Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

Final

MLB

CLE Team page

12 — 9

KC Team page

DateSeptember 25, 2026

VenueKauffman Stadium

CLE 58%

KC 42%

Cleveland arrives with the clearer edge despite playing at Kauffman. Gavin Williams has been outstanding across four recent starts, with a 1.44 ERA and 0.84 WHIP, and Cleveland's relief group has a 2.45 ERA over the last month. The Guardians are 5-1 in their last six while allowing two runs per game, and they are 83-76 after clinching a playoff berth with seeding still open. Kansas City has a stronger home offense and a serviceable Noah Cameron, yet the Royals are 68-91 and have lost five of their last six while allowing 7.5 runs per game. Their bullpen carries a 4.33 ERA over four weeks, with several relievers unavailable. Cameron being left-handed can quiet Cleveland's lineup, and the season series is tied, so a comfortable margin is not assured. The pitching and recent-form gap still points to the visitors.

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Key Stats

2026 season · Team stats

Cleveland Guardians

.237

AVG

.314

OBP

.690

OPS

153

3.73

ERA

1.26

WHIP

4.11

R/G

9.6

K/9

Kansas City Royals

.246

AVG

.315

OBP

.715

OPS

165

4.73

ERA

1.40

WHIP

4.23

R/G

7.5

K/9

Key Players

Cleveland Guardians

.696OPS

.826OPS

.770OPS

1.96ERA

Kansas City Royals

.772OPS

.823OPS

.645OPS

3.92ERA

Boxscore

Scoring by period

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

Team stats

CLE Stat KC

12 R 9

9 H 13

2 E 1

2 HR 3

13 BB 5

3 SO 6

28 LOB 9

0 SB 2

9 ER 11

0 DP 0

CLE

Cleveland Guardians

Batting

Cleveland Guardians Batting
Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Steven Kwan LF Starter	0-3	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	26	.279	.379	.342
Jose Ramirez 3B Starter	1-4	4	2	1	2	0	1	0	18	.237	.323	.372
Chase DeLauter DH Starter	1-4	4	1	1	1	0	2	1	25	.287	.363	.452
Jo Adell RF Starter	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	18	.239	.296	.397
Angel Martinez RF Starter	2-5	5	0	2	4	0	1	0	19	.260	.296	.475
David Fry 1B Starter	1-4	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	12	.194	.310	.361
Travis Bazzana 2B Starter	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	25	.243	.334	.401
Austin Hedges C Starter	1-3	3	2	1	1	1	1	0	11	.249	.328	.380
Brayan Rocchio SS Starter	1-4	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	16	.249	.310	.375
Petey Halpin CF	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	.224	.265	.328
Nathaniel Lowe 1B	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	.251	.319	.447
Angel Genao 2B	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.276	.293
Patrick Bailey C	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	.205	.272	.317

Pitching

Cleveland Guardians Pitching
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Gavin Williams P Starter	3.1	5	4	4	4	4	1	74-46	3.76	74
Tim Herrin P	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	18-12	3.02	18
Shawn Armstrong P	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19-13	4.72	19
Daniel Espino P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-9	4.11	13
Erik Sabrowski P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	18-11	2.61	18
Hunter Gaddis P	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	1	13-11	2.98	13
Matt Festa P	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	1	21-13	3.78	21

Kansas City Royals

Batting

Kansas City Royals Batting
Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen C Starter	2-4	4	2	2	5	2	0	1	16	.237	.321	.463
Bobby Witt Jr. SS Starter	1-4	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	19	.282	.361	.442
Jac Caglianone RF Starter	3-5	5	0	3	2	0	0	1	19	.286	.338	.488
Maikel Garcia 3B Starter	2-4	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	23	.266	.329	.380
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B Starter	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	19	.246	.330	.413
Salvador Perez DH Starter	1-4	4	1	1	2	1	1	0	26	.229	.273	.382
Michael Massey 2B Starter	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	27	.272	.303	.430
John Rave LF Starter	1-3	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	14	.232	.316	.435
Kyle Isbel CF Starter	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	13	.221	.265	.321

Pitching

Kansas City Royals Pitching
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Noah Cameron P Starter	5.0	7	7	6	4	3	2	101-56	4.11	101
Connor Thomas P	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22-16	7.40	22
Lucas Erceg P	1.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	25-10	5.70	25
Nate Pearson P	0.2	0	4	4	4	0	0	23-5	4.17	23
Nolan Hoffman P	0.1	1	1	1	2	0	0	11-3	3.77	11