May 4, 2026 · AL Cent
Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals
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Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | David Fry | David Fry homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Travis Bazzana scores. | CLE 2, KC 0 |
| B4 | Bobby Witt Jr. | Bobby Witt Jr. homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. | CLE 2, KC 1 |
| B4 | Salvador Perez | Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daniel Schneemann, deflected by second baseman Travis Bazzana. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. | CLE 2, KC 2 |
| B4 | Nick Loftin | Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Nick Loftin singles on a ground ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. Salvador Perez scores. Carter Jensen scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd. | CLE 2, KC 4 |
| B6 | Jac Caglianone | Jac Caglianone homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. | CLE 2, KC 5 |
| B7 | Vinnie Pasquantino | Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Angel Martínez. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. | CLE 2, KC 6 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Guardians
AWAY
2
Tanner Bibee started for Guardians, leaving trailing 2–4. Out of the bullpen, Matt Festa took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Tanner Bibee
Starter
4.0
77
4
4
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Tanner Bibee threw
CSW 31% 1st-pitch strike 74% 4.1 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 22 29% 0 7 3 10 2 Cutter 19 25% 5 2 2 7 3 Changeup 13 17% 3 4 0 6 0 Four-Seam Fastball 12 16% 0 2 1 5 4 Curveball 11 14% 0 1 5 1 4 - Matt Festa Setup 1.2 28 1 1
- Connor Brogdon Reliever 1.1 24 1 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Peyton Pallette Reliever 1.0 21 0 1
Royals
HOME
6
Michael Wacha started for Royals, leaving with a 5–2 lead.
workload · innings pitched
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Michael Wacha
Starter
7.0
79
2
3
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Michael Wacha threw
CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 65% 3.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 31 39% 0 6 6 10 9 Changeup 19 24% 1 5 1 7 5 Cutter 14 18% 0 2 5 4 3 Sinker 8 10% 0 1 2 3 2 Curveball 4 5% 0 2 1 1 0 Slider 3 4% 0 0 0 0 3 - Matt Strahm Setup 1.0 7 0 0
- Alex Lange Middle 1.0 9 0 0
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Loftin 1B (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · CLE
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Kwan LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .311 | .279 | .590 | |
| Daniel Schneemann CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 | .351 | .500 | .851 | |
| José Ramírez 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .218 | .338 | .414 | .752 | |
| Rhys Hoskins 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .347 | .354 | .701 | |
| Travis Bazzana 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .385 | .200 | .585 | |
| David Fry DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .392 | .500 | .892 | HR (3) |
| Angel Martínez RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .279 | .315 | .490 | .805 | 2B |
| Bo Naylor C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .193 | .195 | .388 | |
| Brayan Rocchio SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .336 | .374 | .710 |
HOME · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .324 | .415 | .739 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .354 | .424 | .778 | HR (3), SB |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .198 | .289 | .364 | .653 | 2B, SB |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .245 | .356 | .601 | |
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .319 | .423 | .742 | |
| Lane Thomas CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .234 | .380 | .297 | .677 | |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .257 | .342 | .446 | .788 | HR (4) |
| Isaac Collins LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .231 | .349 | .330 | .679 | |
| Nick Loftin 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .366 | .343 | .709 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · CLE
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Bibee | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 77 | 4.58 | L |
| Matt Festa | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 4.76 | |
| Connor Brogdon | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4.50 | |
| Peyton Pallette | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4.91 |
HOME · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 79 | 3.05 | W |
| Matt Strahm | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.29 | |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6.14 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · CLE
Lineup 2.0 R
Bunts 1.1 R
IBBs 1.4 R
HOME · KC
Lineup 3.1 R
Bunts 1.6 R
IBBs 1.5 R
Recent form
AWAY · CLE
4-5
L2
-2 run diff
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HOME · KC
5-5
W1
+7 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.