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April 6, 2026 · AL Cent

Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians

April 6, 2026Progressive FieldPartly Cloudy 47°F · 5 mph, L To R
AWAY
Kansas City Royals
5-5
4
vs
HOME
Cleveland Guardians
6-5
2

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B3 Steven Kwan Steven Kwan homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. KC 0, CLE 1
T4 Jonathan India Jonathan India singles on a line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd. KC 1, CLE 1
T6 Carter Jensen Carter Jensen homers (2) on a line drive to right field. KC 2, CLE 1
T8 Jonathan India Jonathan India homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Carter Jensen scores. KC 4, CLE 1
B8 Brayan Rocchio Brayan Rocchio homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. KC 4, CLE 2

Box score

  123456789 R
KC 000101020 4
CLE 001000010 2

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Royals AWAY 4

Michael Wacha started for Royals, leaving with a 2–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Matt Strahm took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Michael Wacha Starter 7.0 102 1 3 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Michael Wacha threw
    CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 65% 3.9 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 33 32% 0 9 3 11 10
    Changeup 30 29% 3 6 5 12 4
    Cutter 18 18% 2 2 3 7 4
    Sinker 10 10% 1 1 4 3 1
    Curveball 7 7% 0 2 0 5 0
    Slider 4 4% 0 1 1 2 0
  • Matt Strahm Setup 1.0 24 1 1 HLD
  • Lucas Erceg Closer 1.0 14 0 1 SV
Guardians HOME 2

Tanner Bibee started for Guardians, leaving with the game tied 1–1. Out of the bullpen, Kolby Allard took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Tanner Bibee Starter 4.2 87 1 3
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Tanner Bibee threw
    CSW 31% 1st-pitch strike 65% 4.3 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 27 31% 0 11 5 5 6
    Curveball 20 23% 2 1 7 7 3
    Cutter 16 18% 5 2 0 7 2
    Sinker 13 15% 2 2 1 5 3
    Changeup 9 10% 1 1 2 4 1
    Sweeper 2 2% 0 0 0 1 1
  • Tim Herrin Setup 0.1 5 0 0 inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Peyton Pallette Reliever 2.0 30 1 3 L
  • Kolby Allard Reliever 2.0 35 2 2

Where the game turned

1 run Top 6th · off Pallette
  • Jensen HR (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · KC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Maikel Garcia 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .342 .422 .526 .948 2 2B
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 .270 .364 .270 .634 SB
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .211 .311 .237 .548
Salvador Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .184 .244 .395 .639
Carter Jensen DH 4 2 2 1 0 1 .250 .296 .542 .838 HR (2)
Isaac Collins LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .214 .333 .357 .690
Kyle Isbel CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .444 .444 .704 1.148
Jonathan India 2B 4 1 2 3 0 2 .250 .344 .464 .808 HR (2)
Jac Caglianone RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .281 .361 .344 .705
HOME · CLE
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Steven Kwan CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .244 .326 .366 .692 HR (1)
Chase DeLauter RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .286 .333 .714 1.047
José Ramírez 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .146 .239 .268 .507
David Fry 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .364 .400 .764
Rhys Hoskins DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .385 .300 .685
Bo Naylor C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .138 .219 .138 .357
CJ Kayfus LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .389 .675
Daniel Schneemann 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .185 .333 .518
Brayan Rocchio SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 .200 .351 .333 .684 HR (1)
Kyle Manzardo 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .211 .063 .274
Gabriel Arias SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .250 .433 .683 2B

Pitching lines

AWAY · KC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Michael Wacha 7.0 3 1 1 3 3 1 102 0.69 W
Matt Strahm 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 24 5.79 HLD
Lucas Erceg 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.86 SV
HOME · CLE
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Tanner Bibee 4.2 5 1 1 1 3 0 87 3.29
Tim Herrin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00
Peyton Pallette 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 1 30 2.70 L
Kolby Allard 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 1 35 5.79

Manager comparison

AWAY · KC
Matt Quatraro
Lineup 3.1 R Bunts 1.6 R IBBs 1.5 R
HOME · CLE
Stephen Vogt
Lineup 2.0 R Bunts 1.1 R IBBs 1.4 R

Recent form

AWAY · KC
5-5 W1 +7 run diff
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HOME · CLE
4-5 L2 -2 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.