Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians
8/29/2026, 4:10:00 PM ET · Progressive Field
| Kansas City Royals | 8 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 3 |
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Kansas City Royals
61–75 · last 5: 4–1
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-28 | @ CLE | W 3–0 | 3 |
| 08-27 | @ TOR | W 13–2 | 15 |
| 08-26 | @ TOR | L 0–3 | 3 |
| 08-25 | @ TOR | W 5–3 | 8 |
| 08-23 | vs DET | W 11–7 | 18 |
Cleveland Guardians
68–67 · last 5: 4–1
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-28 | vs KC | L 0–3 | 3 |
| 08-26 | @ LAA | W 4–3 | 7 |
| 08-25 | @ LAA | W 8–6 | 14 |
| 08-24 | @ LAA | W 4–2 | 6 |
| 08-23 | @ COL | W 7–2 | 9 |
Pitch tracking
| Pitcher | Pitch | # | Velo | Spin | Str% | Whiff | BBE | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lange | Sinker | 6 | 96.7 | 2217 | 83% | 0 | 1 | 84.2 |
| Changeup | 6 | 91.2 | 1805 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 5 | 96.9 | 2265 | 60% | 1 | 1 | 86.1 | |
| Slider | 3 | 88.4 | 2239 | 67% | 0 | 1 | 95.6 | |
| Cutter | 2 | 92.9 | 2221 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 90.5 | |
| Anthony Gose | 4-Seam Fastball | 12 | 97.1 | 2516 | 75% | 1 | 3 | 82.7 |
| Slider | 4 | 87.1 | 2183 | 100% | 1 | 2 | 93.6 | |
| Changeup | 2 | 84.3 | 1621 | 50% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Colin Holderman | Sinker | 10 | 95.8 | 2232 | 70% | 0 | 5 | 93.9 |
| Sweeper | 5 | 82.9 | 2546 | 40% | 0 | 1 | 107.6 | |
| Craig Kimbrel | 4-Seam Fastball | 4 | 94.8 | 2253 | 100% | 0 | 2 | 83.6 |
| Sweeper | 3 | 86.5 | 2589 | 33% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 1 | 94.8 | 2129 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 94 | |
| Knuckle Curve | 1 | 85 | 2634 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Daniel Lynch IV | Sinker | 32 | 93.5 | 2074 | 66% | 3 | 5 | 80.6 |
| Changeup | 12 | 84.8 | 1471 | 75% | 2 | 2 | 101.4 | |
| Knuckle Curve | 9 | 81.4 | 2209 | 67% | 0 | 2 | 52.6 | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 9 | 93.8 | 2262 | 33% | 0 | 1 | 102.6 | |
| Slider | 8 | 87.3 | 2288 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Erik Sabrowski | 4-Seam Fastball | 3 | 93.2 | 2507 | 33% | 0 | 1 | 98.5 |
| Slider | 3 | 86.7 | 2489 | 33% | 0 | 1 | 74.9 | |
| Foster Griffin | Cutter | 22 | 89.2 | 2199 | 68% | 2 | 3 | 91.2 |
| Sinker | 15 | 92.2 | 2113 | 60% | 0 | 2 | 88.7 | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 14 | 91.8 | 2100 | 71% | 0 | 2 | 93.8 | |
| Sweeper | 14 | 81.6 | 2534 | 50% | 2 | 2 | 101.2 | |
| Changeup | 10 | 82.5 | 1858 | 60% | 0 | 4 | 97.5 | |
| Curveball | 6 | 78.9 | 2397 | 33% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Split-Finger | 1 | 81.6 | 1556 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 99.7 | |
| John Schreiber | 4-Seam Fastball | 8 | 94.2 | 2272 | 75% | 0 | 2 | 93.3 |
| Sinker | 3 | 94.5 | 2268 | 33% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Sweeper | 3 | 83.5 | 2633 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Cutter | 2 | 89.6 | 2431 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Changeup | 1 | 89.4 | 1954 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 86.9 | |
| Logan Allen | Cutter | 10 | 84.4 | 2270 | 70% | 2 | 3 | 79.3 |
| Sweeper | 6 | 77.8 | 2301 | 83% | 1 | 1 | 106.8 | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 5 | 91.4 | 2171 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 60.9 | |
| Sinker | 3 | 88.4 | 1952 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 91.8 | |
| Changeup | 2 | 81.7 | 1098 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 82.5 | |
| Matt Festa | 4-Seam Fastball | 5 | 93.3 | 2578 | 80% | 0 | 2 | 92.1 |
| Sweeper | 3 | 84.5 | 2821 | 67% | 0 | 2 | 85.3 | |
| Nate Pearson | 4-Seam Fastball | 10 | 98.9 | 2298 | 70% | 0 | 2 | 91.1 |
| Curveball | 2 | 82.9 | 2769 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 1 | 98 | 2219 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — |