Bo Naylor<\/a> hit a three-run home run and the\u00a0Cleveland Guardians<\/a> held on for an 8-5 win over the host Kansas City Royals<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n Kyle Manzardo<\/a> drove in two for the\u00a0Guardians, who have won the last two<\/a> to split the four-game series.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n All nine Cleveland starters had at least one hit in the game. Naylor and Brayan Rocchio<\/a> each had two hits for the Guardians<\/p>\n Bobby Witt Jr. was 4-for-4 with a walk as he and Vinnie Pasquantino<\/a> homered for the Royals.<\/p>\n 1<\/span> \/ 5<\/span><\/p>\n May 4, 2026; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Cleveland Guardians head coach Stephen Vogt in the dugout prior to a game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1<\/span> \/ 5<\/span><\/p>\n May 4, 2026; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Cleveland Guardians head coach Stephen Vogt in the dugout prior to a game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n 2<\/span> \/ 5<\/span><\/p>\n May 4, 2026; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Michael Wacha (52) delivers a pitch against the Cleveland Guardians during the first inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n 3<\/span> \/ 5<\/span><\/p>\n May 4, 2026; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Michael Wacha (52) delivers a pitch against the Cleveland Guardians during the first inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n 4<\/span> \/ 5<\/span><\/p>\n May 4, 2026; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Tanner Bibee (28) delivers a pitch against the Kansas City Royals during the first inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n 5<\/span> \/ 5<\/span><\/p>\n May 4, 2026; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Tanner Bibee (28) delivers a pitch against the Kansas City Royals during the first inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n Lane Thomas<\/a>‘ sacrifice fly in the eighth pulled Kansas City<\/a> to within 8-5. But\u00a0Cleveland’s Cade Smith<\/a> pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 10th save.<\/p>\n Slade Cecconi<\/a> (2-4) allowed two runs in 5 1\/3 innings, giving up six hits and walking three. He struck out three.<\/p>\n Seth Lugo<\/a> (1-2) allowed four runs and seven hits in four innings with four walks and five strikeouts. He threw 102 pitches.<\/p>\n Cleveland\u00a0jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first as five of the first six batters had hits. Manzardo’s first-pitch double into the right-center-field gap brought in the first two and Daniel Schneemann<\/a> followed with an RBI single.<\/p>\nJose Ramirez and Guardians series at Bobby Witt Jr.-led Royals<\/h2>\n
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