Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals
9/27/2026, 3:10:00 PM ET · Kauffman Stadium
| Cleveland Guardians | 2 |
| Kansas City Royals | 3 |
FINAL22,827 attendance
Cleveland Guardians
85–76 · last 5: 4–1
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09-26 | @ KC | W 11–5 | 16 |
| 09-25 | @ KC | W 12–9 | 21 |
| 09-24 | @ BOS | W 1–0 | 1 |
| 09-23 | @ BOS | L 0–1 | 1 |
| 09-22 | @ BOS | W 3–2 | 5 |
Kansas City Royals
68–93 · last 5: 1–4
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09-26 | vs CLE | L 5–11 | 16 |
| 09-25 | vs CLE | L 9–12 | 21 |
| 09-24 | vs CHW | L 1–9 | 10 |
| 09-23 | vs CHW | W 5–4 | 9 |
| 09-22 | vs CHW | L 11–14 | 25 |
Pitch tracking
| Pitcher | Pitch | # | Velo | Spin | Str% | Whiff | BBE | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peterson | 4-Seam Fastball | 20 | 91.9 | 2271 | 55% | 0 | 3 | 98.7 |
| Sweeper | 17 | 80.5 | 2216 | 65% | 3 | 1 | 71.3 | |
| Cutter | 16 | 87.1 | 2265 | 56% | 2 | 2 | 98.5 | |
| Sinker | 10 | 92 | 2158 | 80% | 1 | 5 | 96.4 | |
| Changeup | 7 | 86.4 | 1490 | 57% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Curveball | 4 | 79 | 2251 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 83.5 | |
| Connor Thomas | Sweeper | 4 | 81.5 | 2825 | 75% | 0 | 1 | 79.6 |
| Sinker | 3 | 91.3 | 2337 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 84.1 | |
| Cutter | 2 | 86.4 | 2903 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 99.2 | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1 | 92.8 | 2608 | 100% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Changeup | 1 | 84 | 1151 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Daniel Lynch IV | Sinker | 42 | 93.3 | 2048 | 71% | 3 | 9 | 84.6 |
| Slider | 17 | 87.8 | 2317 | 65% | 3 | 5 | 76.2 | |
| Changeup | 13 | 85.8 | 1383 | 77% | 0 | 4 | 85.2 | |
| Knuckle Curve | 3 | 84.1 | 2296 | 67% | 0 | 2 | 100.8 | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1 | 92.6 | 2109 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Lucas Erceg | 4-Seam Fastball | 7 | 99.6 | 2255 | 57% | 1 | 2 | 84.9 |
| Slider | 3 | 86.6 | 2141 | 67% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Changeup | 3 | 91.6 | 1822 | 100% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 2 | 99.6 | 2072 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Cutter | 2 | 93.7 | 2290 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 101.4 | |
| Nate Pearson | 4-Seam Fastball | 7 | 97.4 | 2185 | 57% | 1 | 1 | 93.1 |
| Sinker | 1 | 96.5 | 2176 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Slider | 1 | 90.3 | 2530 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 66.8 | |
| Nolan Hoffman | Changeup | 2 | 85.3 | 1943 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 95.5 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2 | 93.1 | 2423 | 100% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Cutter | 1 | 90.3 | 2347 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 1 | 92.5 | 2183 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 95.5 | |
| Sweeper | 1 | 79.2 | 2455 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Parker Messick | 4-Seam Fastball | 30 | 93.7 | 2155 | 57% | 0 | 5 | 88.3 |
| Changeup | 18 | 86 | 1871 | 78% | 4 | 5 | 94.8 | |
| Sinker | 9 | 92.8 | 2042 | 89% | 2 | 3 | 95.5 | |
| Slider | 7 | 86.6 | 2381 | 43% | 0 | 0 | — |