Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians, at Kauffman Stadium, May 6, 2026 Matchups, Preview

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Cleveland Guardians

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Cleveland Guardians
Record 18-19
Manager Stephen Vogt
Game # 38
On This Date 54-48
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 14-16
Home 9-7
Away 9-12
Extra Innings 1-1
vs. RHP 11-16
vs. LHP 7-3
1-Run Games 3-4
vs. East 5-5
vs. Central 2-3
vs. West 5-5
Inter-League 6-6

CLE Last 10 Games

Joey Cantillo (#54, 26, LHP, 1-1, 3.67)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Kansas City Royals
Record 17-19
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 37
On This Date 15-31
Standing 3rd (0.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 8-2
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 14-16
Home 11-7
Away 6-12
Extra Innings 3-1
vs. RHP 15-12
vs. LHP 2-7
1-Run Games 3-5
vs. East 1-5
vs. Central 7-8
vs. West 7-2
Inter-League 2-4

KCR Last 10 Games

Cole Ragans (#55, 28, LHP, 1-4, 5.29)

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
Tue, May 05, 2026@KCR5 CLE3
DateAwayHomeTime
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 (4.08 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.50 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Guardians Batters (4.08 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.50 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 55. Ragans* 58. Avila 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
37. Bazzana* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
24. DeLauter* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/3.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/ ··· 1/.000
6. Fry G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 1/.000 4/.250 1/.000 5/.200 ··· 2/.000 1/.000
Halpin* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
27. Hedges G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.200 2/.000 ··· 4/.500 10/1.067 ··· 2/1.500 1/.000
8. Hoskins G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.200 2/3.000 2/.500 2/1.500 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 5/.400
38. Kwan* G  ·   S  ·   vP 16/.619 2/1.000 5/.000 3/.333 11/.182 ··· 5/.000 3/.000
9. Manzardo* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/4.000 1/ 5/.400 1/.000 1/.000 3/.000 1/.000 ···
1. Martínez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 3/1.334 2/.000 1/3.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
23. Naylor* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 1/.000 3/.000 2/.000 3/.000 ··· 4/1.750 2/.000
11. Ramírez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 15/.347 2/1.500 8/.536 13/.481 19/1.194 4/.000 6/.334 5/.400
4. Rocchio# G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.250 3/1.167 1/2.000 4/.833 4/.750 ··· 4/.833 3/1.666
10. Schneemann* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.000 1/.000 3/.000 ··· 3/.000 3/.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 29 .174 .345 .174 .519 24 .542 5 .400 .616 29 .519 2 0 0 1
24. DeLauter* G ·  S ·  vP 134 .302 .388 .543 .931 97 .873 37 1.077 1.052 94 .873 0 0 6 0
6. Fry G ·  S ·  vP 52 .262 .404 .500 .904 19 1.091 33 .758 .971 38 .988 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 35 .734 0 0 1 1
8. Hoskins G ·  S ·  vP 102 .207 .353 .390 .743 70 .864 32 .481 .782 73 .797 0 0 3 0
38. Kwan* G ·  S ·  vP 153 .211 .303 .271 .573 105 .627 48 .459 .536 102 .521 2 1 1 1
9. Manzardo* G ·  S ·  vP 111 .202 .279 .283 .562 96 .567 15 .533 .648 72 .713 0 0 2 0
1. Martínez# G ·  S ·  vP 116 .271 .307 .477 .784 78 .858 38 .642 .836 86 .836 5 2 5 1
23. Naylor* G ·  S ·  vP 85 .127 .188 .190 .378 73 .299 12 .833 .417 52 .374 0 0 1 1
11. Ramírez# G ·  S ·  vP 161 .212 .329 .401 .731 118 .617 43 1.030 .649 111 .857 13 1 6 3
4. Rocchio# G ·  S ·  vP 130 .261 .336 .374 .710 91 .669 39 .802 .578 88 .728 3 2 3 4
10. Schneemann* G ·  S ·  vP 101 .283 .347 .489 .836 77 .768 24 1.053 .833 73 .973 2 2 4 1
TOTAL .230 .315 .378 .693 .668 .758 .696 .724 27 8 38 17

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
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
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
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ··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 .784 100 .972 5 0 1
60. Erceg G ·  S ·  vP o··Xo··X·X·X·· 15.1 3.52 8.2 62 .196 .594 27 .476 35 .676 .565 44 .490 0 0 1
32. Kolek G ·  S ·  vP X············· 6.0 4.50 4.5 22 .182 .500 2 2.500 20 .300 .500 22 .500 1 0 0
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 .256 .667 68 .670 106 .664 .729 129 .709 1 1 1
41. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP o·X·X··X··oo·· 14.2 1.84 11.0 55 .100 .382 31 .522 24 .212 .309 33 .377 1 0 0
31. Mears G ·  S ·  vP o···o··o·o·o·· 12.2 2.13 7.1 50 .146 .534 24 .419 26 .633 .298 32 .627 0 0 0
46. Schreiber G ·  S ·  vP ··o··X·o··X··· 12.1 4.38 3.6 55 .256 .835 27 .747 28 .914 .713 33 .720 2 1 0
25. Strahm* G ·  S ·  vP ·o·oo··X···o·· 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 4.28 8.6 .237 .734 .680 .729 42 18 11
KCR Batters vs CLE Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
CLE Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.19 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (4.32 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.19 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (4.32 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 54. Cantillo* 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 3/.000 1/.000 2/2.500 ··· 1/ 1/.000 2/1.000 1/.000 1/.000
1. Collins# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/ 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.500 2/.000 1/.000
43. Díaz G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 3/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.633 1/.000 2/2.500 6/1.166 4/.500 3/.666 1/.000 2/1.500 5/.000
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 ··· ··· 4/.666 3/.000 2/.500 1/2.000 2/.000 4/.000
22. Jensen* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 3/.000 2/.000 ··· 1/ 1/.000 1/5.000 ··· ···
12. Loftin G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 3/1.167 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000
Marte G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.500 6/.900 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000
9. Pasquantino* G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.425 1/2.000 3/.000 6/.167 5/.650 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 7/.429
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.000 3/.000 5/.400 5/.600 4/1.750 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 6/.533
15. Thomas G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 5/.800 3/.333 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 ··· ···
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.889 1/.000 4/.500 8/1.250 ··· 3/.333 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 118 .248 .331 .429 .759 94 .778 24 .685 .789 78 .826 0 1 4 0
1. Collins# G ·  S ·  vP 112 .255 .366 .394 .760 80 .850 32 .550 1.061 75 .815 2 3 3 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 149 .256 .322 .406 .728 121 .613 28 1.224 .849 100 .664 4 2 3 0
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 98 .282 .351 .435 .786 84 .850 14 .397 1.000 67 .613 5 0 3 1
22. Jensen* G ·  S ·  vP 123 .222 .309 .407 .716 94 .795 29 .468 .776 92 .638 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 70 .215 .243 .385 .627 57 .686 13 .385 .979 70 .627 1 0 2 0
9. Pasquantino* G ·  S ·  vP 146 .192 .281 .352 .633 109 .709 37 .422 .572 97 .685 1 0 4 1
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 147 .209 .245 .353 .597 110 .542 37 .768 .637 102 .592 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 162 .287 .358 .434 .792 129 .713 33 1.091 .829 114 .865 11 2 3 0
TOTAL .241 .319 .391 .710 .707 .717 .806 .712 28 11 37 9

CLE Pitchers

CLE Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
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
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··· 14.0 4.50 8.4 60 .218 .682 34 .613 26 .766 .657 44 .653 3 2 0
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···· 10.1 .00 4.4 46 .216 .569 25 .790 21 .308 .710 36 .583 0 4 0
35. Holderman G ·  S ·  vP X·Xo····Xo···· 12.0 1.50 8.2 45 .140 .387 19 .269 26 .472 .448 31 .258 1 0 0
77. Messick* G ·  S ·  vP ··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··· 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 38 .566 1 2 0
36. Smith G ·  S ·  vP ····X·o····X·· 15.1 3.52 10.6 65 .267 .741 31 .803 34 .684 .756 34 .732 1 1 0
32. Williams G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 49.1 3.28 10.9 198 .188 .647 77 .673 121 .630 .785 131 .698 8 3 1
TOTAL 4.06 9.3 .235 .710 .804 .729 47 33 2

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