| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 7-4 | 2-3 | 5-1 |
| Game 2 | 4-7 | 1-6 | 3-1 |
| Game 3 | 6-5 | 1-3 | 5-2 |
| Game 4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 5-6 | 3-0 | 3-6 |
| Game 2 | 6-5 | 3-2 | 3-3 |
| Game 3 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 1-4 |
| Game 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
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+104 | 9o | -1.5 |
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-122 | 9u (1) | +1.5 (5.5) |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Kwan | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| D. Schneemann | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .284 |
| J. Ramirez | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .218 |
| R. Hoskins | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .203 |
| T. Bazzana | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| D. Fry | DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| A. Martinez | RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| B. Naylor | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .130 |
| B. Rocchio | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .261 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
Battling
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Garcia | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .262 |
| B. Witt Jr. | SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 |
| V. Pasquantino | 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .198 |
| S. Perez | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 |
| C. Jensen | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 |
| L. Thomas | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .234 |
| J. Caglianone | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .257 |
| I. Collins | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .231 |
| N. Loftin | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .257 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 15 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Bibee (L 0-5) | 4 .0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4.58 |
| M. Festa | 1 .2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.76 |
| C. Brogdon | 1 .1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 |
| P. Pallette | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Wacha (W 3-2) | 7 .0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.05 |
| M. Strahm | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.29 |
| A. Lange | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.14 |
Location Kauffman Stadium
Temperature 76° Temperature
Attendance 16,434 attendance
Home Vic Carapazza
1st John Bacon
2nd Edwin Moscoso
3rd Nic Lentz
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | CLE Starter (IP) | KC Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 08, '26 | CLE |
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CLE +116 | o7.0 | J. Cantillo (5.2) | C. Ragans (0.2) |
| Apr 07, '26 | CLE |
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CLE -120 | u6.5 | G. Williams (5.2) | N. Cameron (5.2) |
| Apr 06, '26 | CLE |
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KC +100 | u7.0 | T. Bibee (4.2) | M. Wacha (7.0) |
| Sep 11, '25 | CLE |
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CLE -136 | u7.5 | G. Williams (6.0) | S. Kolek (6.2) |
| Sep 10, '25 | CLE |
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KC -106 | u8.0 | L. Allen (5.0) | J. Bowlan (2.0) |
| Sep 09, '25 | CLE |
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CLE -110 | u7.5 | J. Cantillo (8.0) | N. Cameron (7.0) |
| Sep 08, '25 | CLE |
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CLE -112 | o7.5 | S. Cecconi (8.0) | R. Bergert (3.1) |
| Jul 27, '25 | KC |
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KC -134 | u8.5 | J. Cantillo (4.0) | N. Cameron (5.0) |
| Jul 26, '25 | KC |
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CLE +118 | o8.0 | T. Bibee (5.0) | K. Bubic (2.2) |
| Jul 26, '25 | KC |
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KC -116 | P8.0 | G. Williams (6.0) | M. Wacha (5.1) |
Last Meeting ( Apr 8, 2026 ) Kansas City 2, Cleveland 10
The Cleveland Guardians have won enough to compete for the early lead in the middling American League Central. However, they've struggled to win with Tanner Bibee on the mound.
Meanwhile, the Kansas City Royals are amid their most successful stretch of the season -- just as veteran Michael Wacha has cooled off from his strong start on the hill.
Bibee again tries for his first winning decision of 2026, while the visiting Guardians look to keep Wacha and the Royals from a fourth straight victory in Monday's opener of a four-game set.
The Guardians won their season opener with Bibee (0-4, 4.08 ERA) getting the ball, but managed just one run of support while he's been on the mound in losing his next six starts. Though the right-hander, who has posted double-digit win totals in each of his previous three MLB campaigns, has failed to complete more than six innings in any 2026 start, he's yielded more than two earned runs only twice this year.
Bibee surrendered a run, four hits and three walks while striking out six over five innings of a 1-0 home loss to Tampa Bay on Tuesday -- the second consecutive start the Guardians failed to score for him.
"Pitchers are playing a very different sport, inside a sport," Bibee said. "I feel like for pitchers, especially starting pitchers, you just got to worry about what you're doing.
"You can't affect anything else other than what you're doing on the mound."
Bibee is 4-0 with a 3.06 ERA in nine career starts against Kansas City, and the Guardians had won six straight outings of his in the series before falling 4-2 at home on April 6. He allowed five hits and a walk through 4 2/3 innings, but just one run.
Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino combined for three hits versus Bibee in that contest. Those two Royals, together, are 17-for-37 against him.
Cleveland won two of three versus Kansas City last month and just took two of three from the Athletics. However, the Royals are 8-3 since dropping eight straight and swept a three-game weekend series at Seattle.
"We don't want to take that for granted. Just keep working," Kansas City reliever Daniel Lynch IV told Royals.TV.
Wacha (2-2, 3.13 ERA) is 3-2 with a 2.32 ERA in nine career starts against the Guardians, and yielded a solo homer to Steven Kwan and two other hits over seven innings while opposing Bibee in that April matchup.
Wacha allowed three runs and 13 hits over 27 innings while going 2-0 in his first four 2026 starts. However, the right-hander, who turns 35 in July, has given up 10 runs and 15 hits over 10 1/3 in losing back-to-back outings.
He yielded eight hits, four walks and four runs, including a three-run homer, during Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Athletics.
"You have to keep going and make pitches in the zone, over the plate and get them out that way," Wacha said. "It's pitch after pitch that you got to execute and got to command."
Kwan is 7-for-21 versus Wacha, and a career .310 hitter at Kansas City. His rookie teammate Chase DeLauter went 0-for-2 with a walk against Wacha in April but is 15-for-27 during an eight-game hitting streak.
Pasquantino is batting .188 in 2026, but he's 5-for-14 in May.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. DeLauter | RF | Ten Day IL - Rib( Jun 16, '26) | Jun 16, '26 | |
| The Cleveland Guardians placed OF Chase DeLauter on the 10-day injured list due to a right side rib fracture. | ||||
| A. Martinez | LF | Ten Day IL - Foot( Jun 15, '26) | Jun 15, '26 | |
| The Cleveland Guardians placed OF Angel Martínez on the 10-day injured list with a non-displaced left foot fracture. | ||||
| J. Ramirez | 3B | Ten Day IL - Hand( Jun 13, '26) | Jun 13, '26 | |
| The Cleveland Guardians placed INF José Ramírez on the 10-day injured list with fractured left hamate bone. | ||||
| E. Sabrowski | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( May 24, '26) | May 24, '26 | |
| The Cleveland Guardians placed LHP Erik Sabrowski on the 15-day injured list due to left elbow inflammation. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Garcia | 3B | Day To Day - Hand( Jun 16, '26) | Jun 16, '26 | |
| Garcia is not in the lineup for Wednesday's (Jun. 17) game against the Nationals due to a left hand injury. | ||||
| C. Estevez | RP | Sixty Day IL - Foot( Jun 14, '26) | Jun 14, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP Carlos Estévez from the 15-day to the 60-day injured list with left foot contusion. | ||||
| V. Pasquantino | 1B | Ten Day IL - Hand( Jun 13, '26) | Jun 13, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed INF Vinnie Pasquantino on the 10-day injured list with right hamate fracture. | ||||
| S. Lugo | SP | Seven Day IL - Head( Jun 11, '26) | Jun 11, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed RHP Seth Lugo on the 7-day injured list due to concussion. | ||||
| K. Isbel | CF | Ten Day IL - Foot( Jun 09, '26) | Jun 09, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed OF Kyle Isbel on the 10-day injured list with a left plantar fasciitis. | ||||
| N. Mears | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Shoulder( May 28, '26) | May 28, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed RHP Nick Mears on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement. | ||||
| K. Bubic | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( May 17, '26) | May 17, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed LHP Kris Bubic on the 15-day injured list due to left arm. | ||||
| C. Ragans | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( May 07, '26) | May 07, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred LHP Cole Ragans from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with elbow impingement. | ||||
| J. India | 2B | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 27, '26) | Apr 27, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred INF Jonathan India to the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| J. McArthur | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 18, '26) | Apr 18, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP James McArthur from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| A. Marsh | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Feb 11, '26) | Feb 11, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed RHP Alec Marsh on the 60-day injured list due to a shoulder injury. | ||||
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Apr 28, '26
CLE 0 - TB 1
|
L -130 | u7.5 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 18.6 | 6.0 |
|
Apr 22, '26
CLE 0 - HOU 2
|
L -162 | u8.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 15.8 | 2.0 |
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Apr 17, '26
CLE 4 - BAL 6
|
L -134 | o8.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 16.0 | 1.8 |
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Apr 12, '26
ATL 13 - CLE 1
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L +164 | o7.0 | 4.2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 19.9 | 3.0 |
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Apr 06, '26
CLE 2 - KC 4
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L -118 | u7.0 | 4.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 18.6 | 0.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.0 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 92.8 | 17.8 | 2.5 |
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 06, '26
CLE 2 - KC 4
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L -118 | u7.0 | 4.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 18.6 | 0.0 |
|
Jul 26, '25
KC 4 - CLE 6
|
W +118 | o8.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 18.6 | 0.7 |
|
Apr 11, '25
CLE 7 - KC 0
|
W -121 | o6.5 | 4.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 20.6 | 1.3 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 4.2 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 92.0 | 19.3 | 0.7 |
|
Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 29, '26
ATH 5 - KC 2
|
L +102 | u9.5 | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 105 | 21.0 | 0.5 |
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Apr 22, '26
KC 6 - BAL 8
|
L -130 | o9.5 | 5.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 89 | 16.7 | 0.6 |
|
Apr 17, '26
NYY 4 - KC 2
|
L +150 | u8.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 97 | 16.2 | 0.7 |
|
Apr 11, '26
KC 2 - CHW 0
|
W -190 | u9.0 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 11.0 | 0.9 |
|
Apr 06, '26
CLE 2 - KC 4
|
W +100 | u7.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 14.6 | 1.5 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 6.0 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 96.2 | 15.9 | 0.8 |
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 06, '26
CLE 2 - KC 4
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W +100 | u7.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 14.6 | 1.5 |
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Jul 26, '25
KC 5 - CLE 3
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W -116 | p8.0 | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 15.0 | 0.8 |
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Mar 30, '25
KC 2 - CLE 6
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L -111 | o7.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 | 1.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.1 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 89.7 | 17.1 | 1.1 |
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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3.98 | .235 | .309 | 1.26 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 9.1 |
|
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4.39 | .241 | .329 | 1.37 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 8.7 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.12 | 3.79 | .234 | .309 | 1.25 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 5.5 |
|
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4.25 | 4.01 | .242 | .322 | 1.33 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.76 | 4.30 | .237 | .310 | 1.29 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
|
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5.43 | 5.03 | .240 | .339 | 1.46 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 3.3 |