Guardians @ Royals · May 5, 2026 — MLB Central

Final Game 36 · Tue, May 5, 2026

Kauffman Stadium Regular Season

Cleveland Guardians Guardians 3

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NIGHT game

5 Kansas City Royals Royals

Away starter

Gavin Williams

Home starter

Stephen Kolek

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Kolek comes up big in spot start to guide Royals to 5th straight win

KANSAS CITY -- A shift in the pitching plans for Tuesday’s game against the Guardians hardly changed anything at all for the Royals as they turned to Stephen Kolek, the next man up in the rotation, and just kept rolling along in the win column. Kolek tossed a quality spot

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Michael Massey homers in Royals' win00:03:43

Michael Massey hits a two-run home run and Stephen Kolek strikes out three in the Royals' 5-3 win over the Guardians

Condensed Game: CLE@KC - 5/5/2600:10:03

Condensed Game: Michael Massey and the Royals take on Gavin Williams and the Guardians on May 5, 2026

Michael Massey's two-run homer (2)00:00:25

Michael Massey hits a two-run home run to right field, giving the Royals a 4-3 lead over the Guardians in the 4th inning

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