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May 7, 2026 · AL Cent

Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

May 7, 2026Kauffman StadiumPartly Cloudy 63°F · 10 mph, Out To RF
AWAY
Cleveland Guardians
20-19
8
vs
HOME
Kansas City Royals
17-21
5

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T1 Kyle Manzardo Kyle Manzardo doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Steven Kwan scores. José Ramírez scores. CLE 2, KC 0
T1 Daniel Schneemann Daniel Schneemann singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Kyle Manzardo scores. CLE 3, KC 0
T3 Petey Halpin Petey Halpin singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Daniel Schneemann scores. Brayan Rocchio to 2nd. CLE 4, KC 0
B5 Maikel Garcia Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Michael Massey scores. CLE 4, KC 1
T6 Chase DeLauter Chase DeLauter doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. CLE 5, KC 1
B6 Nick Loftin Nick Loftin out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Petey Halpin. Carter Jensen scores. CLE 5, KC 2
T7 Bo Naylor Bo Naylor homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Travis Bazzana scores. Brayan Rocchio scores. CLE 8, KC 2
B7 Bobby Witt Jr. Bobby Witt Jr. homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. CLE 8, KC 3
B7 Vinnie Pasquantino Vinnie Pasquantino homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. CLE 8, KC 4
B8 Lane Thomas Lane Thomas out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Steven Kwan. Isaac Collins scores. CLE 8, KC 5

Box score

  123456789 R
CLE 301001300 8
KC 000011210 5

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 8

Slade Cecconi started for Guardians, leaving with a 5–2 lead. Out of the bullpen, Connor Brogdon took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Slade Cecconi Starter 5.1 82 2 3 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Slade Cecconi threw
    CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 65% 3.6 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 26 32% 1 9 2 8 6
    Cutter 21 26% 1 6 2 9 3
    Sinker 15 18% 0 3 1 6 5
    Curveball 11 13% 0 1 2 6 2
    Sweeper 9 11% 0 0 0 8 1
  • Tim Herrin Setup 0.1 12 0 0 inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Connor Brogdon Reliever 1.1 36 2 1 HLD inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Hunter Gaddis Setup 0.2 10 1 0
  • Erik Sabrowski Reliever 0.1 6 0 1 HLD inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Cade Smith Closer 1.0 16 0 2 SV
Royals HOME 5

Seth Lugo started for Royals, leaving trailing 0–4. Out of the bullpen, Eric Cerantola took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Seth Lugo Starter 4.0 102 4 5 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Seth Lugo threw
    CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 45% 4.6 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Cutter 20 20% 1 4 5 7 3
    Curveball 19 19% 1 3 3 9 3
    Four-Seam Fastball 16 16% 0 5 2 5 4
    Sinker 16 16% 0 2 6 6 2
    Sweeper 14 14% 0 3 2 9 0
    Changeup 11 11% 1 1 5 4 0
    Slider 3 3% 1 0 1 0 1
    Slurve 2 2% 0 1 0 1 0
    Slow Curve 1 1% 0 0 0 1 0
  • Daniel Lynch IV Setup 1.0 15 0 2
  • Alex Lange Middle 1.0 20 1 1
  • Eric Cerantola Reliever 2.0 44 3 3
  • Nick Mears Reliever 1.0 23 0 0

Where the game turned

2 runs Top 1st · off Lugo
  • Manzardo 2B (2)

Batting lines

AWAY · CLE
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Steven Kwan LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .212 .306 .270 .576
José Ramírez DH 3 1 1 0 2 2 .211 .341 .394 .735
Kyle Manzardo 1B 5 1 1 2 0 1 .200 .274 .286 .560 2B
Daniel Schneemann 3B 4 1 1 1 1 2 .283 .355 .485 .840
Travis Bazzana 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .192 .382 .192 .574 2 SB
Brayan Rocchio SS 4 1 2 0 1 2 .262 .343 .369 .712 SB
Bo Naylor C 5 1 2 3 0 1 .143 .200 .238 .438 HR (2)
Petey Halpin CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 .154 .214 .154 .368 SB
Chase DeLauter RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .306 .392 .548 .940 2B
HOME · KC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Maikel Garcia 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 .270 .335 .418 .753 2B
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 1 4 1 1 0 .298 .368 .457 .825 HR (4)
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 .194 .277 .366 .643 HR (5)
Salvador Perez DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 .199 .237 .336 .573
Carter Jensen C 4 1 1 0 1 2 .223 .313 .402 .715
Jac Caglianone RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .243 .323 .414 .737
Isaac Collins LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 .250 .367 .380 .747
Nick Loftin 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .263 .370 .368 .738 2B
Lane Thomas CF 0 0 0 1 1 0 .227 .381 .288 .669
Michael Massey 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .224 .250 .403 .653 2B
Kyle Isbel CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .340 .420 .760

Pitching lines

AWAY · CLE
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Slade Cecconi 5.1 6 2 2 3 3 0 82 6.15 W
Tim Herrin 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 0.00
Connor Brogdon 1.1 2 2 2 1 1 2 36 5.28 HLD
Hunter Gaddis 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 10 9.00
Erik Sabrowski 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.20 HLD
Cade Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 3.12 SV
HOME · KC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Seth Lugo 4.0 7 4 4 4 5 0 102 3.21 L
Daniel Lynch IV 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.72
Alex Lange 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 20 6.35
Eric Cerantola 2.0 1 3 3 3 3 1 44 9.00
Nick Mears 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 1.98

Manager comparison

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

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