April 8, 2026 · AL Cent
Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians
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Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Chase DeLauter | Chase DeLauter doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. José Ramírez scores. David Fry scores. | KC 0, CLE 2 |
| B1 | Rhys Hoskins | Rhys Hoskins doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Michael Massey. Chase DeLauter scores. | KC 0, CLE 3 |
| B2 | José Ramírez | José Ramírez doubles (3) on a line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Steven Kwan scores. Angel Martínez to 3rd. | KC 0, CLE 4 |
| T4 | Bobby Witt Jr. | Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. Maikel Garcia scores. | KC 1, CLE 4 |
| T5 | Starling Marte | Starling Marte doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Lane Thomas scores. Fielding error by center fielder Steven Kwan. | KC 2, CLE 4 |
| B5 | Juan Brito | Juan Brito doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Rhys Hoskins scores. | KC 2, CLE 5 |
| B8 | Brayan Rocchio | Brayan Rocchio singles on a ground ball to right fielder Starling Marte. Juan Brito scores. Austin Hedges to 2nd. | KC 2, CLE 6 |
| B8 | Angel Martínez | Angel Martínez hits a grand slam (1) to right center field. Austin Hedges scores. Brayan Rocchio scores. Steven Kwan scores. | KC 2, CLE 10 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CLE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
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
2
Royals opened with Cole Ragans, then turned the bulk of the game over to Luinder Avila. Out of the bullpen, Steven Cruz took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Cole Ragans
Opener
0.2
18
3
2
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Cole Ragans threw
CSW 28% 1st-pitch strike 60% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 12 67% 0 4 1 5 2 Changeup 4 22% 0 0 2 2 0 Slider 2 11% 0 1 0 1 0 - Luinder Avila Bulk 3.0 62 1 2 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Alex Lange Middle 2.1 37 1 2 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Steven Cruz Middle 1.1 41 5 3
- Tyler Tolbert Reliever 0.2 5 0 0
Guardians
HOME
10
Joey Cantillo started for Guardians, leaving with a 5–2 lead.
workload · innings pitched
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Joey Cantillo
Starter
5.2
88
2
9
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Joey Cantillo threw
CSW 35% 1st-pitch strike 57% 4.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 38 43% 1 5 6 23 3 Slider 20 23% 2 6 4 3 5 Changeup 18 20% 7 2 3 5 1 Curveball 12 14% 2 6 0 3 1 - Connor Brogdon Reliever 1.1 24 0 3 HLD
- Erik Sabrowski Setup 0.2 13 0 1 HLD
- Matt Festa Setup 1.1 21 0 1 SV inherited 2, stranded 2
Where the game turned
2 runs
- DeLauter 2B (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .377 | .457 | .834 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .365 | .295 | .660 | 2B |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .302 | .222 | .524 | |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .156 | .224 | .333 | .557 | |
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 | .286 | .548 | .834 | |
| Lane Thomas CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .105 | .292 | .158 | .450 | |
| Jonathan India 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .206 | .325 | .382 | .707 | |
| Starling Marte RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .214 | .214 | .357 | .571 | 2B |
| Isaac Collins LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .316 | .313 | .629 | |
| Michael Massey LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
HOME · CLE
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Kwan CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .245 | .327 | .347 | .674 | |
| Angel Martínez LF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .310 | .412 | .483 | .895 | HR (1), 2B, SB |
| José Ramírez 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .163 | .255 | .286 | .541 | 2B |
| Kyle Manzardo DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .086 | .220 | .086 | .306 | |
| Chase DeLauter RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .275 | .333 | .675 | 1.008 | 2B |
| Rhys Hoskins 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .394 | .444 | .838 | 3 2B |
| Juan Brito 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 | 2B |
| Austin Hedges C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .533 | .933 | |
| Brayan Rocchio SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .216 | .356 | .324 | .680 | |
| David Fry DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .214 | .353 | .286 | .639 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Ragans | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5.91 | L |
| Luinder Avila | 3.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 9.00 | |
| Alex Lange | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 4.76 | |
| Steven Cruz | 1.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 14.40 | |
| Tyler Tolbert | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
HOME · CLE
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Cantillo | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 88 | 2.45 | W |
| Connor Brogdon | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 3.38 | HLD |
| Erik Sabrowski | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0.00 | HLD |
| Matt Festa | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6.00 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · KC
Lineup 3.1 R
Bunts 1.6 R
IBBs 1.5 R
HOME · CLE
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.