Guardians vs Royals Game (May 6, 2026)

Final · May 6, 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	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	6	0
Kansas City RoyalsKC	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1

Decisions

WinnerJoey Cantillo
LoserLuinder Avila
SaveCade Smith

Scoring plays

Bot 3Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder David Fry. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.0-1
Top 5Chase DeLauter singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Austin Hedges scores. Petey Halpin scores.2-1
Top 8David Fry grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. José Ramírez scores.3-1

Box score

Cleveland Guardians

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Angel MartínezLF	4	0	1	0	1	2	.270
Chase DeLauterDH	4	0	2	2	0	1	.308
José Ramírez3B	2	1	0	0	2	0	.209
Rhys Hoskins1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.200
Kyle Manzardo1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200
David FryRF	4	0	0	1	0	1	.239
Daniel Schneemann2B	3	0	1	0	1	1	.284
Brayan RocchioSS	3	0	0	0	1	0	.254
Austin HedgesC	3	1	1	0	1	0	.311
Petey HalpinCF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.111
Totals	31	3	6	3	6	8

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Joey Cantillo	5.0	3	1	1	3	1	70-43	3.43
Matt Festa	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	13-11	4.50
Erik Sabrowski	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	20-13	2.25
Hunter Gaddis	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	9-4	8.53
Cade Smith	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	16-12	3.31

Kansas City Royals

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Maikel Garcia3B	3	0	2	0	1	0	.265
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	0	0	0	1	.279
Lane ThomasRF	2	0	0	0	1	0	.227
Jac CaglianoneRF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.245
Salvador PerezDH	2	0	0	1	1	2	.206
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.194
Starling MarteRF	2	0	1	0	1	0	.314
Kyle IsbelCF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.279
Isaac CollinsLF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.245
Nick Loftin2B	2	0	0	0	1	1	.243
Elias DíazC	3	0	0	0	0	0	.286
Totals	28	1	4	1	5	8

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Cole Ragans	3.0	1	0	0	2	4	58-34	4.84
Luinder Avila	2.0	2	2	2	2	2	49-29	7.36
John Schreiber	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	30-17	3.86
Alex Lange	1.1	0	1	1	1	0	23-13	6.19
Eric Cerantola	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	19-10	0.00

Game info

Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 13,039
Duration: 2 h 49
Weather: 61 °F, Clear · wind 3 mph, L To R
Umpires: Edwin Moscoso (Home plate) · Nic Lentz (First base) · Vic Carapazza (Second base) · John Bacon (Third base)

About this game

Who won Guardians vs Royals?

Guardians won 3-1 over Royals on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.

When was Guardians vs Royals played?

On Wednesday, May 6, 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 3Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder David Fry. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.0-1

Top 5Chase DeLauter singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Austin Hedges scores. Petey Halpin scores.2-1

Top 8David Fry grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. José Ramírez scores.3-1

Batters

RBI

AVG

.270

.308

.209

.200

.200

.239

.284

.254

.311

.111

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Joey Cantillo

5.0

70-43

3.43

Matt Festa

1.0

13-11

4.50

Erik Sabrowski

1.1

20-13

2.25

Hunter Gaddis

0.2

9-4

8.53

Cade Smith

1.0

16-12

3.31

Batters

RBI

AVG

.265

.279

.227

.245

.206

.194

.314

.279

.245

.243

.286

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Cole Ragans

3.0

58-34

4.84

Luinder Avila

2.0

49-29

7.36

John Schreiber

1.2

30-17

3.86

Alex Lange

1.1

23-13

6.19

Eric Cerantola

1.0

19-10

0.00