Royals 3-2 Guardians (Sep 27, 2026) Final Score

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Cleveland GuardiansCLE

2–3

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

Cleveland GuardiansLeads 10 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 8 of 18

Batting

4.20Runs per game4.27
0.239Batting average0.247
0.316On-base percentage0.316
0.380Slugging percentage0.401
0.696OPS0.717
0.99Home runs per game1.04
7.96Hits per game8.30
160Home runs168
145Stolen bases130

Pitching

3.77ERA4.79
1.26WHIP1.41
9.59Strikeouts per nine7.43
3.32Walks per nine3.70
3.72Runs allowed per game4.68
0.237Opponent batting average0.261
1523Pitching strikeouts1168
59Quality starts62
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	-109	-111
FFanDuel	+1.5	8.5	-106	-110
BBetMGM	+1.5	8	-110	-110
CCaesars	+1.5	8.5	-108	-110
BBetOnline	+1.5	8.5	-104	-106
BBetRivers	+1.5	8	-115	-104
BBetus	+1.5	8.5	-106	-104
BBovada	-1.5	8	-109	-111
FFanatics	+1.5	8	-110	-110
LLowVig	+1.5	8.5	-104	-106
MMyBookie	+1.5	8	-108	-109

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Sep 27, 2026

3:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Partly cloudy

Wind 2 mph

74°

Lineups

CLE

Starters

Rankings

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

Matchup

CLEKC

85-76Record68-93
52.8%Win %42.2%
41-40Home record40-40
44-36Road record28-53
9-1Last 102-8
3Streak-3
+12Run diff-121
29-22Division24-27
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

CLEStatKC

2Runs3
9Hits9
0Errors2
2Home runs2
2RBI3
1Stolen bases0
5K (bat)7
7K (pit)5
3BB (pit)1

Player Stats

CLE — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
David FryRF	4	0	2	0	0	0
Angel Genao2B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Petey HalpinCF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Angel MartinezLF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Nathaniel Lowe1B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Travis Bazzana2B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel SchneemannCF	4	1	2	1	1	0
Jo AdellRF	3	1	2	1	1	1
Austin HedgesC	2	0	0	0	0	0
Patrick BaileyC	2	0	0	0	0	0

CLE — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Austin PetersonSP	5.0	3	2	2	2	5
Parker MessickSP	3.0	6	1	1	1	2

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Kyle IsbelCF	4	0	2	0	0	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler TolbertSS	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	2	0	0	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	2	2	2	2	0
Luke MaileC	3	0	0	0	0	0
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	1	0	0	1
Salvador PerezDH	3	0	1	0	1	0
Maikel Garcia3B	2	1	1	0	0	2
Josh Rojas3B	1	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Daniel Lynch IVRP	5.1	7	2	2	0	2
Connor ThomasRP	1.1	0	0	0	0	1
Lucas ErcegRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
Nate PearsonRP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0
Nolan HoffmanRP	0.2	1	0	0	0	1

Scoring Summary

82 events · 5 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Martínez grounded out to third.
0-0
Top
Bazzana flied out to left.
0-0
Top
Adell singled to center.
0-0
Top
Lowe grounded out to shortstop.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Garcia walked.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. flied out to left.
0-0
Bottom
Caglianone doubled to right, Garcia to third.
0-0
Bottom
Perez singled to left, Garcia scored, Caglianone to third.
0-1
Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to center.
0-1
Bottom
Collins grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Perez out at second.
0-1

Inning 2 Top

Top
Fry singled to right.
0-1
Top
Genao grounded into double play, third to second to first, Fry out at second.
0-1
Top
Hedges grounded out to third.
0-1

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Tolbert struck out swinging.
0-1
Bottom
Isbel reached on infield single to second.
0-1
Bottom
Maile fouled out to third.
0-1
Bottom
Garcia singled to right, Isbel to second.
0-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to third, Garcia out at second.
0-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Schneemann homered to right (380 feet).
1-1
Top
Halpin singled to right.
1-1
Top
Martínez flied out to right.
1-1
Top
Bazzana fouled out to first.
1-1
Top
Adell grounded into fielder's choice to third, Halpin out at second.
1-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Caglianone singled to center.
1-1
Bottom
Perez flied out to center.
1-1
Bottom
Pasquantino struck out looking.
1-1
Bottom
Collins singled to right, Caglianone to third.
1-1
Bottom
Tolbert grounded out to third.
1-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Lowe grounded out to second.
1-1
Top
Fry struck out looking.
1-1
Top
Genao singled to center.
1-1
Top
Hedges struck out looking.
1-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Peterson relieved Messick
1-1
Bottom
Isbel grounded out to second.
1-1
Bottom
Maile grounded out to third.
1-1
Bottom
Garcia walked.
1-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
1-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
Schneemann flied out to center.
1-1
Top
Halpin safe at first on throwing error by second baseman Tolbert.
1-1
Top
Martínez flied out to right.
1-1
Top
Halpin caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
1-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
1-1
Bottom
Perez grounded out to second.
1-1
Bottom
Pasquantino homered to center (434 feet).
1-2
Bottom
Collins walked.
1-2
Bottom
Tolbert grounded out to third.
1-2

Inning 6 Top

Top
Bazzana popped out to pitcher.
1-2
Top
Adell homered to left center (440 feet).
2-2
Top
Lowe singled to right.
2-2
Top
Hoffman relieved Lynch IV
2-2
Top
Fry singled to center, Lowe to second, Lowe safe at third, Fry to second on fielding error by center fielder Isbel.
2-2
Top
Genao grounded out to first.
2-2
Top
Bailey hit for Hedges
2-2
Top
Bailey struck out swinging.
2-2

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Bailey as designated hitter.
2-2
Bottom
Isbel singled to right.
2-2
Bottom
Maile flied out to right.
2-2
Bottom
Garcia grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Isbel out at second.
2-2

Inning 7 Top

Top
Thomas relieved Hoffman
2-2
Top
Schneemann flied out to center.
2-2
Top
Halpin grounded out to second. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was overturned.
2-2
Top
Martínez struck out swinging.
2-2

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Witt Jr. flied out to left.
2-2
Bottom
Caglianone flied out to left.
2-2
Bottom
Rojas hit for Perez
2-2
Bottom
Rojas struck out looking.
2-2

Inning 8 Top

Top
Rojas as designated hitter.
2-2
Top
Bazzana flied out to left.
2-2
Top
Pearson relieved Thomas
2-2
Top
Adell walked.
2-2
Top
Lowe flied out to left.
2-2
Top
Fry grounded out to third.
2-2

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Pasquantino homered to right (378 feet).
2-3
Bottom
Collins flied out to center.
2-3
Bottom
Tolbert struck out swinging.
2-3
Bottom
Isbel struck out swinging.
2-3

Inning 9 Top

Top
Erceg relieved Pearson
2-3
Top
Genao fouled out to third.
2-3
Top
Bailey struck out swinging.
2-3
Top
Schneemann singled to right.
2-3
Top
Schneemann stole second.
2-3
Top
Halpin fouled out to third.
2-3

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Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-2 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday, September 27, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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