Manzardo shines for Cleveland in 7-4 victory over the Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kyle Manzardo had a two-run double in the 10th inning to tie the club record for most RBIs on opening day and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-4 on Thursday.

Manzardo joined Tris Speaker (1925) and Leon Wagner (1964) with four RBIs on opening day.

Manzardo also become the third MLB player with a double, triple and homer on opening day, joining Don Baylor (1973), Gee Walker (1937).

Steven Kwan led off the 10th with a run-scoring double. With two outs and Kwan at third, reliever Sam Long intentionally walked Carlos Santana to face Manzardo, who drove in both runners.

Emmanuel Clase took the win and Paul Sewald earned the save.

Vinnie Pasquantino broke the scoreless tie with a three-run homer in the third for Kansas City.

The Guardians answered with a run in the fourth. Manzardo hit a one-out triple and Jhonkensy Noel drove him in with a sacrifice fly.

The Guardians got another run in the fifth on another sacrifice fly. Cleveland put runners on first and second with no outs and Jose Ramirez drove in Gabriel Arias with the second run.

Manzardo homered on the first pitch he saw in the sixth to give the Guardians a 4-3.

The Royals tied it at 4-all in the bottom of the ninth off Clase on Michael Massey’s sacrifice fly.

The Royals had runners on first and third and no outs in the eighth, with the top of the order up. But Jonathan India hit into a fielder's choice, resulting in a double play.

Manzardo had 12 doubles, no triples and five home runs in 145 at bats in his debut last season.

Gavin Williams of Cleveland is scheduled to face Seth Lugo for Kansas City when the clubs resume the three-game series on Saturday.

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Cleveland Guardians right fielder Jhonkensy Noel watches a three-run home run hit by Kansas City Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino (9) during the third inning of a baseball game Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor and first baseman Carlos Santana collide after Naylor caught a fly foul ball for the out on Kansas City Royals' Jonathan India during the third inning of a baseball game Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kansas City Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino celebrates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kansas City Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino (9) celebrates with third base coach Vance Wilson after hitting a three-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kansas City Royals' Kyle Isbel celebrates on second after hitting a double during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Cleveland Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan can't catch a double hit by Kansas City Royals' Kyle Isbel during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Cleveland Guardians' Steven Kwan watches his RBI double to tie the score during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Cleveland Guardians' Kyle Manzardo watches his two-run double during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh, local officials said Sunday.

A young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a drone fell on a house during the attack on Saturday, regional Gov. Alexander Gusev said on Telegram.

Three other people were wounded and more than 10 apartment buildings, private houses and a high school were damaged, he said, adding that air defenses shot down 17 drones over Voronezh. The city is home to just over 1 million people and lies some 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

The attack came the day after Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight into Friday, killing at least four people in the capital Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials.

For only the second time in the nearly four-year war, Russia used a powerful new hypersonic missile that struck western Ukraine in a clear warning to Kyiv and NATO.

The intense barrage and the launch of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile followed reports of major progress in talks between Ukraine and its allies on how to defend the country from further aggression by Moscow if a U.S.-led peace deal is struck.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday in his nightly address that Ukrainian negotiators “continue to communicate with the American side.”

Chief negotiator Rustem Umerov was in contact with U.S. partners Saturday, he said.

Separately, Ukraine’s General Staff said Russia targeted Ukraine with 154 drones overnight into Sunday and 125 were shot down.

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This photo provided by the Ukrainian Security Service on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, shows a fragment believed to be a part of a Russian Oreshnik intermediate range hypersonic ballistic missile that hit the Lviv region. (Ukrainian Security Service via AP)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second left, listens to British Defense Secretary John Healey during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)