Final · MLB · Mon May 4, 6:40 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Tanner Bibee (CLE) vs Michael Wacha (KC)
- TV
- Guardians.TV Presented by Progressive, Royals.TV
- Where
- Kauffman Stadium
Royals get past Guardians 6-2. Royals took the lead for good in the 4th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| CLE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 | 7 | 0 |
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Win: Michael Wacha. Loss: Tanner Bibee. Home runs: Fry (CLE), Witt Jr. (KC), Caglianone (KC).
By the numbers: Hits CLE 5, KC 7; Errors CLE 1, KC 0; Left on base CLE 5, KC 15.
Team stats
| CLE | KC |
|---|
| Hits | 5 | 7 |
| Errors | 1 | 0 |
| Left on base | 5 | 15 |
| Home runs | 1 | 2 |
| Walks | 1 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 3 | 7 |
Box score
Cleveland Guardians
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Kwan LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Schneemann CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ramírez, Jo 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hoskins 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bazzana 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fry DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Martínez, A RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Naylor, B C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocchio SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Bibee (L) | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 77 |
| Festa, M | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Brogdon | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Pallette | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 150 |
Kansas City Royals
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Garcia, M 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Perez, S DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jensen C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas, L CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Caglianone RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Collins LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Loftin 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Wacha (W) | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 79 |
| Strahm | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Lange | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 95 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 3
- 1 out CLE Steven Kwan pops out to second baseman Nick Loftin.
- 2 out CLE Daniel Schneemann flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 3 out CLE José Ramírez lines out to center fielder Lane Thomas.
Bottom 1st 3
- 1 out KC Maikel Garcia grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.
- 2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Bobby Witt Jr. called out on strikes.
- 3 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to left fielder Steven Kwan.
Top 2nd 5
- 1 out CLE Rhys Hoskins grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 1 out CLE Travis Bazzana singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 1 out CLE David Fry homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Travis Bazzana scores. CLE 2, KC 0
- 2 out CLE Angel Martínez grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 3 out CLE Bo Naylor grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 2nd 3
- 1 out KC Salvador Perez flies out to center fielder Daniel Schneemann.
- 2 out KC Carter Jensen flies out to center fielder Daniel Schneemann.
- 3 out KC Lane Thomas flies out to right fielder Angel Martínez.
Top 3rd 3
- 1 out CLE Brayan Rocchio flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas.
- 2 out CLE Steven Kwan grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 3 out CLE Daniel Schneemann challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Daniel Schneemann called out on strikes.
Bottom 3rd 4
- 0 out KC Jac Caglianone walks.
- 1 out KC Isaac Collins strikes out swinging.
- 2 out KC Nick Loftin grounds into a force out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to second baseman Travis Bazzana. Jac Caglianone out at 2nd. Nick Loftin to 1st.
- 3 out KC Maikel Garcia flies out to center fielder Daniel Schneemann.
Top 4th 3
- 1 out CLE José Ramírez pops out to third baseman Maikel Garcia.
- 2 out CLE Rhys Hoskins flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 3 out CLE Travis Bazzana lines out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
Bottom 4th 9
- 0 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. CLE 2, KC 1
- 0 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (4) on a fly ball to center fielder Daniel Schneemann.
- 0 out KC Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daniel Schneemann, deflected by second baseman Travis Bazzana. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. CLE 2, KC 2
- 0 out KC Carter Jensen singles on a line drive to right fielder Angel Martínez. Salvador Perez to 3rd.
- 0 out KC Lane Thomas walks. Carter Jensen to 2nd.
- 1 out KC Jac Caglianone called out on strikes.
- 2 out KC Isaac Collins strikes out swinging.
- 2 out KC Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Nick Loftin singles on a ground ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. Salvador Perez scores. Carter Jensen scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd. CLE 2, KC 4
- 3 out KC Maikel Garcia flies out to left fielder Steven Kwan.
Top 5th 4
- 1 out CLE David Fry grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 1 out CLE Angel Martínez walks.
- 2 out CLE Bo Naylor pops out to second baseman Nick Loftin.
- 3 out CLE Brayan Rocchio strikes out swinging.
Bottom 5th 3
- 1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to right fielder Angel Martínez.
- 2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino called out on strikes.
- 3 out KC Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Angel Martínez.
Top 6th 3
- 1 out CLE Steven Kwan flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 2 out CLE Daniel Schneemann grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Michael Wacha.
- 3 out CLE José Ramírez strikes out on a foul tip.
Bottom 6th 5
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen flies out to left fielder Steven Kwan.
- 2 out KC Lane Thomas pops out to third baseman José Ramírez in foul territory.
- 2 out KC Jac Caglianone homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. CLE 2, KC 5
- 2 out KC Isaac Collins walks.
- 3 out KC Nick Loftin lines out to left fielder Steven Kwan.
Top 7th 5
- 1 out CLE Rhys Hoskins grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out CLE Travis Bazzana flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 2 out CLE David Fry singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas.
- 2 out CLE Angel Martínez doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. David Fry to 3rd.
- 3 out CLE Bo Naylor lines out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 7th 5
- 1 out KC Maikel Garcia grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.
- 1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Brayan Rocchio.
- 1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Angel Martínez. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. CLE 2, KC 6
- 2 out KC Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Angel Martínez.
- 3 out KC Carter Jensen called out on strikes.
Top 8th 3
- 1 out CLE Brayan Rocchio grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out CLE Steven Kwan flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 3 out CLE Daniel Schneemann grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 8th 4
- 1 out KC Lane Thomas strikes out swinging.
- 2 out KC Jac Caglianone grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.
- 2 out KC Isaac Collins challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Isaac Collins walks.
- 3 out KC Nick Loftin pops out to catcher Bo Naylor in foul territory.
Top 9th 3
- 0 out CLE José Ramírez singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 2 out CLE Rhys Hoskins grounds into a double play, third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. José Ramírez out at 2nd. Rhys Hoskins out at 1st.
- 3 out CLE Travis Bazzana grounds out softly, pitcher Alex Lange to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.