Seth Lugo Starts Royals as Mlb Schedule Brings Three MLB TV Games
The mlb schedule for May 7, 2026 sends Seth Lugo back to the mound for Kansas City against the Cleveland Guardians at 2:10 p.m. EDT on MLB.TV, one day after Cleveland beat the Royals 3-1 and moved into first place in the AL Central. Lugo takes the ball after allowing nine earned runs in his last two starts.
That game opens a day packed with watchable matchups, and the guardrails are clear for fans choosing what to watch first. Cleveland reached 19-19 with its win over Kansas City, while Chase DeLauter supplied two hits and two RBIs in the previous meeting.
Guardians-Royals at 2:10 p.m. EDT
Slade Cecconi is scheduled to start for Cleveland and is looking for his second straight win. On the other side, Lugo carries the Royals’ best starting-pitcher ERA at 2.68, but his recent form has been the concern after those nine earned runs across his last two outings.
The matchup carries more weight because the clubs meet again immediately after the Guardians’ 3-1 win. Cleveland already used that result to pass the Detroit Tigers for the division lead, so the rematch gives Kansas City a quick chance to stop the slide and gives the Guardians a chance to keep control of the Central race.
Cubs-Reds and Cardinals-Padres
At 2:20 p.m. EDT on MLB.TV, the Cincinnati Reds face the Chicago Cubs after Chicago’s 7-6, 10-inning win the day before. Pete Crow-Armstrong tied the game with a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth, and Michael Busch drew the walk that brought in the winner in the bottom of the tenth.
Chicago enters with an eight-game winning streak, and Shota Imanaga is scheduled to start. Rhett Lowder gets the nod for Cincinnati, which is trying to recover after two straight one-run games in the series.
Later, the St. Louis Cardinals meet the San Diego Padres at 10:00 p.m. EDT on. St. Louis enters at 21-15, San Diego at 22-14, and the two teams sit as the first- and second-seeded Wild Card teams in the National League.
Michael King is scheduled to start for San Diego with a team-leading 2.95 ERA, while Matthew Liberatore goes for St. Louis. The Cardinals are 3.5 games behind the Cubs in the division race, and the Padres are a half-game behind the Dodgers in the NL West, which makes this late game the one with the clearest standings pressure attached to it.
