Guardians 12-9 Royals (Sep 25, 2026) Final Score

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Cleveland GuardiansCLE

12–9

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

Cleveland GuardiansLeads 9 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 9 of 18

Batting

4.11Runs per game4.23
0.237Batting average0.246
0.314On-base percentage0.315
0.375Slugging percentage0.399
0.690OPS0.715
0.96Home runs per game1.04
7.92Hits per game8.26
153Home runs165
144Stolen bases127

Pitching

3.73ERA4.73
1.26WHIP1.40
9.63Strikeouts per nine7.48
3.32Walks per nine3.63
3.68Runs allowed per game4.62
0.236Opponent batting average0.260
1510Pitching strikeouts1161
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	7	-145	+120
FFanDuel	+1.5	7.5	-142	+120
BBetMGM	+1.5	7	-145	+118
CCaesars	+1.5	7	-136	+116
BBetOnline	+1.5	7	-135	+122
BBetRivers	+1.5	7.5	-141	+118
BBetus	+1.5	7	-135	+122
BBovada	+1.5	7	-144	+121
FFanatics	+1.5	7	-140	+115
LLowVig	+1.5	7	-135	+122
MMyBookie	+1.5	7	-142	+121

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Sep 25, 2026

7:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 6 mph

68°

Lineups

CLE

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
CLE	27th	8th
KC	23rd	26th

Matchup

CLEKC

83-76Record68-91
52.2%Win %42.8%
41-40Home record40-38
42-36Road record28-53
8-2Last 102-8
1Streak-1
+3Run diff-112
27-22Division24-25
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
CLE	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	5	12
KC	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	9

Team Stats

CLEStatKC

12Runs9
9Hits13
2Errors1
2Home runs3
12RBI9
0Stolen bases2
3K (bat)6
6K (pit)3
5BB (pit)13

Player Stats

CLE — Batting

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

CLE — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Gavin WilliamsSP	3.1	5	4	4	4	4
Matt FestaRP	1.0	1	2	2	1	0
Daniel EspinoRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Hunter GaddisRP	1.0	3	2	2	0	0
Erik SabrowskiRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
Shawn ArmstrongRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim HerrinRP	0.2	3	1	1	0	0

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Jac CaglianoneRF	5	0	3	0	2	0
Michael Massey2B	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	2	1	0	0	1
Carter JensenC	4	2	2	2	5	0
Maikel Garcia3B	4	1	2	0	0	1
Salvador PerezDH	4	1	1	1	2	1
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	1	0	0	1
John RaveRF	3	2	1	0	0	1
Kyle IsbelCF	3	1	1	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Noah CameronSP	5.0	7	7	6	4	3
Connor ThomasRP	2.0	1	0	0	0	0
Lucas ErcegRP	1.0	0	0	0	3	0
Nate PearsonRP	0.2	0	4	4	4	0
Nolan HoffmanRP	0.1	1	1	1	2	0

Scoring Summary

115 events · 15 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Kwan walked.
0-0
Top
Ramírez safe at first on fielding error by third baseman Garcia, Kwan to second.
0-0
Top
DeLauter flied out to center, Ramírez to second, Kwan to third.
0-0
Top
Adell walked.
0-0
Top
Martínez singled to left, Kwan scored and Ramírez scored, Adell to second.
2-0
Top
Fry flied out to left, Adell to third.
2-0
Top
Bazzana struck out swinging.
2-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen struck out looking.
2-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. walked.
2-0
Bottom
Caglianone doubled to left, Witt Jr. scored.
2-1
Bottom
Garcia singled to right, Garcia to second, Caglianone thrown out at home.
2-1
Bottom
Pasquantino walked.
2-1
Bottom
Perez walked, Pasquantino to second, Garcia to third. Cleveland Guardians challenged: call on the field was upheld.
2-1
Bottom
Massey struck out swinging.
2-1

Inning 2 Top

Top
Hedges homered to left center (389 feet).
3-1
Top
Rocchio struck out swinging.
3-1
Top
Kwan grounded out to first.
3-1
Top
Ramírez fouled out to catcher.
3-1

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Rave reached on bunt single to third, Rave safe at second on throwing error by third baseman Ramírez.
3-1
Bottom
Isbel fouled out to left.
3-1
Bottom
Jensen homered to right (389 feet), Rave scored.
3-3
Bottom
Witt Jr. lined out to left.
3-3
Bottom
Caglianone reached on infield single to shortstop.
3-3
Bottom
Garcia grounded out to third.
3-3

Inning 3 Top

Top
DeLauter doubled to right.
3-3
Top
Adell flied out to right.
3-3
Top
Martínez walked.
3-3
Top
Fry flied out to right.
3-3
Top
Bazzana lined out to left.
3-3

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Pasquantino struck out swinging.
3-3
Bottom
Perez flied out to right.
3-3
Bottom
Massey struck out looking.
3-3

Inning 4 Top

Top
Hedges walked.
3-3
Top
Rocchio singled to center, Hedges to second.
3-3
Top
Kwan hit sacrifice bunt to third, Rocchio to second, Hedges to third.
3-3
Top
Ramírez hit sacrifice fly to right, Hedges scored, Rocchio to third.
4-3
Top
DeLauter struck out looking.
4-3

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Rave walked.
4-3
Bottom
Isbel hit sacrifice bunt to third, Rave to second.
4-3
Bottom
Herrin relieved Williams
4-3
Bottom
Rave stole third.
4-3
Bottom
Jensen hit sacrifice fly to center, Rave scored.
4-4
Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to right.
4-4
Bottom
Witt Jr. stole second.
4-4
Bottom
Caglianone singled to right, Witt Jr. scored.
4-5
Bottom
Garcia reached on infield single to third, Caglianone out at third in rundown.
4-5

Inning 5 Top

Top
Adell doubled to left.
4-5
Top
Martínez grounded out to shortstop.
4-5
Top
Fry homered to left (422 feet), Adell scored.
6-5
Top
Bazzana doubled to right.
6-5
Top
Hedges grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Hedges second, Bazzana third.
6-5
Top
Rocchio grounded out to shortstop, Bazzana scored, Hedges to third.
7-5
Top
Kwan flied out to center.
7-5

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Armstrong relieved Herrin
7-5
Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to center.
7-5
Bottom
Perez lined out to third.
7-5
Bottom
Massey safe at first on fielding error by third baseman Ramírez.
7-5
Bottom
Rave grounded into fielder's choice to second, Massey out at second.
7-5

Inning 6 Top

Top
Thomas relieved Cameron
7-5
Top
Ramírez singled to center.
7-5
Top
DeLauter grounded into fielder's choice to second, Ramírez out at second.
7-5
Top
Adell flied out to right.
7-5
Top
Martínez grounded out to second.
7-5

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Espino relieved Armstrong
7-5
Bottom
Isbel popped out to shortstop.
7-5
Bottom
Jensen flied out to left.
7-5
Bottom
Witt Jr. struck out looking.
7-5

Inning 7 Top

Top
Fry grounded out to shortstop.
7-5
Top
Bazzana grounded out to second.
7-5
Top
Hedges flied out to right.
7-5

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Sabrowski relieved Espino
7-5
Bottom
Caglianone struck out looking.
7-5
Bottom
Garcia flied out to left.
7-5
Bottom
Pasquantino singled to left.
7-5
Bottom
Perez grounded out to third.
7-5

Inning 8 Top

Top
Erceg relieved Thomas
7-5
Top
Rocchio grounded out to shortstop.
7-5
Top
Kwan walked.
7-5
Top
Ramírez flied out to center.
7-5
Top
DeLauter walked, Kwan to second.
7-5
Top
Adell walked, DeLauter to second, Kwan to third.
7-5
Top
Halpin ran for Adell
7-5
Top
Martínez grounded out to first.
7-5

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Kwan in left field.
7-5
Bottom
Halpin in center field.
7-5
Bottom
Martínez in right field.
7-5
Bottom
Gaddis relieved Sabrowski
7-5
Bottom
Massey singled to center.
7-5
Bottom
Rave flied into double play, left to shortstop to first, Massey doubled off first.
7-5
Bottom
Isbel singled to right.
7-5
Bottom
Jensen homered to right center (418 feet), Isbel scored.
7-7
Bottom
Witt Jr. flied out to right.
7-7

Inning 9 Top

Top
Lowe hit for Fry
7-7
Top
Pearson relieved Erceg
7-7
Top
Lowe walked.
7-7
Top
Bazzana flied out to second.
7-7
Top
Bailey hit for Hedges
7-7
Top
Bailey walked, Lowe to second.
7-7
Top
Rocchio walked, Bailey to second, Lowe to third.
7-7
Top
Kwan grounded into fielder's choice to third, Rocchio to second, Bailey to third, Lowe out at home.
7-7
Top
Ramírez walked, Bailey scored, Kwan to second, Rocchio to third.
8-7
Top
Hoffman relieved Pearson
8-7
Top
DeLauter walked, Rocchio scored, Ramírez to second, Kwan to third.
9-7
Top
Halpin walked, Kwan scored, DeLauter to second, Ramírez to third.
10-7
Top
Martínez doubled to left, Ramírez scored and DeLauter scored, Halpin thrown out at home.
12-7

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Lowe at first base.
12-7
Bottom
Genao at second base.
12-7
Bottom
Bailey catching.
12-7
Bottom
Festa relieved Gaddis
12-7
Bottom
Caglianone lined out to first.
12-7
Bottom
Garcia walked.
12-7
Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to third.
12-7
Bottom
Garcia to second on fielder's indifference.
12-7
Bottom
Perez homered to left (434 feet), Garcia scored.
12-9
Bottom
Massey grounded out to first.
12-9

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