Sep 27, 2026
3:10 PM (Eastern Time)
MLB
Final
Cleveland Guardians
2
VS
Kansas City Royals
3

Box Score

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians
Cleveland Guardians
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 0
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 9 2
Hits CLE 9 · KC 9
Errors CLE 0 · KC 2

Away Batting

Cleveland Guardians
BatterABRHRBIBBKLOBAVG
LFAngel Martínez 40 00 01 2 .254
2BTravis Bazzana 40 00 00 1 .245
RFJo Adell HR 31 21 10 1 .240
1BNathaniel Lowe 40 10 00 2 .252
CDavid Fry 40 20 01 1 .201
SSAngel Genao 40 10 00 3 .213
DHAustin Hedges 20 00 01 1 .247
DHPatrick Bailey 20 00 02 2 .206
3BDaniel Schneemann HR 41 21 00 0 .210
CFPetey Halpin 40 10 00 1 .225
Totals 35 2 9 2 1 5 14 —

Away Pitching

Cleveland Guardians
PitcherIPHRERBBKHRP‑SERA
Parker Messick 3.0 61 11 20 64-42 2.56
Austin Peterson (L, 0-1) 5.0 32 22 52 74-45 2.57
Totals 8.0 9 3 3 3 7 2 ——

Home Batting

Kansas City Royals
BatterABRHRBIBBKLOBAVG
3BMaikel Garcia 21 10 20 1 .268
SSBobby Witt Jr. 40 00 01 4 .281
RFJac Caglianone 2B 40 20 01 0 .289
DHSalvador Perez 30 11 00 1 .229
DHJosh Rojas 10 00 01 0 .226
1BVinnie Pasquantino HR x2 42 22 01 3 .249
LFIsaac Collins 30 10 10 2 .213
2BTyler Tolbert 40 00 02 3 .285
CFKyle Isbel 40 20 01 0 .224
CLuke Maile 30 00 00 2 .159
Totals 32 3 9 3 3 7 16 —

Home Pitching

Kansas City Royals
PitcherIPHRERBBKHRP‑SERA
Daniel Lynch IV 5.1 72 20 22 76-53 4.08
Nolan Hoffman 0.2 10 00 10 7-5 3.60
Connor Thomas 1.1 00 00 10 11-10 7.01
Nate Pearson (W, 3-4) 0.2 00 01 00 9-5 4.11
Lucas Erceg (S, 13) 1.0 10 00 10 17-13 5.59
Totals 9.0 9 2 2 1 5 2 ——

Scoring Plays

InnScore (A-H)Play
B1 0–1 Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. Maikel Garcia scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd.
T3 1–1 Daniel Schneemann homers (7) on a fly ball to right field.
B5 1–2 Vinnie Pasquantino homers (16) on a fly ball to center field.
T6 2–2 Jo Adell homers (23) on a fly ball to left center field.
B8 2–3 Vinnie Pasquantino homers (17) on a fly ball to right field.

Game Details

Kauffman Stadium

Probable Starting Pitchers

Parker Messick
Cleveland Guardians Away
ERA
2.55
WHIP
1.042
K/9
9.38
BB/9
2.36
IP
183.3
GS
31
Last 3 Starts ERA 2.54 WHIP —
Daniel Lynch IV
Kansas City Royals Home
ERA
7.01
WHIP
1.413
K/9
4.93
BB/9
3.63
IP
34.7
GS
9
Last 3 Starts ERA 3.65 WHIP —

Betting Odds

TeamMoneylineRun LineTotal
Cleveland Guardians -102 -1.5 (+144) O 8 (-112)
Kansas City Royals -106 +1.5 (-161) U 8 (-101)
Closing line · Sep 27

Weather & Conditions

Temp75°F
Wind 6 mphE · crossL
Gusts8 mph
Humidity74%
SkyOvercast