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Kansas City Royals 4, Cleveland Guardians 2: final score and stats

Kansas City Royals beat Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals 4 to Cleveland Guardians 2, on Monday, April 6, 2026 at Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals.

MLBMonday, April 6, 2026

Kansas City Royals5-54

Final

Cleveland Guardians6-52

DateApr 6, 2026

Start time6:10 PM ET

VenueProgressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio

TVMLB.TV

Attendance13,143

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
Kansas City Royals	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	4
Cleveland Guardians	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2

Top performers

Kansas City Royals

Batting AverageJonathan India · 2-4, HR, 3 RBI, R, 2 K

Home RunsJonathan India · 2-4, HR, 3 RBI, R, 2 K

Runs Batted InJonathan India · 2-4, HR, 3 RBI, R, 2 K

MLB RatingJonathan India · 2-4, HR, 3 RBI, R, 2 K

Cleveland Guardians

Batting AverageSteven Kwan · 2-4, HR, RBI, R

Home RunsBrayan Rocchio · 1-3, HR, RBI, R

Runs Batted InBrayan Rocchio · 1-3, HR, RBI, R

MLB RatingSteven Kwan · 2-4, HR, RBI, R

Team comparison

Kansas City RoyalsCleveland Guardians

Runs per game

-

3.4

Runs allowed per game

-

3.3

5-5Record6-5

5th in AL CentStanding1st in AL Cent

0-0Road record / home record2-4-1

Last 5LLLTW

-StreakL3

Injury report

Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.

Kansas City Royals

Mitch Spence RP · Undisclosed - Not Specified

Out

Nick Mears RP · Shoulder - Surgery

Out

Ryan Bergert SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Cole Ragans SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Luinder Avila SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Cleveland Guardians

Colin Holderman RP · Wrist - Surgery

Out

Kahlil Watson RF · Abdomen - Surgery

Out

Andrew Walters RP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Maikel Garcia	2-5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	19	.342	.422	.526
Bobby Witt Jr.	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	19	.270	.364	.270
Vinnie Pasquantino	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	22	.211	.311	.237
Salvador Perez	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	.184	.244	.395
Carter Jensen	2-4	4	2	2	1	1	0	1	12	.250	.296	.542
Jonathan India	2-4	4	1	2	3	1	0	2	21	.250	.344	.464
Michael Massey	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Jac Caglianone	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	21	.281	.361	.344
Lane Thomas	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.250	.176
Isaac Collins	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	.214	.333	.357
Kyle Isbel	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	12	.444	.444	.704
Team	11-37	37	4	11	4	2	2	8	157

Kansas City Royals

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Michael Wacha	7.0	3	1	1	3	3	1	102-62	0.69	102
Matt Strahm	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	24-12	5.79	24
Lucas Erceg	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14-8	3.86	14
Team	9.0	4	2	2	4	5	2	140-82		140

Cleveland Guardians

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Steven Kwan	2-4	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	11	.244	.326	.366
Chase DeLauter	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	16	.286	.333	.714
Jose Ramirez	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	26	.146	.239	.268
Kyle Manzardo	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.063	.211	.063
David Fry	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.300	.364	.400
Rhys Hoskins	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	.200	.385	.300
Bo Naylor	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	.138	.219	.138
CJ Kayfus	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	.167	.286	.389
Gabriel Arias	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	10	.200	.250	.433
Daniel Schneemann	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.185	.185	.333
Brayan Rocchio	1-3	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	11	.200	.351	.333
Team	4-29	29	2	4	2	2	4	5	140

Cleveland Guardians

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Tanner Bibee	4.2	5	1	1	1	3	0	87-58	3.29	87
Tim Herrin	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	0.00	5
Peyton Pallette	2.0	3	1	1	0	3	1	30-22	2.70	30
Kolby Allard	2.0	3	2	2	1	2	1	35-24	5.79	35
Team	9.0	11	4	4	2	8	2	157-108		157

Recent form

Cleveland GuardiansLLLTW

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Season series

CLE wins series 2-1

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Apr 7, 2026KC 1, CLE 2

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Team pages

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Cleveland Guardians
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Frequently asked questions

Who won Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians?

Kansas City Royals won, 4-2, on Monday, April 6, 2026.

What was the final score of Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians?

Kansas City Royals 4, Cleveland Guardians 2.

Who were the top performers?

Kansas City Royals: Jonathan India (2-4, HR, 3 RBI, R, 2 K batting average). Cleveland Guardians: Steven Kwan (2-4, HR, RBI, R batting average).

Where is Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians played?

Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio.

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