Massey’s go-ahead 2-run homer lifts Royals past Guardians 5-3 for their fifth straight win
Massey’s 392-foot homer answered Cleveland’s rally, and the Royals’ bullpen closed out their fifth straight victory.
- On Tuesday, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Guardians 5-3, with Michael Massey hitting a 392-foot, two-run home run in the fourth inning.
- The Royals jumped to a 2-0 lead on Salvador Perez's single in the first inning, but the Guardians pulled ahead in the fourth before Massey's go-ahead shot.
- Isaac Collins added a homer in the sixth inning, going 3-for-3 for the night, while Gavin Williams allowed five runs and eight hits, losing for the first time since March 27.
- Kansas City extended its winning streak to five games with the victory, while Williams dropped to 5-2 on the season after his first defeat in six starts.
- LHP Cole Ragans starts for Kansas City on Wednesday night against Cleveland's LHP Joey Cantillo, as the Royals look to maintain momentum in the series.
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Stephen Kolek allowed only a three-run homer over six solid innings of his 2026 debut, and Michael Massey clubbed a go-ahead, two-run shot in the fourth as the surging Kansas City Royals won their season-high fifth straight, 5-3 over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night.Isaac Collins also homered and was a triple shy of the cycle for the Royals, who have won the first two of this four-game set by a combined 11-5 margin and are 10-3 …
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