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Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland GuardiansMajor League Baseball

Kansas City Royals

511

Full time

Cleveland Guardians

ETKauffman Stadium, Kansas City

Pacy pre-match win probability

49.6% Kansas City Royals50.4% Cleveland Guardians

Last updated

Match report

Kansas City Royals lost to Cleveland Guardians 5–11 in the Major League Baseball at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City on September 26, 2026. At half time Cleveland Guardians led 4–3. Cleveland Guardians won by six runs. Recent form: Kansas City Royals won one and lost four of their last five; Cleveland Guardians won four and lost one of their last five. Pacy's record holds 13 earlier meetings: Kansas City Royals won 5, Cleveland Guardians won 8. Before kick-off, Pacy's model made Cleveland Guardians favourites at 50.4%, and they won.

Timeline

  1. 9th InningPlay Result — Cleveland Guardians 5–11
  2. 9th InningPlay Result — Cleveland Guardians 5–9
  3. 9th InningPlay Result — Cleveland Guardians 5–8
  4. 8th InningPlay Result — Kansas City Royals 5–7
  5. 8th InningPlay Result — Kansas City Royals 4–7
  6. 7th InningPlay Result — Cleveland Guardians 3–7
  7. 6th InningPlay Result — Cleveland Guardians 3–6
  8. 3rd InningPlay Result — Cleveland Guardians 3–5
  9. 2nd InningPlay Result — Cleveland Guardians 3–4
  10. 2nd InningPlay Result — Cleveland Guardians 3–3
  11. 2nd InningPlay Result — Cleveland Guardians 3–1
  12. 1st InningPlay Result — Kansas City Royals 3–0
  13. 1st InningPlay Result — Kansas City Royals 2–0
  14. 1st InningPlay Result — Kansas City Royals 1–0
  15. 1st InningStolen Base — Kansas City Royals 1–0

Lineups

Kansas City Royals

  • CCarter Jensen
  • SSBobby Witt Jr.
  • RFJac Caglianone
  • DHSalvador Perez
  • 1BVinnie Pasquantino
  • 2BMichael Massey
  • CFJohn Rave
  • 3BJosh Rojas
  • LFIsaac Collins

Cleveland Guardians

  • LFSteven Kwan
  • 3BJose Ramirez
  • RFChase DeLauter
  • DHJo Adell
  • 2BTravis Bazzana
  • 1BNathaniel Lowe
  • LFAngel Martinez
  • CPatrick Bailey
  • SSBrayan Rocchio
Bench (2)
  • 2BAngel Genao
  • CFPetey Halpin

Recent form

Kansas City Royals

LLWLL

Cleveland Guardians

WWLWW

Standings

2026 American League Central Standings
#TeamWLPCTGB
1Cleveland8576.528-
2Chicago8378.5162
3Minnesota7685.4729
4Detroit7685.4729
5Kansas City6893.42217

This series

Kansas City Royals 5 wins, Cleveland Guardians 8 wins

DateResultHosted by
2026-09-25Kansas City Royals 9–12 Cleveland GuardiansKansas City Royals
2026-08-30Kansas City Royals 1–11 Cleveland GuardiansCleveland Guardians
2026-08-29Kansas City Royals 8–3 Cleveland GuardiansCleveland Guardians
2026-08-28Kansas City Royals 3–0 Cleveland GuardiansCleveland Guardians
2026-05-07Kansas City Royals 5–8 Cleveland GuardiansKansas City Royals
2026-05-06Kansas City Royals 1–3 Cleveland GuardiansKansas City Royals
2026-05-05Kansas City Royals 5–3 Cleveland GuardiansKansas City Royals
2026-05-04Kansas City Royals 6–2 Cleveland GuardiansKansas City Royals
2026-04-08Kansas City Royals 2–10 Cleveland GuardiansCleveland Guardians
2026-04-07Kansas City Royals 1–2 Cleveland GuardiansCleveland Guardians

Venue and officials

Venue
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance
24,656

Pacy probability

  • Away50.4%
  • Home49.6%

Pacy estimates this from the match information available and how both sides have performed. It is an estimate, not a prediction of what will happen.

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