Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals
9/26/2026, 7:10:00 PM ET · Kauffman Stadium
| Cleveland Guardians | 11 |
| Kansas City Royals | 5 |
FINALtotal 8.524,656 attendance
Cleveland Guardians
84–76 · last 5: 4–1
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs | vs 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-25 | @ KC | W 12–9 | 21 | O |
| 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 |
Kansas City Royals
68–92 · last 5: 1–4
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs | vs 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-25 | vs CLE | L 9–12 | 21 | O |
| 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 |
Pitch tracking
| Pitcher | Pitch | # | Velo | Spin | Str% | Whiff | BBE | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lange | Changeup | 8 | 89.7 | 1785 | 50% | 0 | 2 | 87.9 |
| Sinker | 7 | 95.1 | 2100 | 57% | 0 | 1 | 99.1 | |
| Cutter | 6 | 92.2 | 2203 | 67% | 0 | 1 | 88.5 | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 5 | 95.8 | 2271 | 60% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Slider | 3 | 87.6 | 2258 | 33% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Anthony Gose | 4-Seam Fastball | 7 | 95.1 | 2398 | 57% | 0 | 2 | 101 |
| Slider | 7 | 86.7 | 2239 | 43% | 1 | 1 | 88.9 | |
| Cade Smith | 4-Seam Fastball | 3 | 95.2 | 2409 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 93.6 |
| Split-Finger | 2 | 86.2 | 412 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 93 | |
| Craig Yoho | Sinker | 4 | 94 | 2342 | 75% | 0 | 2 | 82 |
| Changeup | 3 | 76.3 | 2211 | 67% | 0 | 2 | 95.5 | |
| Cutter | 3 | 90.9 | 2538 | 67% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Jose Cuas | 4-Seam Fastball | 7 | 90 | 2332 | 71% | 0 | 2 | 89 |
| Sinker | 6 | 90.1 | 2370 | 50% | 1 | 1 | 104.5 | |
| Sweeper | 4 | 81.5 | 2736 | 100% | 1 | 2 | 92 | |
| Michael Wacha | 4-Seam Fastball | 31 | 93.7 | 2182 | 65% | 1 | 5 | 87.6 |
| Changeup | 30 | 81.2 | 1557 | 67% | 4 | 8 | 95.3 | |
| Cutter | 11 | 89.8 | 2177 | 64% | 1 | 2 | 97.5 | |
| Curveball | 7 | 76.3 | 2165 | 71% | 1 | 2 | 95 | |
| Sinker | 6 | 93.5 | 2113 | 83% | 0 | 3 | 95.5 | |
| Slider | 5 | 85.9 | 1895 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 95.2 | |
| Shawn Armstrong | Sweeper | 4 | 83.3 | 2559 | 75% | 1 | 2 | 103.6 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 3 | 92.1 | 2225 | 67% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 3 | 92.5 | 2145 | 67% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Cutter | 1 | 88 | 2427 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Slade Cecconi | Sinker | 4 | 94.1 | 2324 | 50% | 0 | 2 | 89.5 |
| Curveball | 1 | 77 | 2553 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1 | 94.6 | 2425 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 90.9 | |
| Spencer Bivens | 4-Seam Fastball | 12 | 94.4 | 1943 | 50% | 0 | 2 | 96.6 |
| Sinker | 6 | 93.9 | 1917 | 33% | 0 | 1 | 57.7 | |
| Changeup | 5 | 88.1 | 1854 | 20% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Tanner Bibee | Sinker | 24 | 93.6 | 2268 | 58% | 1 | 5 | 89.2 |
| Changeup | 23 | 82 | 1919 | 74% | 6 | 5 | 90.2 | |
| Cutter | 18 | 87.1 | 2811 | 67% | 2 | 3 | 93.3 | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 16 | 94.5 | 2237 | 50% | 1 | 2 | 84.4 | |
| Curveball | 9 | 79.2 | 2717 | 78% | 3 | 1 | 77.1 | |
| Sweeper | 4 | 84.6 | 2814 | 75% | 0 | 1 | 90.9 |