MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/04/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1092 - MONDAY, MAY 4TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (16-20) 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 9 0
Kansas City Royals (16-19) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 3
Royals Stumble, Lose to Guardians
Cleveland registered a win at Kauffman Stadium by beating the Kansas City Royals, 8-1. Pitcher Jose C. Medina was one reason why the Guardians triumphed. The Guardians improved their record to 16-20 by beating Kansas City.

Making an impact for Cleveland was shortstop Juan Martínez. He drilled a double off Kevin Martin in the top of the first. For the game, Martínez went 2-5 with a triple and a double, while scoring 2 runs.

Said losing manager Jim Tracy: "We need to play with more of an edge."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Álvarez LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .284 1 11
J. Martínez SS 5 2 2 1 0 2 2 .252 4 10
B. Seppings RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .225 6 20
L. Thompson 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .212 1 9
E. Jones 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .265 5 21
M. Papi DH 4 0 1 1 1 2 3 .212 2 13
G. Torres 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .314 1 10
T. Taylor CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .239 1 7
J. González C 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .185 0 4
Totals 38 8 9 7 3 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Martínez (11, 1st Inning off K. Martin, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Álvarez 2 (9, 3rd Inning off K. Martin, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Vergara, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Papi (4, 3rd Inning off K. Martin, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Thompson (4, 5th Inning off T. Lawson, 0 on, 1 out) , J. González (2, 8th Inning off J. Vergara, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Martínez (3, 3rd Inning off K. Martin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Álvarez 4 , J. Martínez 5 , B. Seppings , L. Thompson 2 , M. Papi 2 , G. Torres , J. González 2
2-out RBI: M. Papi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Martínez , B. Seppings , M. Papi , G. Torres 2 , T. Taylor
Sac Fly: B. Seppings
Hit by Pitch: T. Taylor
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Torres (5) , T. Taylor (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martínez-Torres-Thompson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Masson LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .303 2 18
F. Wall DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 1 13
C. Groza 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 1 20
   a-C. Jones PH, 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .176 3 7
D. García RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .299 9 25
L. Bejaran 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311 0 12
R. La Arena CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .341 0 1
P. Hodge 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .267 0 4
I. Rodriguez SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .229 0 12
S. Núñez C 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 .169 0 4
Totals 32 1 6 1 3 6 15      
a - C. Jones pinch hit for C. Groza in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Hodge (2, 5th Inning off J. Medina, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. García , R. La Arena 2 , P. Hodge 2 , I. Rodriguez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Masson , P. Hodge , S. Núñez
GIDP: D. García
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. García (6) , I. Rodriguez (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Lawson (1) , C. Groza (4) , L. Bejaran (2)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Medina W (2-3) 6.2 5 1 1 1 2 0 26 93 4.80   
B. Young H (4) 1.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 7 38 4.35   
J. Sanchez 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 11 6.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Medina 61
Batters Faced: J. Medina 26, B. Young 7, J. Sanchez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Medina 8-10, B. Young 2-0, J. Sanchez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Medina 93-58, B. Young 38-20, J. Sanchez 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Young 2-0 , J. Sanchez 1-0
WP: J. Medina
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Martin L (3-3) 2.2 5 5 5 2 2 0 15 56 4.56   
T. Lawson 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 10 42 4.22   
G. Llanes 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 30 2.84   
J. Vergara 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 0 7 33 7.71   
C. Rodgers 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 18 6.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Martin 24
Batters Faced: K. Martin 15, T. Lawson 10, G. Llanes 7, J. Vergara 7, C. Rodgers 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Martin 3-3, T. Lawson 1-2, G. Llanes 1-4, J. Vergara 2-0, C. Rodgers 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Martin 56-36, T. Lawson 42-28, G. Llanes 30-20, J. Vergara 33-18, C. Rodgers 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Lawson 1-0 , G. Llanes 3-0
WP: K. Martin
Hit Batsmen: J. Vergara
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose C. Medina
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 29839
Monday, May 4th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60