick MearsRP	1.0	2	0	0	0	0
Daniel Lynch IVRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2

Scoring Summary

109 events · 11 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Kwan singled to center.
0-0
Top
DeLauter flied out to center.
0-0
Top
Ramírez singled to right, Kwan to third.
0-0
Top
Manzardo doubled to center, Kwan scored and Ramírez scored.
2-0
Top
Schneemann singled to right, Manzardo scored.
3-0
Top
Bazzana singled to center, Schneemann to second.
3-0
Top
Rocchio struck out looking.
3-0
Top
Naylor struck out swinging.
3-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Garcia doubled to center.
3-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. walked.
3-0
Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to left.
3-0
Bottom
Perez lined out to center.
3-0
Bottom
Jensen walked, Witt Jr. to second, Garcia to third.
3-0
Bottom
Caglianone grounded out to first.
3-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Halpin struck out looking.
3-0
Top
Kwan lined out to left.
3-0
Top
DeLauter walked.
3-0
Top
Ramírez walked, DeLauter to second.
3-0
Top
Manzardo grounded out to first.
3-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Collins walked.
3-0
Bottom
Massey flied out to center.
3-0
Bottom
Isbel struck out swinging.
3-0
Bottom
Garcia struck out looking.
3-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Schneemann walked.
3-0
Top
Bazzana struck out swinging.
3-0
Top
Rocchio singled to left, Schneemann to second.
3-0
Top
Naylor flied out to center, Schneemann to third.
3-0
Top
Halpin singled to center, Schneemann scored, Rocchio to second.
4-0
Top
Steven Kwan challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Steven Kwan called out on strikes.
4-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to center.
4-0
Bottom
Pasquantino grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Witt Jr. out at second.
4-0
Bottom
Perez popped out to first.
4-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
DeLauter popped out to third.
4-0
Top
Ramírez walked.
4-0
Top
Ramírez caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
4-0
Top
Manzardo flied out to center.
4-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen struck out swinging.
4-0
Bottom
Caglianone flied out to center.
4-0
Bottom
Collins flied out to right.
4-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Lynch IV relieved Lugo
4-0
Top
Schneemann struck out looking.
4-0
Top
Royals challenged (hit by pitch), call on the field was upheld: Travis Bazzana hit by pitch.
4-0
Top
Rocchio struck out looking.
4-0
Top
Naylor grounded out to second.
4-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Massey doubled to right.
4-0
Bottom
Isbel grounded out to shortstop, Massey to third.
4-0
Bottom
Garcia singled to right, Massey scored.
4-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. reached on infield single to second, Garcia out at third on runner's fielder's choice.
4-1
Bottom
Pasquantino lined out to second.
4-1

Inning 6 Top

Top
Lange relieved Lynch IV
4-1
Top
Halpin walked.
4-1
Top
Halpin stole second.
4-1
Top
Kwan grounded out to first, Halpin to third.
4-1
Top
Halpin scored on a passed ball by Jensen.
5-1
Top
DeLauter doubled to center.
5-1
Top
Ramírez struck out swinging.
5-1
Top
Manzardo grounded out to shortstop.
5-1
Top
Halpin scored on a passed ball by Jensen.
5-1

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Perez grounded out to third.
5-1
Bottom
Jensen singled to right.
5-1
Bottom
Herrin relieved Cecconi
5-1
Bottom
Caglianone singled to center, Jensen to second.
5-1
Bottom
Collins walked, Caglianone to second, Jensen to third.
5-1
Bottom
Loftin hit for Massey
5-1
Bottom
Loftin hit sacrifice fly to center, Jensen scored.
5-2
Bottom
Thomas hit for Isbel
5-2
Bottom
Brogdon relieved Herrin
5-2
Bottom
Thomas walked, Collins to second, Caglianone to third.
5-2
Bottom
Garcia flied out to right.
5-2

Inning 7 Top

Top
Loftin at second base.
5-2
Top
Thomas in center field.
5-2
Top
Cerantola relieved Lange
5-2
Top
Schneemann grounded out to second.
5-2
Top
Bazzana walked.
5-2
Top
Bazzana stole second.
5-2
Top
Rocchio walked.
5-2
Top
Rocchio stole second, Bazzana stole third.
5-2
Top
Naylor homered to right (393 feet), Bazzana scored and Rocchio scored.
8-2
Top
Halpin flied out to center.
8-2
Top
Kwan walked.
8-2
Top
DeLauter grounded out to second.
8-2

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Martínez in right field.
8-2
Bottom
Witt Jr. homered to right center (407 feet).
8-3
Bottom
Pasquantino homered to right center (414 feet).
8-4
Bottom
Perez lined out to left.
8-4
Bottom
Jensen flied out to left.
8-4
Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
8-4

Inning 8 Top

Top
Ramírez struck out swinging.
8-4
Top
Manzardo struck out swinging.
8-4
Top
Schneemann struck out swinging.
8-4

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Gaddis relieved Brogdon
8-4
Bottom
Collins reached on infield single to shortstop.
8-4
Bottom
Loftin doubled to left, Collins to third.
8-4
Bottom
Thomas hit sacrifice fly to left, Collins scored.
8-5
Bottom
Garcia flied out to left.
8-5
Bottom
Witt Jr. reached on infield single to shortstop, Loftin to third.
8-5
Bottom
Sabrowski relieved Gaddis
8-5
Bottom
Witt Jr. to second on wild pitch by Sabrowski.
8-5
Bottom
Pasquantino struck out swinging.
8-5

Inning 9 Top

Top
Mears relieved Cerantola
8-5
Top
Bazzana flied out to center.
8-5
Top
Rocchio singled to left.
8-5
Top
Guardians challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Brayan Rocchio caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Carter Jensen to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
8-5
Top
Naylor reached on infield single to second.
8-5
Top
Halpin flied out to left.
8-5

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Smith relieved Sabrowski
8-5
Bottom
Perez struck out swinging.
8-5
Bottom
Jensen struck out swinging.
8-5
Bottom
Caglianone flied out to right.
8-5

Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday, May 7, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Odds

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