Guardians vs Royals Game (May 5, 2026)

Final · May 5, 2026 at 7:40 p.m.

Kauffman Stadium

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland GuardiansCLE	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0
Kansas City RoyalsKC	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	-	5	8	0

Decisions

WinnerStephen Kolek
LoserGavin Williams
SaveLucas Erceg

Scoring plays

Bot 1Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.0-2
Top 4Rhys Hoskins homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. José Ramírez scores. Kyle Manzardo scores.3-2
Bot 4Michael Massey homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Isaac Collins scores.3-4
Bot 6Isaac Collins homers (3) on a line drive to right center field.3-5

Box score

Cleveland Guardians

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Steven KwanCF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.211
Chase DeLauterRF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.302
José Ramírez3B	4	1	0	0	0	1	.212
Kyle Manzardo1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.202
Rhys HoskinsDH	3	1	1	3	1	0	.207
Daniel SchneemannSS	4	0	1	0	0	1	.283
Travis Bazzana2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.174
Angel MartínezLF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.271
Bo NaylorC	2	0	0	0	0	1	.127
David FryC	0	0	0	0	1	0	.262
Totals	31	3	4	3	2	5

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Gavin Williams	6.0	8	5	5	2	7	2	97-68	3.28
Colin Holderman	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	26-17	1.50

Kansas City Royals

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Maikel Garcia3B	3	1	0	0	1	1	.256
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	2	0	0	1	.287
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.192
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	1	2	0	2	.209
Carter JensenC	4	0	0	0	0	4	.222
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.248
Isaac CollinsLF	3	2	3	1	0	0	.255
Michael Massey2B	3	1	2	2	0	0	.215
Kyle IsbelCF	2	0	0	0	1	0	.282
Totals	31	5	8	5	2	10

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Stephen Kolek	6.0	4	3	3	0	3	1	83-56	4.50
Nick Mears	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-5	2.13
Daniel Lynch IV	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14-7	1.84
Lucas Erceg	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15-8	3.52

Game info

Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 13,102
Duration: 2 h 06
Weather: 53 °F, Cloudy · wind 0 mph, Calm
Umpires: John Bacon (Home plate) · Edwin Moscoso (First base) · Nic Lentz (Second base) · Vic Carapazza (Third base)

About this game

Who won Guardians vs Royals?

Royals won 5-3 over Guardians on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.

When was Guardians vs Royals played?

On Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 7:40 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.

Where was Guardians vs Royals played?

At Kauffman Stadium.

Team

Cleveland GuardiansCLE

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Scoring plays

Bot 1Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.0-2

Top 4Rhys Hoskins homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. José Ramírez scores. Kyle Manzardo scores.3-2

Bot 4Michael Massey homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Isaac Collins scores.3-4

Bot 6Isaac Collins homers (3) on a line drive to right center field.3-5

Batters

RBI

AVG

.211

.302

.212

.202

.207

.283

.174

.271

.127

.262

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Gavin Williams

6.0

97-68

3.28

Colin Holderman

2.0

26-17

1.50

Batters

RBI

AVG

.256

.287

.192

.209

.222

.248

.255

.215

.282

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Stephen Kolek

6.0

83-56

4.50

Nick Mears

1.0

8-5

2.13

Daniel Lynch IV

1.0

14-7

1.84

Lucas Erceg

1.0

15-8

3.52