Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals
9/25/2026, 7:40:00 PM ET · Kauffman Stadium
| Cleveland Guardians | 12 |
| Kansas City Royals | 9 |
FINALtotal 7.526,034 attendance
Cleveland Guardians
83–76 · last 5: 4–1
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs | vs 7.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-24 | @ BOS | W 1–0 | 1 | U |
| 09-23 | @ BOS | L 0–1 | 1 | U |
| 09-22 | @ BOS | W 3–2 | 5 | U |
| 09-20 | vs ATH | W 1–0 | 1 | U |
| 09-19 | vs ATH | W 12–6 | 18 | O |
Kansas City Royals
68–91 · last 5: 1–4
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs | vs 7.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-24 | vs CHW | L 1–9 | 10 | O |
| 09-23 | vs CHW | W 5–4 | 9 | O |
| 09-22 | vs CHW | L 11–14 | 25 | O |
| 09-20 | @ PIT | L 3–4 | 7 | U |
| 09-19 | @ PIT | L 5–6 | 11 | O |
Pitch tracking
| Pitcher | Pitch | # | Velo | Spin | Str% | Whiff | BBE | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Thomas | Sinker | 6 | 90.5 | 2357 | 83% | 0 | 3 | 94.7 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 6 | 91.5 | 2435 | 83% | 0 | 1 | 96.8 | |
| Changeup | 4 | 84 | 1268 | 75% | 0 | 2 | 99.6 | |
| Sweeper | 3 | 82.7 | 2813 | 33% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Cutter | 3 | 87.2 | 2649 | 67% | 1 | 1 | 87 | |
| Daniel Espino | 4-Seam Fastball | 8 | 98 | 2405 | 75% | 1 | 1 | 80.5 |
| Slider | 4 | 91.6 | 2326 | 75% | 0 | 1 | 83.7 | |
| Curveball | 1 | 75 | 2433 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Erik Sabrowski | 4-Seam Fastball | 11 | 92.8 | 2563 | 73% | 0 | 1 | 71.9 |
| Slider | 4 | 85.1 | 2470 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 96.1 | |
| Curveball | 3 | 83.1 | 2680 | 33% | 0 | 1 | 91.8 | |
| Gavin Williams | 4-Seam Fastball | 30 | 98 | 2290 | 67% | 3 | 3 | 45.3 |
| Sweeper | 27 | 87.7 | 2284 | 67% | 3 | 5 | 94.3 | |
| Curveball | 12 | 81.6 | 2485 | 42% | 1 | 1 | 108.2 | |
| Sinker | 3 | 96.8 | 2078 | 67% | 0 | 1 | 104.2 | |
| Cutter | 2 | 92.5 | 2258 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Hunter Gaddis | 4-Seam Fastball | 6 | 95.2 | 2206 | 100% | 0 | 4 | 91.8 |
| Slider | 4 | 90.2 | 2247 | 75% | 0 | 1 | 85.3 | |
| Changeup | 3 | 80.8 | 2121 | 67% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Lucas Erceg | Sinker | 8 | 99.1 | 1999 | 38% | 0 | 1 | 72.4 |
| Cutter | 6 | 95.6 | 2309 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Slider | 5 | 86.4 | 2267 | 60% | 0 | 1 | 62.9 | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 4 | 99.4 | 2190 | 75% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Changeup | 2 | 90.3 | 1814 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 91.8 | |
| Matt Festa | 4-Seam Fastball | 12 | 92.3 | 2585 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 89.4 |
| Sweeper | 9 | 84.1 | 2702 | 78% | 1 | 3 | 87.9 | |
| Nate Pearson | 4-Seam Fastball | 18 | 95.7 | 2255 | 22% | 0 | 1 | 82.3 |
| Slider | 3 | 87.2 | 2359 | 33% | 0 | 1 | 73.5 | |
| Curveball | 1 | 81.5 | 2583 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 1 | 94.5 | 2107 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Noah Cameron | 4-Seam Fastball | 23 | 92.2 | 2233 | 52% | 0 | 5 | 79.4 |
| Slider | 21 | 85.1 | 2308 | 52% | 2 | 3 | 97.7 | |
| Cutter | 18 | 90 | 2179 | 67% | 0 | 5 | 92 | |
| Sinker | 15 | 91.9 | 2247 | 67% | 0 | 3 | 101.6 | |
| Changeup | 14 | 81.9 | 1632 | 50% | 0 | 2 | 64.9 | |
| Curveball | 10 | 80.2 | 2337 | 40% | 1 | 3 | 96.6 | |
| Nolan Hoffman | Sinker | 5 | 92.1 | 2013 | 40% | 0 | 1 | 94.1 |
| Cutter | 3 | 87.4 | 2195 | 33% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2 | 91.6 | 2193 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Changeup | 1 | 85.2 | 1630 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Shawn Armstrong | Sweeper | 8 | 83.5 | 2414 | 63% | 0 | 3 | 76.8 |
| Sinker | 5 | 91.9 | 1972 | 60% | 1 | 1 | 79 | |
| Cutter | 4 | 89 | 2296 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2 | 91.9 | 2137 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Tim Herrin | Sinker | 7 | 92 | 2191 | 57% | 0 | 1 | 86.4 |
| Curveball | 6 | 79.4 | 2328 | 50% | 1 | 1 | 91.9 | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 3 | 92.6 | 2038 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Slider | 2 | 85.6 | 2064 | 100% | 0 | 2 | 67.3 |