Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Guardians

20-19

8-5

Final

Royals

17-21

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CLE	3	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	8
KC	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	5

Who won: Guardians 8-5

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium. The series is tied 2-2. The Guardians outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 1st inning. Bo Naylor went 2-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Guardians. Bobby Witt Jr. went 4-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

Win probability

100%CLE final

CLEKC

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Play by play

Bot 9th
Caglianone flied out to right.
Bot 9th
Jensen struck out swinging.
Bot 9th
Perez struck out swinging.
Bot 9th
Smith relieved Sabrowski
Bottom of the 9th inning
Top 9th
Halpin flied out to left.
Top 9th
Naylor reached on infield single to second.
Top 9th
Guardians challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Brayan Rocchio caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Carter Jensen to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
Top 9th
Rocchio singled to left.
Top 9th
Bazzana flied out to center.
Top 9th
Mears relieved Cerantola
Top of the 9th inning
Bot 8th
Pasquantino struck out swinging.
Bot 8th
Witt Jr. to second on wild pitch by Sabrowski.
Bot 8th
Sabrowski relieved Gaddis
Bot 8th
Witt Jr. reached on infield single to shortstop, Loftin to third.
Bot 8th
Garcia flied out to left.
RUN SCORESBot 8th
Hit sacrifice fly to left, Collins scored
Lane Thomas
Thomas hit sacrifice fly to left, Collins scored.
CLE 8 - 5 KC
Bot 8th
Loftin doubled to left, Collins to third.
Bot 8th
Collins reached on infield single to shortstop.
Bot 8th
Gaddis relieved Brogdon
Bottom of the 8th inning
Top 8th
Schneemann struck out swinging.
Top 8th
Manzardo struck out swinging.
Top 8th
Ramírez struck out swinging.

Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

Who won: Guardians 8-5

Win probability

Play by play

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