MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/06/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1127 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 6TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (17-21) 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 8 12 0
Kansas City Royals (17-20) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 1
Guardians Win, 8-3, at Kansas City
Cleveland left-hander Hector Jimenez pitched his team to victory over the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The final score was 8-3. Jimenez, the winner, moves to 2-2. He threw 5.1 innings of 2-hit ball, while fanning 5 and giving up 2 walks. Picking up the save was former first round draft pick Luis Aguiler.

Cleveland relied on the bat of Gleyber Torres to get the win. The second baseman ripped a 2-run triple in the top of the sixth inning to put the Guardians ahead, 3-2. For the game, Torres had 1 double and 1 triple in 5 at-bats.

"Today was a lot of fun," said Torres.

With this game in the books, Cleveland is 17-21, Kansas City 17-20.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Álvarez LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .279 1 12
J. Martínez SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .264 4 11
B. Seppings RF, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .224 6 20
   b-J. King PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .305 3 8
   c-A. Ibanez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 9
L. Thompson 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .222 1 9
   a-V. Guerrero Jr. PR, RF 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 5 20
E. Jones 3B 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .257 6 23
G. Torres 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .305 1 12
T. Taylor CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .246 1 8
M. Papi DH 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .208 2 14
R. Pinto C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .245 1 10
Totals 40 8 12 8 3 7 23      
a - V. Guerrero Jr. pinch ran for L. Thompson in the 6th
b - J. King pinch hit for B. Seppings in the 8th
c - A. Ibanez substituted for J. King in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Taylor (7, 3rd Inning off S. Blewett, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Thompson (5, 4th Inning off S. Blewett, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Torres (10, 7th Inning off C. Rodgers, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Papi (5, 8th Inning off C. Rodgers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. Torres (2, 6th Inning off S. Blewett, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Jones (6, 7th Inning off C. Rodgers, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Álvarez , J. Martínez , L. Thompson 3 , V. Guerrero Jr. , E. Jones 4 , G. Torres 5 , T. Taylor 3 , M. Papi 2 , R. Pinto
2-out RBI: J. Álvarez , J. Martínez , V. Guerrero Jr. , E. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Martínez , B. Seppings , E. Jones , G. Torres , T. Taylor
Hit by Pitch: J. Álvarez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Thompson-Martínez-Thompson, Jones-Torres-Ibanez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bejaran 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 0 13
P. Hodge DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .243 0 4
   a-H. Masson DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 2 18
C. Groza 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .345 1 20
D. García RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .311 10 29
D. Moon 1B 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .263 3 14
R. La Arena CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .341 0 2
D. Carlisle LF 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .200 0 5
I. Rodriguez SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .225 0 12
S. Núñez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .163 0 4
Totals 30 3 5 3 3 10 10      
a - H. Masson inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. La Arena (2, 2nd Inning off H. Jimenez, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Hodge (3, 6th Inning off H. Jimenez, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Groza (16, 8th Inning off L. Aguiler, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. García (3, 6th Inning off J. Throckmorton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Hodge 2 , C. Groza 2 , D. García 3 , D. Moon , R. La Arena 2
2-out RBI: D. García
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. García , D. Moon
GIDP: R. La Arena , S. Núñez
Hit by Pitch: D. García
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: I. Rodriguez (2)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Jimenez W (2-2) 5.1 2 3 3 2 5 0 20 94 4.14   
J. Throckmorton H (4) 1.1 1 0 0 1 4 0 6 31 3.75   
L. Aguiler SV (2) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 22 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Jimenez 55
Batters Faced: H. Jimenez 20, J. Throckmorton 6, L. Aguiler 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Jimenez 9-1, J. Throckmorton 0-0, L. Aguiler 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Jimenez 94-55, J. Throckmorton 31-18, L. Aguiler 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Throckmorton 1-1 , L. Aguiler 1-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Jimenez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Blewett L (3-3) 5.2 8 5 5 2 5 0 28 92 4.33   
C. Rodgers 2.0 4 3 1 1 1 1 12 35 6.69   
T. Lawson 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 15 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Blewett 36
Batters Faced: S. Blewett 28, C. Rodgers 12, T. Lawson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Blewett 9-3, C. Rodgers 0-5, T. Lawson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Blewett 92-62, C. Rodgers 35-25, T. Lawson 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Rodgers 1-0 , T. Lawson 2-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Blewett
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hector Jimenez
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 31762
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