Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians — Apr 8, 2026

MLB Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH·April 8, 2026
Kansas City Royals KC 5-7, 2-4 Away
2
Final
10
Cleveland Guardians CLE 8-5, 4-2 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
KC 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
CLE 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 10 16 2
Leaders
Hits
B.
B. Witt Jr. SS KC
2 H
A.
A. Martínez CF CLE
4 H
Home Runs
A.
A. Martínez CF CLE
1 HR
RBI
B.
B. Witt Jr. SS KC
1 RBI
A.
A. Martínez CF CLE
4 RBI
Batting
Royals
Guardians
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Royals
Guardians
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Bot 8th 0 - 5 2 - 10
2 - 10
Angel Martínez Angel Martínez homers to center field. Steven Kwan scores. Brayan Rocchio scores. Austin Hedges scores. HR RBI 4
2 - 6
Brayan Rocchio Brayan Rocchio singles to right center field. Austin Hedges to second. Juan Brito scores. RBI
Bot 5th 0 - 1 2 - 5
2 - 5
Juan Brito Juan Brito doubles to right field. Rhys Hoskins scores. 2B RBI
Top 5th 1 - 0 2 - 4
2B RBI E Starling Marte Starling Marte doubles to deep left center field. Lane Thomas scores. Fielding error by Steven Kwan.
2 - 4
Top 4th 1 - 0 1 - 4
2B RBI Robert Witt Bobby Witt doubles to deep left center field. Maikel Garcia scores.
1 - 4
Bot 2nd 0 - 1 0 - 4
0 - 4
José Ramírez José Ramírez doubles to center field. Angel Martínez to third. Steven Kwan scores. 2B RBI
Bot 1st 0 - 3 0 - 3
0 - 3
Rhys Hoskins Rhys Hoskins doubles to deep left field. Chase DeLauter scores. 2B RBI
0 - 2
Chase DeLauter Chase DeLauter doubles to deep left center field. David Fry scores. José Ramírez scores. 2B RBI 2
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: CLE +8 Times Tied: 0
Team Statistics
Royals
Guardians
Batting
5 Hits 16
2 Runs 10
0 Home Runs 1
1 RBI 10
14 Strikeouts 9
3 Walks 4
2 Doubles 7
0 Triples 0
15 Left on Base 11
Pitching
10 Runs Allowed 2
10 Earned Runs 1
16 Hits Allowed 5
9 Strikeouts 14
4 Walks 3
1 HR Allowed 0
41 Batters Faced 35
Fielding
24 Put Outs 27
9 Assists 4
Head-to-Head
Guardians leads 3-2
Final
KC Royals
1
CLE Guardians
2
Final
KC Royals
4
CLE Guardians
2
Final
KC Royals
5
CLE Guardians
6
Final
KC Royals
2
CLE Guardians
3
Final
KC Royals
4
CLE Guardians
3
Progressive Field
Cleveland, OH, US · 34,820 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
April 8, 2026
Time
5:10 pm