Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

MLB Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO·September 26, 2026

CLE

Cleveland Guardians CLE 73-72, 37-33 Away

September 26, 2026 11:10 pm

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Kansas City Royals KC 63-81, 37-35 Home

KC

Standings

American League Central American League League

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY
1	CWS White Sox	69	63	.523	-	42-28	32-40
2	CLE Guardians	68	66	.507	2	36-39	37-33
3	MIN Twins	64	69	.481	5.5	38-34	30-41
4	DET Tigers	62	71	.466	7.5	35-35	31-43
5	KC Royals	59	75	.440	11	37-35	26-46

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY
1	TB Rays	79	54	.594	-	47-25	38-33
2	NYY Yankees	75	57	.568	3.5	37-31	44-31
3	BOS Red Sox	73	60	.549	6	36-34	44-31
4	CWS White Sox	69	63	.523	9.5	42-28	32-40
5	CLE Guardians	68	66	.507	11.5	36-39	37-33
6	HOU Astros	66	67	.496	13	37-38	36-33
7	TEX Rangers	66	67	.496	13	40-32	31-41
8	BAL Orioles	64	68	.485	14.5	35-38	34-37
9	SEA Mariners	64	70	.478	15.5	38-34	29-43
10	MIN Twins	64	69	.481	15	38-34	30-41
11	TOR Blue Jays	65	69	.485	14.5	37-35	35-38
12	DET Tigers	62	71	.466	17	35-35	31-43
13	KC Royals	59	75	.440	20.5	37-35	26-46
14	OAK Athletics	52	81	.391	27	26-44	32-43
15	LAA Angels	52	82	.388	27.5	30-44	24-46

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY	RS	RA	DIFF
1	MIL Brewers	82	51	.617	-	48-25	41-30	660	493	+167
2	LAD Dodgers	80	53	.602	2	45-28	42-29	661	512	+149
3	TB Rays	79	54	.594	3	47-25	38-33	595	548	+47
4	ATL Braves	78	55	.586	4	48-24	36-35	624	512	+112
5	NYY Yankees	75	57	.568	6.5	37-31	44-31	595	491	+104
6	CHC Cubs	76	58	.567	6.5	41-31	40-33	695	576	+119
7	PHI Phillies	74	60	.552	8.5	40-31	41-31	608	585	+23
8	BOS Red Sox	73	60	.549	9	36-34	44-31	600	499	+101
9	SD Padres	72	62	.537	10.5	44-29	32-38	569	552	+17
10	ARI Diamondbacks	71	63	.530	11.5	41-31	36-37	605	600	+5
11	CWS White Sox	70	63	.526	12	42-28	32-40	641	597	+44
12	CLE Guardians	68	66	.507	14.5	36-39	37-33	543	547	-4
13	MIA Marlins	68	66	.507	14.5	43-30	29-43	582	563	+19
14	HOU Astros	66	67	.496	16	37-38	36-33	608	656	-48
15	STL Cardinals	66	68	.493	16.5	34-38	38-35	593	608	-15
16	TEX Rangers	66	68	.493	16.5	40-32	31-41	543	590	-47
17	BAL Orioles	65	68	.489	17	35-38	34-37	604	626	-22
18	TOR Blue Jays	65	69	.485	17.5	37-35	35-38	527	581	-54
19	MIN Twins	64	69	.481	18	38-34	30-41	611	664	-53
20	PIT Pirates	65	70	.481	18	38-33	33-39	657	633	+24
21	SEA Mariners	64	70	.478	18.5	38-34	29-43	526	583	-57
22	CIN Reds	63	71	.470	19.5	35-38	33-37	548	648	-100
23	DET Tigers	62	71	.466	20	35-35	31-43	592	522	+70
24	WSH Nationals	62	73	.459	21	33-39	34-39	697	691	+6
25	NYM Mets	60	73	.451	22	34-40	31-38	550	596	-46
26	KC Royals	59	75	.440	23.5	37-35	26-46	565	657	-92
27	SF Giants	54	79	.406	28	34-36	25-49	540	614	-74
28	OAK Athletics	52	81	.391	30	26-44	32-43	578	766	-188
29	COL Rockies	52	81	.391	30	30-40	25-47	636	768	-132
30	LAA Angels	52	82	.388	30.5	30-44	24-46	548	623	-75

Key Players

Guardians

BR

B. Rocchio SS

0.247 AVG

13 HR

60 RBI

SK

S. Kwan LF

0.274 AVG

2 HR

27 RBI

AP

A. Peterson P

0 ERA

0 W

3 SO

Royals

SP

S. Perez C

0.229 AVG

19 HR

71 RBI

BW

B. Witt Jr. SS

0.281 AVG

17 HR

51 RBI

LM

L. Maile C

0 ERA

0 W

0 SO

Stats Comparison

Overall Home vs Away

2026

League Percentile Ranking

Batting 0–6

.236 25th

AVG

15th .246

.308 16th

OBP

13th .309

.370 29th

SLG

16th .401

.678 28th

OPS

18th .710

0.93 29th

HR/G

23rd 1.04

4.0 30th

R/G

21st 4.3

Pitching 5–0

3.78 7th

ERA

28th 4.68

1.25 9th

WHIP

27th 1.38

9.5 3rd

K/9

28th 7.4

3.2 14th

BB/9

24th 3.6

4.1 8th

RA/G

25th 4.9

2025

League Percentile Ranking

Batting 2–4

.225 30th

AVG

15th .247

.287 29th

OBP

22nd .301

.372 29th

SLG

18th .397

.659 29th

OPS

19th .698

1.04 20th

HR/G

26th 0.98

4.0 26th

R/G

27th 4.0

Pitching 2–3

3.68 4th

ERA

6th 3.73

1.25 16th

WHIP

12th 1.23

8.7 13th

K/9

25th 8.0

3.2 22nd

BB/9

8th 2.9

4.0 7th

RA/G

4th 3.9

Head-to-Head

Guardians leads 3-2

Final

CLE Guardians

8

KC Royals

5

Final

CLE Guardians

3

KC Royals

1

Final

CLE Guardians

3

KC Royals

5

Final

CLE Guardians

2

KC Royals

6

Final

CLE Guardians

6

KC Royals

2

Recent Form

Guardians

L @ BAL 4-6

W vs DET 3-2

L vs DET 0-6

W vs DET 4-3

W vs DET 7-6

Royals

L vs ARI 4-5

W vs TOR 6-1

L vs TOR 3-4

L vs TOR 2-9

W vs MIA 7-3

Form Comparison

Win-loss trend: each win +1, each loss −1

Kauffman Stadium

Kansas City, MO, US · 38,053 capacity

League: MLB
Season: MLB 2026
Date: September 26, 2026
Time: 11:10 pm