Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians, at Kauffman Stadium, May 7, 2026 Matchups, Preview

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Cleveland Guardians

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Cleveland Guardians
Record 19-19
Manager Stephen Vogt
Game # 39
On This Date 60-46
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 14-16
Home 9-7
Away 10-12
Extra Innings 1-1
vs. RHP 11-16
vs. LHP 8-3
1-Run Games 3-4
vs. East 5-5
vs. Central 3-3
vs. West 5-5
Inter-League 6-6

CLE Last 10 Games

Slade Cecconi (#44, 27, RHP, 1-4, 6.56)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Kansas City Royals
Record 17-20
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 38
On This Date 23-25
Standing 3rd (1.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 7-3
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 14-16
Home 11-8
Away 6-12
Extra Innings 3-1
vs. RHP 15-12
vs. LHP 2-8
1-Run Games 3-5
vs. East 1-5
vs. Central 7-9
vs. West 7-2
Inter-League 2-4

KCR Last 10 Games

Seth Lugo (#67, 36, RHP, 1-1, 2.68)

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
Wed, May 06, 2026 CLE3@KCR1
DateAwayHomeTime
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 (4.05 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.46 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Guardians Batters (4.05 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.46 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 67. Lugo 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 ··· 2/1.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 1/ ··· 1/.000
6. Fry G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.334 2/.000 4/.250 2/.000 5/.200 ··· 3/.000 1/.000
Halpin* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
27. Hedges G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.667 3/.333 ··· 4/.500 10/1.067 ··· 3/1.000 1/.000
8. Hoskins G  ·   S  ·   vP 26/.632 3/2.000 2/.500 2/1.500 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 5/.400
38. Kwan* G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/1.117 2/1.000 5/.000 3/.333 11/.182 ··· 5/.000 3/.000
9. Manzardo* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.125 1/ 5/.400 2/.000 1/.000 3/.000 1/.000 ···
1. Martínez# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/1.000 2/.000 1/3.000 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 ···
23. Naylor* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.167 1/.000 3/.000 2/.000 3/.000 ··· 4/1.750 2/.000
11. Ramírez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.398 3/1.000 8/.536 14/.536 19/1.194 4/.000 6/.334 5/.400
4. Rocchio# G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 4/.833 1/2.000 4/.833 4/.750 ··· 5/.650 3/1.666
10. Schneemann* G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.222 2/.500 3/.000 1/.000 3/.000 3/.000 5/2.000 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 138 .308 .391 .550 .941 99 .876 39 1.100 1.063 93 .907 0 0 6 0
6. Fry G ·  S ·  vP 56 .239 .375 .457 .832 22 .937 34 .732 .863 39 .916 0 0 3 0
Halpin* G ·  S ·  vP 9 .111 .111 .111 .222 8 .250 1 .000 .222 9 .222 1 0 0 0
27. Hedges G ·  S ·  vP 50 .311 .360 .467 .827 26 .589 24 1.108 1.059 35 .776 1 1 1 1
8. Hoskins G ·  S ·  vP 105 .200 .343 .376 .719 71 .851 34 .450 .744 72 .664 0 0 3 0
38. Kwan* G ·  S ·  vP 153 .211 .303 .271 .573 105 .627 48 .459 .536 97 .515 2 1 1 1
9. Manzardo* G ·  S ·  vP 112 .200 .277 .280 .557 97 .561 15 .533 .637 71 .694 0 0 2 0
1. Martínez# G ·  S ·  vP 121 .270 .311 .468 .779 81 .850 40 .643 .826 86 .734 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 165 .209 .333 .396 .729 120 .617 45 1.019 .649 110 .828 14 1 6 3
4. Rocchio# G ·  S ·  vP 134 .254 .333 .364 .698 94 .661 40 .780 .564 88 .705 3 2 3 4
10. Schneemann* G ·  S ·  vP 105 .284 .352 .495 .847 80 .796 25 1.009 .852 77 .983 2 2 4 1
TOTAL .229 .315 .375 .690 .668 .747 .692 .699 30 9 38 17

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
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
58. Avila G ·  S ·  vP X···X··X······ 11.0 7.36 9.0 53 .383 1.049 17 .945 36 1.097 1.283 20 .578 1 2 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
56. Lange G ·  S ·  vP X·o···oo··X··· 16.0 6.19 10.7 72 .233 .761 33 .564 39 .902 .762 46 .732 2 6 0
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
55. Ragans* G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 35.1 4.84 11.5 151 .213 .819 101 .717 50 1.041 .534 105 .765 10 3 2
46. Schreiber G ·  S ·  vP X··o··X·o··X·· 14.0 3.86 3.2 61 .265 .836 29 .690 32 .969 .742 39 .740 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······ 44.1 3.05 7.3 174 .204 .634 64 .723 110 .584 .587 128 .688 5 2 2
TOTAL 4.25 8.6 .236 .730 .675 .703 42 21 12
KCR Batters vs CLE Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
CLE Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.11 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (4.24 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.11 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (4.24 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 44. Cecconi 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/.333 1/.000 2/2.500 1/.000 1/ 1/.000 2/1.000 1/.000 1/.000
1. Collins# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/ 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.500 3/.000 2/.000
43. Díaz G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 2/2.500 7/1.262 4/.500 3/.666 1/.000 2/1.500 5/.000
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· ··· 4/.666 3/.000 2/.500 1/2.000 2/.000 5/.000
22. Jensen* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.667 3/.000 2/.000 ··· 1/ 1/.000 1/5.000 ··· ···
12. Loftin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 3/1.167 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000
Marte G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 6/.900 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/.500 ···
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000
9. Pasquantino* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/2.000 3/.000 6/.167 5/.650 1/.000 ··· 2/1.000 8/.625
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 3/.000 6/.334 5/.600 4/1.750 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 7/.453
15. Thomas G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 5/.800 4/.250 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 ··· ···
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 5/.400 9/1.111 ··· 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 119 .245 .328 .425 .752 95 .769 24 .685 .777 79 .815 0 1 4 0
1. Collins# G ·  S ·  vP 116 .245 .353 .378 .731 81 .838 35 .501 .992 78 .781 2 3 3 1
43. Díaz G ·  S ·  vP 15 .286 .333 .643 .976 5 .600 10 1.178 .536 15 .976 0 0 1 0
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 153 .265 .333 .412 .745 122 .619 31 1.234 .879 100 .699 4 2 3 1
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 99 .279 .347 .430 .778 85 .839 14 .397 .979 68 .603 5 0 3 1
22. Jensen* G ·  S ·  vP 123 .222 .309 .407 .716 94 .795 29 .468 .776 88 .669 0 0 6 1
12. Loftin G ·  S ·  vP 44 .243 .364 .324 .688 29 .665 15 .733 .795 33 .685 0 0 0 2
Marte G ·  S ·  vP 38 .314 .342 .400 .742 12 .962 26 .641 .820 24 .845 0 1 0 0
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 70 .215 .243 .385 .627 57 .686 13 .385 .979 68 .647 1 0 2 0
9. Pasquantino* G ·  S ·  vP 150 .194 .280 .349 .629 110 .722 40 .389 .568 97 .685 1 0 4 1
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 151 .206 .245 .348 .593 112 .532 39 .778 .626 102 .609 0 0 5 2
15. Thomas G ·  S ·  vP 82 .227 .378 .288 .666 43 .520 39 .836 .685 58 .754 3 2 1 0
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 166 .279 .349 .422 .771 131 .701 35 1.025 .788 114 .818 12 2 3 0
TOTAL .238 .318 .385 .703 .703 .701 .788 .712 29 12 37 10

CLE Pitchers

CLE Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
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
28. Bibee G ·  S ·  vP ··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 39 .742 3 2 0
54. Cantillo* G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 39.1 3.43 8.5 164 .246 .746 124 .816 40 .541 .807 104 .831 5 7 2
52. Festa G ·  S ·  vP o·X·oo···o·X·· 18.0 4.50 8.5 75 .217 .687 43 .534 32 .895 .801 50 .704 3 1 0
33. Gaddis G ·  S ·  vP o···XX···o··o· 6.1 8.53 9.9 34 .357 1.013 24 .583 10 2.075 .979 34 1.013 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 X····o·o·X··o· 16.0 2.25 14.6 62 .130 .448 40 .487 22 .374 .272 39 .473 1 2 0
36. Smith G ·  S ·  vP X····X·o····X· 16.1 3.31 11.6 69 .266 .726 32 .777 37 .682 .729 38 .706 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 3.98 9.3 .233 .703 .789 .729 47 34 3

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