Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals

May 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CLE	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	3
KC	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	-	5	8	0	4

loss:

G. Williamswin: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Koleksave: Kansas City Royals logo

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Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- A shift in the pitching plans for Tuesday’s game against the Guardians hardly changed anything at all for the Royals as they turned to Stephen Kolek, the next man up in the rotation, and just kept rolling along in the win column. Kolek tossed a quality spot...

Scoring Summary

CLEKC

1
Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [2 runs]
02
4
Rhys Hoskins homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Jose Ramirez scores. Kyle Manzardo scores. [3 runs]
32
4
Michael Massey homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Isaac Collins scores. [2 runs]
34
6
Isaac Collins homers (3) on a line drive to right center field. [1 run]
35

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Steven KwanCF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.211
2Chase DeLauterRF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.302
3Jose Ramirez3B	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.212
4Kyle Manzardo1B	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.202
5Rhys HoskinsDH	1	3	1	3	0	1	1	0	.207
6Daniel SchneemannSS	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.283
7Travis Bazzana2B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.174
8Angel MartinezLF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.271
9Bo NaylorC	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.127
David FryPH-C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.262
TOTAL	4	31	3	3	5	2	1	5	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Gavin WilliamsRHP	6.0	8	5	5	7	2	2	97	3.28
Colin HoldermanRHP	2.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	26	1.50


TOTAL	8.0	8	5	5	10	2	2	123	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	2	.256
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	.287
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.192
4Salvador PerezDH	1	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	.209
5Carter JensenC	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	1	.222
6Jac CaglianoneRF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.248
7Isaac CollinsLF	3	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	.255
8Michael Massey2B	2	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	.215
9Kyle IsbelCF	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.282

TOTAL	8	31	5	5	10	2	2	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Stephen KolekRHP	6.0	4	3	3	3	0	1	83	4.50
Nick MearsRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	2.13
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	1.84
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15	3.52
TOTAL	9.0	4	3	3	5	2	1	120	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCLEKC

TOP 1
LINEOUT — Steven Kwan lines out to second baseman Michael Massey. [1 out]
00
LINEOUT — Chase DeLauter lines out sharply to center fielder Kyle Isbel. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Jose Ramirez grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Stephen Kolek. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
WALK — Maikel Garcia walks.
00
DOUBLE — Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (10) on a line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Maikel Garcia to 3rd.
00
POP OUT — Vinnie Pasquantino pops out to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [2 runs]
02
STRIKEOUT — Carter Jensen strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
02
STRIKEOUT — Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
02

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Team Stats

CLE

3Runs5

4Hits8

0Errors0

.129Batting Avg.258

31At Bats31

1Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs2

3Runs-Batted-In5

2Walks2

0Stolen Bases1

5Strikeouts10

3Left on Base4

7Total Bases16

Game Details

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 · 7:40 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 13,102 (34.6%)

weather: 53 degrees, cloudy

spread: CLE -118

over/under: 7.5