KANSAS CITY (Interstat) -- Joey Cantillo pitched five innings and Chase DeLauter delivered a two-run single in the fifth as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Wednesday May 6 at Kauffman Stadium. Attendance was 13,039 and the game lasted 2:49.

Cleveland snapped a three-game losing streak and halted Kansas City’s five-game winning streak. The Guardians improved to 19-19, while the Royals fell to 17-20.

Kansas City took a 1-0 lead in the third on Salvador Perez’s sacrifice fly that scored Bobby Witt Jr. Cleveland answered in the fifth when DeLauter singled to left, plating Austin Hedges and Petey Halpin. The Guardians added an insurance run in the eighth on David Fry’s groundout that scored José Ramírez.

Cantillo (2-1) allowed one run on three hits with three walks and one strikeout over five innings. Matt Festa, Erik Sabrowski and Hunter Gaddis combined for three hitless innings. Cade Smith gave up one hit in the ninth but struck out three for his ninth save. Luinder Avila (0-2) took the loss. Royals starter Cole Ragans exited after three scoreless innings due to left triceps and elbow soreness.