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Kansas City Royals

5-6 • 3rd AL Central

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Cleveland Guardians

7-5 • 1st AL Central

Date: Wed, Apr 08, 2026

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland

Weather: Sunny, 50°

Umpires: Dan Iassogna (Home Plate), James Jean (First Base), Adam Beck (Second Base), Ben May (Third Base)

Line Score

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

KC Lineup

Player	POS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Maikel Garcia	3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	0.250
Bobby Witt Jr.	SS	4	0	2	1	0	1	0.500
Vinnie Pasquantino	1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	0.250
Salvador Perez	DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	0.000
Carter Jensen	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Lane Thomas	CF	2	1	0	0	1	2	0.000
Jonathan India	2B	2	0	0	0	1	2	0.000
Starling Marte	RF	3	0	1	0	0	2	0.333
Michael Massey	LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.000
Isaac Collins	PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.000
Cole Ragans	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Luinder Avila	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Alex Lange	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Steven Cruz	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-

KC Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Cole Ragans	0.2	2	3	3	1	2	135.00
Luinder Avila	3.0	6	1	1	1	2	3.00
Alex Lange	2.1	3	1	1	0	2	4.29
Steven Cruz	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0.00

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CLE Lineup

Player	POS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Steven Kwan	CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	0.250
Angel Martínez	LF	4	0	3	0	0	1	0.750
José Ramírez	3B	3	1	2	1	1	0	0.667
David Fry	DH	2	1	0	0	1	1	0.000
Kyle Manzardo	DH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.000
Chase DeLauter	RF	4	1	1	2	0	1	0.250
Rhys Hoskins	1B	4	1	3	1	0	0	0.750
Juan Brito	2B	3	0	1	1	0	1	0.333
Austin Hedges	C	3	0	0	0	0	2	0.000
Brayan Rocchio	SS	2	0	0	0	1	0	0.000
Joey Cantillo	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Connor Brogdon	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Erik Sabrowski	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Matt Festa	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-

CLE Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Joey Cantillo	5.2	3	2	1	2	9	1.73
Connor Brogdon	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0.00
Erik Sabrowski	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0.00
Matt Festa	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Play-by-Play

Salvador Perez flies out to center fielder Steven Kwan.
Salvador Perez vs Matt Festa
Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.
Vinnie Pasquantino vs Erik Sabrowski
Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to left fielder Angel Martínez.
Bobby Witt Jr. vs Erik Sabrowski
Maikel Garcia flies out to right fielder Chase DeLauter.
Maikel Garcia vs Erik Sabrowski
Isaac Collins strikes out swinging.
Isaac Collins vs Erik Sabrowski
Top 8th
Rhys Hoskins flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas.
Rhys Hoskins vs Steven Cruz
Chase DeLauter strikes out swinging.
Chase DeLauter vs Steven Cruz
Kyle Manzardo strikes out swinging.
Kyle Manzardo vs Steven Cruz
José Ramírez walks.
José Ramírez vs Steven Cruz
Bottom 7th
Austin Hedges challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Starling Marte called out on strikes.
Starling Marte vs Connor Brogdon
Jonathan India strikes out swinging.
Jonathan India vs Connor Brogdon
Lane Thomas strikes out swinging.
Lane Thomas vs Connor Brogdon
Carter Jensen reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Juan Brito.
Carter Jensen vs Connor Brogdon
Top 7th
Angel Martínez doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Angel Martínez out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Starling Marte to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to third baseman Maikel Garcia.
Angel Martínez vs Alex Lange
Steven Kwan grounds out, second baseman Jonathan India to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Steven Kwan vs Alex Lange
Brayan Rocchio lines out to center fielder Lane Thomas.
Brayan Rocchio vs Alex Lange
Bottom 6th
Salvador Perez pops out to catcher Austin Hedges in foul territory.
Salvador Perez vs Connor Brogdon
Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to center fielder Steven Kwan.
Vinnie Pasquantino vs Joey Cantillo
Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.
Bobby Witt Jr. vs Joey Cantillo
Top 6th
Austin Hedges strikes out swinging.
Austin Hedges vs Alex Lange
Juan Brito doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Rhys Hoskins scores.
Juan Brito vs Alex Lange
Rhys Hoskins doubles (5) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Michael Massey.
Rhys Hoskins vs Alex Lange
Chase DeLauter flies out to right fielder Starling Marte.
Chase DeLauter vs Alex Lange
David Fry strikes out swinging.
David Fry vs Alex Lange
Bottom 5th
Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging.
Maikel Garcia vs Joey Cantillo
Michael Massey strikes out swinging.
Michael Massey vs Joey Cantillo
Starling Marte doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Lane Thomas scores. Fielding error by center fielder Steven Kwan.
Starling Marte vs Joey Cantillo
Jonathan India called out on strikes.
Jonathan India vs Joey Cantillo
Lane Thomas walks.
Lane Thomas vs Joey Cantillo
Top 5th
José Ramírez flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas.
José Ramírez vs Alex Lange
Angel Martínez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas.
Angel Martínez vs Luinder Avila
Steven Kwan grounds out, second baseman Jonathan India to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Steven Kwan vs Luinder Avila
Brayan Rocchio grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Brayan Rocchio vs Luinder Avila
Bottom 4th
Carter Jensen grounds out softly, pitcher Joey Cantillo to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.
Carter Jensen vs Joey Cantillo
Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
Salvador Perez vs Joey Cantillo
Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging.
Vinnie Pasquantino vs Joey Cantillo
Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. Maikel Garcia scores.
Bobby Witt Jr. vs Joey Cantillo
Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to pitcher Joey Cantillo.
Maikel Garcia vs Joey Cantillo
Top 4th
Austin Hedges grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Austin Hedges vs Luinder Avila
Juan Brito strikes out swinging.
Juan Brito vs Luinder Avila
Rhys Hoskins doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas.
Rhys Hoskins vs Luinder Avila
Chase DeLauter flies out to left fielder Michael Massey.
Chase DeLauter vs Luinder Avila
Bottom 3rd
Michael Massey grounds into a double play, second baseman Juan Brito to shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. Jonathan India out at 2nd. Michael Massey out at 1st.
Michael Massey vs Joey Cantillo
Starling Marte strikes out swinging.
Starling Marte vs Joey Cantillo
Jonathan India walks.
Jonathan India vs Joey Cantillo
Top 3rd
David Fry flies out to right fielder Starling Marte.
David Fry vs Luinder Avila
José Ramírez doubles (3) on a line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Steven Kwan scores. Angel Martínez to 3rd.
José Ramírez vs Luinder Avila
Angel Martínez singles on a line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Steven Kwan to 2nd.
Angel Martínez vs Luinder Avila
Steven Kwan singles on a ground ball. Brayan Rocchio out at 2nd, hit by batted ball, second baseman Jonathan India unassisted.
Steven Kwan vs Luinder Avila
Brayan Rocchio walks.
Brayan Rocchio vs Luinder Avila
Austin Hedges called out on strikes.
Austin Hedges vs Luinder Avila
Bottom 2nd
Lane Thomas strikes out swinging.
Lane Thomas vs Joey Cantillo
Carter Jensen grounds out to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.
Carter Jensen vs Joey Cantillo
Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Chase DeLauter.
Salvador Perez vs Joey Cantillo
Top 2nd
Juan Brito grounds out, second baseman Jonathan India to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Juan Brito vs Luinder Avila
Rhys Hoskins doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Michael Massey. Chase DeLauter scores.
Rhys Hoskins vs Luinder Avila
Chase DeLauter doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. José Ramírez scores. David Fry scores.
Chase DeLauter vs Cole Ragans
David Fry walks. José Ramírez to 2nd.
David Fry vs Cole Ragans
José Ramírez singles on a line drive to pitcher Cole Ragans.
José Ramírez vs Cole Ragans
Angel Martínez called out on strikes.
Angel Martínez vs Cole Ragans
Steven Kwan called out on strikes.
Steven Kwan vs Cole Ragans
Bottom 1st
Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging.
Vinnie Pasquantino vs Joey Cantillo
Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.
Bobby Witt Jr. vs Joey Cantillo
Maikel Garcia pops out to catcher Austin Hedges in foul territory.
Maikel Garcia vs Joey Cantillo
Top 1st