Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians, at Kauffman Stadium, May 5, 2026 Matchups, Preview

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Cleveland Guardians

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Cleveland Guardians
Record 18-18
Manager Stephen Vogt
Game # 37
On This Date 50-53
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 15-15
Home 9-7
Away 9-11
Extra Innings 1-1
vs. RHP 11-15
vs. LHP 7-3
1-Run Games 3-4
vs. East 5-5
vs. Central 2-2
vs. West 5-5
Inter-League 6-6

CLE Last 10 Games

Gavin Williams (#32, 26, RHP, 5-1, 2.70)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Kansas City Royals
Record 16-19
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 36
On This Date 27-23
Standing 4th (1.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 8-2
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 13-17
Home 10-7
Away 6-12
Extra Innings 3-1
vs. RHP 14-12
vs. LHP 2-7
1-Run Games 3-5
vs. East 1-5
vs. Central 6-8
vs. West 7-2
Inter-League 2-4

KCR Last 10 Games

Stephen Kolek (#32, 29, RHP, 0-0, )

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Mon, Apr 06, 2026 KCR4@CLE2
Tue, Apr 07, 2026@CLE2 KCR1
Wed, Apr 08, 2026@CLE10 KCR2
Mon, May 04, 2026@KCR6 CLE2
DateAwayHomeTime
Tue, May 05, 2026CLE@KCR7:40pm
Wed, May 06, 2026CLE@KCR7:40pm
Thu, May 07, 2026CLE@KCR2:10pm
Fri, Aug 28, 2026KCR@CLE7:10pm
Sat, Aug 29, 2026KCR@CLE4:10pm
Sun, Aug 30, 2026KCR@CLE1:40pm
Fri, Sep 25, 2026CLE@KCR7:40pm
Sat, Sep 26, 2026CLE@KCR7:10pm
Sun, Sep 27, 2026CLE@KCR3:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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CLE Batters vs KCR Pitchers
CLE Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Guardians Batters (4.11 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.54 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Guardians Batters (4.11 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.54 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 56. Kolek 58. Avila 47. Black 60. Erceg 56. Lange 41. Lynch* 31. Mears 46. Schreiber 25. Strahm*
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
37. Bazzana* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
24. DeLauter* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/ ··· 1/.000
6. Fry G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 4/.250 1/.000 4/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000
Halpin* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
27. Hedges G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 4/.500 10/1.067 ··· 2/1.500 1/.000
8. Hoskins G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 2/3.000 ··· 1/.000 2/1.500 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 5/.400
38. Kwan* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.250 2/1.000 ··· 5/.000 3/.333 10/.200 ··· 5/.000 3/.000
9. Manzardo* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 1/ ··· 4/.500 1/.000 1/.000 3/.000 1/.000 ···
1. Martínez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/2.000 3/1.334 ··· 2/.000 1/3.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
23. Naylor* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.667 1/.000 ··· 3/.000 2/.000 3/.000 ··· 4/1.750 2/.000
11. Ramírez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 2/1.500 ··· 7/.619 13/.481 19/1.194 4/.000 6/.334 5/.400
4. Rocchio# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 3/1.167 ··· 1/2.000 4/.833 4/.750 ··· 4/.833 3/1.666
10. Schneemann* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 3/.000 2/.000 4/1.750 1/.000

CLE Batters

CLE Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
37. Bazzana* G ·  S ·  vP 26 .200 .385 .200 .585 21 .629 5 .400 .730 26 .585 2 0 0 1
24. DeLauter* G ·  S ·  vP 130 .304 .392 .554 .946 94 .881 36 1.109 1.087 91 .898 0 0 6 0
6. Fry G ·  S ·  vP 51 .262 .392 .500 .892 19 1.091 32 .740 .953 40 .931 0 0 3 0
Halpin* G ·  S ·  vP 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 5 .000 .000 5 .000 0 0 0 0
27. Hedges G ·  S ·  vP 46 .310 .348 .476 .824 23 .522 23 1.162 1.093 38 .728 0 0 1 1
8. Hoskins G ·  S ·  vP 98 .203 .347 .354 .701 66 .809 32 .481 .719 72 .706 0 0 2 0
38. Kwan* G ·  S ·  vP 149 .217 .311 .279 .590 102 .647 47 .470 .565 102 .543 2 1 1 1
9. Manzardo* G ·  S ·  vP 107 .200 .280 .284 .565 92 .570 15 .533 .659 69 .716 0 0 2 0
1. Martínez# G ·  S ·  vP 113 .279 .315 .490 .806 76 .882 37 .659 .876 86 .884 5 2 5 1
23. Naylor* G ·  S ·  vP 83 .130 .193 .195 .388 71 .307 12 .833 .435 51 .406 0 0 1 1
11. Ramírez# G ·  S ·  vP 157 .218 .338 .414 .751 114 .640 43 1.030 .680 111 .857 13 1 6 3
4. Rocchio# G ·  S ·  vP 130 .261 .336 .374 .710 91 .669 39 .802 .578 92 .718 3 2 3 4
10. Schneemann* G ·  S ·  vP 97 .284 .351 .500 .851 73 .783 24 1.053 .859 70 .988 2 2 4 1
TOTAL .233 .318 .382 .700 .675 .763 .709 .730 27 8 37 17

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
56. Kolek G ·  S ·  vP ·············· .0 .00 .0
58. Avila G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X········ 9.0 7.00 9.0 44 .400 1.105 14 1.044 30 1.133 1.544 26 .826 1 0 2
47. Black G ·  S ·  vP ·····X···X··X· 4.2 .00 9.6 22 .350 .809 11 .664 11 .955 .944 22 .809 0 0 0
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X······X 40.2 3.32 9.3 163 .189 .596 124 .604 39 .571 .579 119 .561 3 3 2
65. Cameron* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 31.2 5.40 8.0 144 .301 .850 111 .802 33 1.011 .784 124 .897 5 0 1
60. Erceg G ·  S ·  vP ··Xo··X·X·X··o 14.1 3.77 8.2 58 .208 .616 26 .451 32 .745 .605 40 .513 0 0 1
56. Lange G ·  S ·  vP o···oo··X···X· 14.2 6.14 11.7 67 .250 .802 32 .583 35 .965 .840 50 .837 2 5 0
67. Lugo G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 43.2 2.68 7.6 174 .250 .655 68 .670 106 .644 .729 129 .693 1 1 1
41. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X··X··oo··· 13.2 1.98 11.9 51 .106 .389 29 .515 22 .232 .315 33 .340 1 0 0
31. Mears G ·  S ·  vP ···o··o·o·o··o 11.2 2.31 6.9 47 .158 .572 23 .439 24 .692 .335 33 .649 0 0 0
55. Ragans* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 32.1 5.29 11.4 138 .224 .858 92 .761 46 1.070 .566 97 .842 10 3 2
46. Schreiber G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X·o··X···· 12.1 4.38 3.6 55 .256 .835 27 .747 28 .914 .713 37 .794 2 1 0
25. Strahm* G ·  S ·  vP o·oo··X···o··X 13.2 3.29 9.2 58 .196 .666 39 .844 19 .325 .699 37 .604 2 0 0
52. Wacha G ·  S ·  vP X····X······X· 44.1 3.05 7.3 174 .204 .634 64 .723 110 .584 .587 128 .688 5 2 2
TOTAL 4.32 8.7 .239 .741 .694 .732 41 18 11
KCR Batters vs CLE Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
CLE Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.17 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (4.31 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.17 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (4.31 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 32. Williams 75. Brogdon 52. Festa 33. Gaddis 29. Herrin* 35. Holderman 41. Pallette 62. Sabrowski* 36. Smith
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
14. Caglianone* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.334 1/.000 2/2.500 ··· 1/ ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 1/.000
1. Collins# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 ··· 1/ 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.500 2/.000 1/.000
43. Díaz G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 3/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP 23/.711 1/.000 2/2.500 6/1.166 4/.500 2/1.000 1/.000 2/1.500 5/.000
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP 19/.600 ··· ··· 4/.666 3/.000 2/.500 1/2.000 2/.000 4/.000
22. Jensen* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.500 3/.000 2/.000 ··· 1/ ··· 1/5.000 ··· ···
12. Loftin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 3/1.167 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000
Marte G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 6/.900 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.154 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000
9. Pasquantino* G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.487 1/2.000 3/.000 6/.167 5/.650 ··· ··· 1/2.000 7/.429
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 18/.801 3/.000 5/.400 5/.600 4/1.750 ··· 1/.000 ··· 6/.533
15. Thomas G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/.800 3/.333 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 ··· ···
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 25/.368 1/.000 4/.500 8/1.250 ··· 2/.500 1/.000 1/2.000 7/.572

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
14. Caglianone* G ·  S ·  vP 114 .257 .342 .446 .788 90 .815 24 .685 .845 78 .826 0 1 4 0
1. Collins# G ·  S ·  vP 109 .231 .349 .330 .678 77 .734 32 .550 .928 76 .673 1 3 2 1
43. Díaz G ·  S ·  vP 12 .364 .417 .818 1.235 5 .600 7 1.738 .900 12 1.235 0 0 1 0
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 145 .262 .324 .415 .740 117 .624 28 1.224 .882 100 .650 4 2 3 0
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 95 .289 .352 .446 .797 81 .865 14 .397 1.032 67 .634 5 0 3 1
22. Jensen* G ·  S ·  vP 119 .231 .319 .423 .742 90 .833 29 .468 .835 92 .714 0 0 6 1
12. Loftin G ·  S ·  vP 41 .257 .366 .343 .709 29 .665 12 .817 .833 30 .713 0 0 0 2
Marte G ·  S ·  vP 35 .303 .314 .394 .708 12 .962 23 .579 .747 25 .795 0 1 0 0
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 67 .194 .224 .323 .546 54 .588 13 .385 .846 67 .546 1 0 1 0
9. Pasquantino* G ·  S ·  vP 142 .198 .289 .364 .652 105 .740 37 .422 .608 97 .700 1 0 4 2
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 143 .207 .245 .356 .600 106 .543 37 .768 .645 102 .585 0 0 5 2
15. Thomas G ·  S ·  vP 79 .234 .380 .297 .677 42 .533 37 .846 .710 59 .764 3 1 1 0
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 158 .281 .354 .424 .779 125 .694 33 1.091 .806 114 .831 11 2 3 0
TOTAL .240 .319 .387 .707 .703 .717 .805 .698 27 11 35 10

CLE Pitchers

CLE Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
32. Williams G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 43.1 2.70 11.0 171 .166 .588 68 .636 103 .556 .716 126 .602 6 2 1
28. Bibee G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 39.1 4.58 8.2 172 .269 .767 80 .750 92 .783 .964 114 .768 6 3 0
75. Brogdon G ·  S ·  vP X··o··X··o···o 14.0 4.50 8.4 60 .218 .682 34 .613 26 .766 .657 44 .653 3 2 0
54. Cantillo* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 34.1 3.67 9.4 145 .252 .773 107 .850 38 .570 .870 106 .816 5 6 1
44. Cecconi G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 35.2 6.56 7.1 164 .297 .863 78 .977 86 .754 .919 119 .948 8 5 0
52. Festa G ·  S ·  vP X·oo···o·X··X· 17.0 4.76 7.9 72 .227 .717 40 .576 32 .895 .857 52 .704 3 1 0
33. Gaddis G ·  S ·  vP ··XX···o··o·o· 5.2 9.53 11.1 31 .385 1.067 22 .581 9 2.349 1.088 31 1.067 2 1 0
29. Herrin* G ·  S ·  vP ··oX··X·o····X 10.1 .00 4.4 46 .216 .569 25 .790 21 .308 .710 38 .583 0 4 0
35. Holderman G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo····Xo····· 10.0 1.80 7.2 39 .162 .448 16 .321 23 .536 .533 25 .320 1 0 0
77. Messick* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 41.1 2.40 9.6 156 .193 .553 108 .577 48 .500 .669 116 .556 4 0 0
41. Pallette G ·  S ·  vP XX····X··X···X 14.2 4.91 9.2 67 .204 .655 32 .396 35 .867 .762 40 .633 1 1 0
62. Sabrowski* G ·  S ·  vP ···o·o·X··o·X· 14.2 2.45 14.7 57 .140 .468 36 .511 21 .393 .281 41 .522 1 2 0
36. Smith G ·  S ·  vP ···X·o····X··X 15.1 3.52 10.6 65 .267 .741 31 .803 34 .684 .756 37 .670 1 1 0
TOTAL 4.02 9.2 .234 .707 .803 .715 45 32 2

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