Guardians 11-5 Royals (Sep 26, 2026) Final Score

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Cleveland GuardiansCLE

11–5

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

Cleveland GuardiansLeads 9 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 9 of 18

Batting

4.16Runs per game4.26
0.238Batting average0.247
0.315On-base percentage0.316
0.376Slugging percentage0.401
0.692OPS0.717
0.97Home runs per game1.05
7.93Hits per game8.29
155Home runs168
144Stolen bases129

Pitching

3.76ERA4.77
1.26WHIP1.41
9.61Strikeouts per nine7.45
3.33Walks per nine3.69
3.71Runs allowed per game4.66
0.237Opponent batting average0.260
1516Pitching strikeouts1164
58Quality starts61
46Saves37

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	CLE ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	8.5	-112	-108
FFanDuel	+1.5	8.5	-110	-106
BBetMGM	+1.5	8	-115	-105
CCaesars	+1.5	8.5	-113	-105
BBetOnline	+1.5	8	-107	-103
BBetRivers	+1.5	8.5	-114	-105
BBetus	+1.5	8	-106	-104
BBovada	+1.5	8	-114	-106
FFanatics	+1.5	8.5	-115	-105
LLowVig	+1.5	8	-107	-103
MMyBookie	+1.5	8.5	-114	-103

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Sep 26, 2026

7:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Overcast

Wind 2 mph

74°

Lineups

CLE

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
CLE	24th	8th
KC	22nd	26th

Matchup

CLEKC

84-76Record68-92
52.5%Win %42.5%
41-40Home record40-39
43-36Road record28-53
8-2Last 102-8
2Streak-2
+6Run diff-115
28-22Division24-26
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
CLE	0	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	4	11
KC	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5

Team Stats

CLEStatKC

11Runs5
14Hits10
1Errors2
5Home runs0
11RBI4
1Stolen bases1
4K (bat)7
7K (pit)4
1BB (pit)4

Player Stats

CLE — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Jo AdellRF	5	2	1	0	0	0
Jose Ramirez3B	5	1	0	0	0	0
Patrick BaileyC	5	2	2	2	3	0
Steven KwanLF	4	0	3	0	1	1
Angel MartinezLF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Brayan RocchioSS	4	3	3	2	2	0
Chase DeLauterRF	4	1	1	1	1	1
Travis Bazzana2B	4	2	3	0	0	0
Nathaniel Lowe1B	3	0	1	0	4	0
Angel Genao2B	0	0	0	0	0	1
Petey HalpinCF	0	0	0	0	0	1

CLE — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Tanner BibeeSP	6.0	7	3	3	1	6
Slade CecconiSP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Shawn ArmstrongRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Cade SmithRP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
Craig YohoRP	0.1	3	2	2	0	0

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
John RaveRF	4	0	1	0	0
Josh Rojas3B	4	0	0	0	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	2	2	0	0
Carter JensenC	4	1	2	0	1
Isaac CollinsLF	4	0	0	0	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	2	2	2	0
Michael Massey2B	4	0	1	1	0
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	1	0	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	3	0	1	1	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Michael WachaSP	6.1	6	6	2	1	4
Jose CuasRP	1.0	2	0	0	0	0
Anthony GoseRP	0.2	2	1	1	0	0
Spencer BivensRP	0.2	1	0	0	2	0
Alex LangeRP	0.1	3	4	4	1	0

Scoring Summary

96 events · 15 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Kwan walked.
0-0
Top
Ramírez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Kwan out at second.
0-0
Top
DeLauter fouled out to third.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen doubled to right.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to right, Jensen to third.
0-0
Bottom
Jensen scored on throwing error by catcher Bailey, Witt Jr. stole third.
0-1
Bottom
Jensen scored on throwing error by catcher Bailey, Witt Jr. stole third.
0-1
Bottom
Caglianone doubled to right, Witt Jr. scored.
0-2
Bottom
Perez grounded out to first, Caglianone to third.
0-2
Bottom
Pasquantino struck out looking.
0-2
Bottom
Massey singled to right, Caglianone scored.
0-3
Bottom
Rave grounded out to first.
0-3

Inning 2 Top

Top
Adell safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Witt Jr..
0-3
Top
Bazzana doubled to right, Adell to third.
0-3
Top
Lowe hit sacrifice fly to right, Adell scored, Bazzana to third.
1-3
Top
Martínez fouled out to first.
1-3
Top
Bailey homered to right (342 feet), Bazzana scored. Umpire review: call on the field was upheld.
3-3
Top
Rocchio doubled to right.
3-3
Top
Kwan tripled to left, Rocchio scored.
4-3
Top
Ramírez popped out to shortstop.
4-3

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Rojas grounded out to second.
4-3
Bottom
Collins grounded out to third.
4-3
Bottom
Jensen doubled to center.
4-3
Bottom
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
4-3

Inning 3 Top

Top
DeLauter homered to right center (400 feet).
5-3
Top
Adell grounded out to shortstop.
5-3
Top
Bazzana struck out swinging.
5-3
Top
Lowe lined out to right.
5-3

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
5-3
Bottom
Perez flied out to right.
5-3
Bottom
Pasquantino struck out swinging.
5-3

Inning 4 Top

Top
Martínez struck out swinging.
5-3
Top
Bailey struck out swinging.
5-3
Top
Rocchio popped out to second.
5-3

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Massey grounded out to second.
5-3
Bottom
Rave singled to right.
5-3
Bottom
Rojas lined into double play, to first, Rave doubled off first.
5-3

Inning 5 Top

Top
Kwan lined out to center.
5-3
Top
Ramírez lined out to first.
5-3
Top
DeLauter lined out to center.
5-3

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Collins struck out swinging.
5-3
Bottom
Jensen walked.
5-3
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded into double play, third to second to first, Jensen out at second.
5-3

Inning 6 Top

Top
Adell flied out to left.
5-3
Top
Bazzana tripled to right.
5-3
Top
Lowe hit sacrifice fly to center, Bazzana scored.
6-3
Top
Martínez grounded out to shortstop.
6-3

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Caglianone grounded out to shortstop.
6-3
Bottom
Perez doubled to left.
6-3
Bottom
Pasquantino hit by pitch.
6-3
Bottom
Massey flied out to left.
6-3
Bottom
Rave struck out looking.
6-3

Inning 7 Top

Top
Bailey struck out swinging.
6-3
Top
Gose relieved Wacha
6-3
Top
Rocchio homered to left (354 feet).
7-3
Top
Kwan reached on infield single to shortstop.
7-3
Top
Ramírez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Kwan out at second.
7-3

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Armstrong relieved Bibee
7-3
Bottom
Rojas lined out to center.
7-3
Bottom
Collins struck out swinging.
7-3
Bottom
Jensen flied out to right.
7-3

Inning 8 Top

Top
Cuas relieved Gose
7-3
Top
DeLauter grounded out to shortstop.
7-3
Top
Adell singled to left.
7-3
Top
Bazzana singled to center, Adell to second, Adell safe at third on fielding error by center fielder Rave.
7-3
Top
Lowe lined out to third.
7-3
Top
Martínez fouled out to first.
7-3

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Kwan in left field.
7-3
Bottom
Genao at second base.
7-3
Bottom
Halpin in center field.
7-3
Bottom
Yoho relieved Armstrong
7-3
Bottom
Witt Jr. doubled to left.
7-3
Bottom
Witt Jr. to third on wild pitch by Yoho.
7-3
Bottom
Caglianone doubled to right, Witt Jr. scored.
7-4
Bottom
Perez grounded out to third, Caglianone to third.
7-4
Bottom
Pasquantino singled to left, Caglianone scored.
7-5
Bottom
Smith relieved Yoho
7-5
Bottom
Massey lined out to shortstop.
7-5
Bottom
Rave flied out to left.
7-5

Inning 9 Top

Top
Lange relieved Cuas
7-5
Top
Bailey homered to right (380 feet).
8-5
Top
Rocchio homered to right (373 feet).
9-5
Top
Kwan singled to left.
9-5
Top
Ramírez grounded into fielder's choice to second, Kwan out at second.
9-5
Top
DeLauter walked, Ramírez to second.
9-5
Top
Bivens relieved Lange
9-5
Top
Adell grounded into fielder's choice to second, DeLauter out at second, Ramírez to third.
9-5
Top
Adell stole second.
9-5
Top
Genao walked.
9-5
Top
Lowe singled to left, Adell scored and Ramírez scored, Genao to second.
11-5
Top
Halpin walked, Lowe to second, Genao to third.
11-5
Top
Bailey flied out to center.
11-5

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Cecconi relieved Smith
11-5
Bottom
Rojas grounded out to second.
11-5
Bottom
Collins lined out to center.
11-5
Bottom
Jensen flied out to left.
11-5

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