Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians

Apr 6, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	4	11	0	8
CLE	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	0	5

loss:

P. Pallettewin: Kansas City Royals logo

M. Wachasave: Kansas City Royals logo

L. Erceg

Game Recap

CLEVELAND -- The Royals entered Monday night’s series opener against the Guardians needing a well-pitched and deep start from their starter after leaning heavily on their bullpen during their weekend stretch of three games in two days. Like he has so many times as a Royal, Michael Wacha delivered....

Scoring Summary

KCCLE

3
Steven Kwan homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
01
4
Jonathan India singles on a line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd. [1 run]
11
6
Carter Jensen homers (2) on a line drive to right field. [1 run]
21
8
Jonathan India homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Carter Jensen scores. [2 runs]
41
8
Brayan Rocchio homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
42

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.342
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	.270
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	4	.211
4Salvador PerezC	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.184
5Carter JensenDH	2	4	2	1	1	0	1	0	.250
6Jonathan India2B	2	4	1	3	2	0	1	0	.250
Michael Massey2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
7Jac CaglianoneRF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.281
Lane ThomasRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118
8Isaac CollinsLF	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	.214
9Kyle IsbelCF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444
TOTAL	11	37	4	4	8	2	2	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Michael WachaRHP	7.0	3	1	1	3	3	1	102	0.69
Matt StrahmLHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	24	5.79
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	3.86

TOTAL	9.0	4	2	2	5	4	2	140	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Steven KwanCF	2	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.244
2Chase DeLauterRF	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.286
3Jose Ramirez3B	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	.146
4Kyle Manzardo1B	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	.063
David FryPH-1B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.300
5Rhys HoskinsDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.200
6Bo NaylorC	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.138
7CJ KayfusLF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167
8Gabriel AriasSS	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200
Daniel SchneemannPR-2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.185
9Brayan Rocchio2B-SS	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	.200
TOTAL	4	29	2	2	5	4	2	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Tanner BibeeRHP	4.2	5	1	1	3	1	0	87	3.29
Tim HerrinLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.00
Peyton PalletteRHP	2.0	3	1	1	3	0	1	30	2.70
Kolby AllardLHP	2.0	3	2	2	2	1	1	35	5.79
TOTAL	9.0	11	4	4	8	2	2	157	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCCLE

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Maikel Garcia grounds out, third baseman Jose Ramirez to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder CJ Kayfus.
00
SINGLE — Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a soft bunt ground ball to third baseman Jose Ramirez. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.
00
GROUNDED INTO DP — Salvador Perez grounds into a double play, second baseman Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. Vinnie Pasquantino out at 2nd. Salvador Perez out at 1st. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Steven Kwan singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.
00
FORCEOUT — Chase DeLauter grounds into a force out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Steven Kwan out at 2nd. Chase DeLauter to 1st. [1 out]
00
LINEOUT — Jose Ramirez lines out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. [2 outs]
00
BUNT GROUNDOUT — Kyle Manzardo bunt grounds out softly, pitcher Michael Wacha to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [3 outs]
00

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Team Stats

CLE

4Runs2

11Hits4

0Errors0

.297Batting Avg.138

37At Bats29

4Extra-base Hits3

2Home Runs2

4Runs-Batted-In2

2Walks4

1Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts5

8Left on Base5

19Total Bases11

Game Details

Monday, April 6, 2026 · 6:10 PM

Progressive Field · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 13,143 (37.7%)

weather: 47 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: CLE -118

over/under: 7