Cantillo, bullpen combine for 4-hitter, Guardians’ 3-1 win stops 3-game skid, Royals’ 5-game spurt
- On Wednesday, May 6, 2026, the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Kansas City Royals 3-1 at Kauffman Stadium, ending Kansas City's five-game winning streak and halting Cleveland's three-game losing skid.
- Cleveland starter LHP Joey Cantillo combined with four relievers to limit Kansas City to four hits, while Royals starter LHP Cole Ragans departed after three scoreless innings due to left triceps and elbow soreness.
- DH Salvador Perez's third-inning sacrifice fly initially put the Royals ahead, but DH Chase DeLauter's two-run single in the fifth inning gave Cleveland the lead for good.
- Plate umpire Edwin Moscoso's initial call on a curveball was overturned by the automated ball-strike system, resulting in a called third strike against LF Isaac Collins to end the game.
- Guardians RHP Slade Cecconi and Royals RHP Seth Lugo will face off Thursday to conclude the four-game series, with the winner determined by the finale's outcome.
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Cantillo, bullpen combine for 4-hitter as Guardians stop Royals' 5-game spurt, own 3-game skid
Joey Cantillo and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, Chase DeLauter hit a go-ahead, two-run single and the Cleveland Guardians beat Kansas City 3-1 to stop their three-game skid and the Royals’ five-game winning streak.
Cantillo, bullpen combine for four-hitter, Guardians’ 3-1 win stops three-game skid
By DAVID SMALE KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Joey Cantillo and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, Chase DeLauter hit a go-ahead, two-run single and the Cleveland Guardians beat Kansas City 3-1 to stop their three-game skid and the Royals’ five-game winning streak. Kansas City starter Cole Ragans left after three scoreless innings because of left triceps and […]
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Cantillo, bullpen combine for 4-hitter, Guardians' 3-1 win stops 3-game skid, Royals' 5-game spurt
Joey Cantillo and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, Chase DeLauter hit a go-ahead, two-run single and the Cleveland Guardians beat Kansas City 3-1 to stop their three-game skid and the Royals’ five-game winning streak.
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