MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/05/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1106 - TUESDAY, MAY 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (16-21) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0
Kansas City Royals (17-19) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 13 1
Cleveland Defeated by Kansas City, 4-2
Boosted by the 3-hit performance of Dave García, who is tied for 2nd in the AL in RBI with 28, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Guardians, 4-2. Juan Garza got the win, improving to 1-0. He worked 6 innings, giving up 2 runs on 7 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 2. The loss makes Cleveland 16-21.

With Kansas City trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the first, García hit a changeup from Sandor Visser for a 3-run home run. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Royals ahead, 3-1.

García called the win a testament to his team's "grit."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Álvarez LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 1 11
J. Martínez SS 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 .267 4 10
B. Seppings RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .234 6 20
L. Thompson 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 .213 1 9
E. Jones 3B 4 0 0 1 0 2 8 .257 5 22
M. Papi DH 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 .207 2 14
G. Torres 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300 1 10
T. Taylor CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .239 1 7
R. Pinto C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .242 1 10
Totals 37 2 10 2 3 6 25      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Seppings (6, 3rd Inning off J. Garza, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Martínez (12, 9th Inning off R. Richey, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Álvarez , J. Martínez 4 , B. Seppings 3 , L. Thompson , T. Taylor , R. Pinto 2
2-out RBI: M. Papi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Martínez , L. Thompson , E. Jones , M. Papi , G. Torres
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Pinto (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martínez-Torres-Thompson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reeves CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .280 0 6
F. Wall 3B 5 0 2 0 0 2 4 .277 1 13
H. Masson LF 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .310 2 18
D. García RF 5 1 3 3 0 1 3 .311 10 28
P. Hodge DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .235 0 4
D. Moon 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .260 3 14
L. Bejaran SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .309 0 13
C. Jones 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .200 3 7
W. Payan C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .275 1 4
Totals 36 4 13 4 4 7 25      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. García (10, 1st Inning off S. Visser, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Reeves 2 , F. Wall 2 , H. Masson 2 , D. García 6 , D. Moon , L. Bejaran , C. Jones 2
2-out RBI: L. Bejaran
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reeves , F. Wall , D. García , P. Hodge , D. Moon , W. Payan
GIDP: P. Hodge
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: J. Garza (2)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Visser L (1-5) 5.0 10 4 4 4 4 1 28 110 6.59   
A. Heredia 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 3.97   
C. Shreve 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 16 2.20   
B. Young 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 21 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Visser 31
Batters Faced: S. Visser 28, A. Heredia 4, C. Shreve 4, B. Young 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Visser 3-7, A. Heredia 0-2, C. Shreve 3-0, B. Young 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Visser 110-63, A. Heredia 12-9, C. Shreve 16-10, B. Young 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Shreve 2-0
WP: S. Visser , B. Young
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Garza W (1-0) 6.0 7 2 1 2 3 0 27 110 2.28   
E. Escoboza H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 24 1.96   
M. Long H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 11 3.00   
R. Richey SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 22 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Garza 53
Batters Faced: J. Garza 27, E. Escoboza 5, M. Long 4, R. Richey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Garza 7-7, E. Escoboza 0-2, M. Long 1-1, R. Richey 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Garza 110-67, E. Escoboza 24-14, M. Long 11-8, R. Richey 22-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave García
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 27718
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