5-6, 2-3 Away

Final

7-5, 3-2 Home

Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
M. Garcia3B	0-4	0	0	0	.310
B. Witt Jr.SS	0-3	0	0	0	.250
V. Pasquantino1B	0-3	0	0	0	.195
L. ThomasPR-RF	0-0	0	0	0	.118
S. PerezDH	0-3	0	0	0	.171
C. JensenC	1-3	1	1	1	.259
J. India2B	0-3	0	0	0	.226
J. CaglianoneRF-1B	0-4	0	0	0	.250
I. CollinsLF	0-3	0	0	0	.194
K. IsbelCF	0-1	0	0	0	.429

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
N. Cameron	5.2	6	1	1	5	97-61	1.69
D. Lynch IV	1.1	0	0	0	1	13-10	1.69
N. Mears	1.0	0	0	1	2	24-16	0.00
J. Schreiber	0.1	2	1	1	0	19-10	6.23

According to ESPN Analytics

CLE

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Progressive Field

1:10 PM, April 7, 2026Coverage: ESPN Unlmtd/MLB.TV

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 10,328

Game Time:2:42

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ben May
First Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
Second Base Umpire - James Jean
Third Base Umpire - Adam Beck

Rocchio's RBI single in the 9th gives Guardians 2-1 victory over the Royals

— Brayan Rocchio's single with one out in the ninth inning drove in CJ Kayfus to give the Cleveland Guardians a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday.

Apr 7, 2026, 04:33 pm - AP


KC
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	8	0

C. Smith2-0

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

J. Schreiber0-1

0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

		KC	CLE
2nd	Jensen homered to right center (389 feet).	1	0
5th	Kwan singled to left, Hedges scored.	1	1
9th	Rocchio singled to right, Kayfus scored, Naylor to second.	1	2

Data is currently unavailable.

OpenMLTotalRL

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

(5-6)

(5-6, 2-3 Away)

(5-6)

Noah Cameron

(9-8, 4.11)

-102

Cleveland GuardiansGuardiansCLE

(7-5)

(7-5, 3-2 Home)

(7-5)

Gavin Williams

(14-8, 3.76)

-120

Royals
4
Guardians
2

Game 1

4/6

Royals
1
Guardians
2

Game 2

4/7

Royals
2
Guardians
10

Game 3

4/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	85	77	.525	-	L1
Chicago	84	78	.519	1	W1
Minnesota	77	85	.475	8	W1
Detroit	76	86	.469	9	L1
Kansas City	69	93	.426	16	W1

Ex-Guardians catcher Bo Naylor: Nothing unusual about Clase, Ortiz pitches

Bo Naylor testified Thursday that he didn't think there was anything unusual about the pitches Emmanuel Clase or Luis Ortiz are accused of rigging.

Joe West, 4 other former umpires sue over MLB retirement plan

A lawyer for the retired umpires said Thursday the amount owed is in excess of $2 million.

Louis Varland, Andy Pages among Super 2 arbitration eligibles

Blue Jays closer Louis Varland, Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages and Rangers lefty Jacob Latz are among 28 players who are eligible for arbitration as Super 2s.

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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

Rocchio's RBI single in the 9th gives Guardians 2-1 victory over the Royals

C. Smith2-0

J. Schreiber0-1

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