Cleveland GuardiansGuardians85-76
11FinalSep 26, 2026
Kansas City RoyalsRoyals68-93
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Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
CLE−112
KC−108
Run line
CLE −1.5+144
KC +1.5−175
Total O/U
Over 8.5−102
Under 8.5−118
- Run line: Guardians −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 8.5 (16 runs).
Recap
The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 11-5 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Sep 26, 2026 to move to 85-76.
The Guardians came back from 3 runs down, trailing 3-0 in the Bottom 1. The Guardians have won 3 straight. They scored 4 runs in the second inning.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| KC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
W: Bibee (7-15) · L: Wacha (9-10)
Scoring plays
Bottom 1
- KCStolen BaseJensen scored on throwing error by catcher Bailey, Witt Jr. stole third.0-1
- KCDoubleCaglianone doubled to right, Witt Jr. scored.0-2
- KCSingleMassey singled to right, Caglianone scored.0-3
Top 2
- CLESacrifice flyLowe hit sacrifice fly to right, Adell scored, Bazzana to third.1-3
- CLEHome runBailey homered to right (342 feet), Bazzana scored. Umpire review: call on the field was upheld.3-3
- CLETripleKwan tripled to left, Rocchio scored.4-3
Top 3
- CLEHome runDeLauter homered to right center (400 feet).5-3
Top 6
- CLESacrifice flyLowe hit sacrifice fly to center, Bazzana scored.6-3
Top 7
- CLEHome runRocchio homered to left (354 feet).7-3
Bottom 8
- KCDoubleCaglianone doubled to right, Witt Jr. scored.7-4
- KCSinglePasquantino singled to left, Caglianone scored.7-5
Top 9
- CLEHome runBailey homered to right (380 feet).8-5
- CLEHome runRocchio homered to right (373 feet).9-5
- CLESingleLowe singled to left, Adell scored and Ramírez scored, Genao to second.11-5
Team stats
CLEKC
- Hits
- 14
- 10
- Home Runs
- 5
- 0
- Runs Batted In
- 11
- 4
- Walks
- 4
- 1
- Strikeouts
- 4
- 7
- Runners Left On Base
- 14
- 13
- Errors
- 1
- 2
Player stats
Guardians · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Kwan LF | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | .282 | .382 | .349 |
| Jose Ramirez 3B | 0-5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .235 | .320 | .368 |
| Chase DeLauter RF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .287 | .363 | .457 |
| Jo Adell DH | 1-5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .238 | .296 | .395 |
| Travis Bazzana 2B | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .247 | .337 | .411 |
| Angel Genao 2B | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .211 | .281 | .293 |
| Nathaniel Lowe 1B | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .252 | .318 | .446 |
| Angel Martinez LF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .257 | .293 | .470 |
| Petey Halpin CF | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .224 | .269 | .328 |
| Patrick Bailey C | 2-5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .208 | .274 | .338 |
| Brayan Rocchio SS | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .253 | .313 | .391 |
Guardians · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Bibee P | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 94-61 | 4.36 | 94 |
| Shawn Armstrong P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 4.58 | 11 |
| Craig Yoho P | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 4.93 | 10 |
| Cade Smith P | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 1.95 | 5 |
| Slade Cecconi P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-3 | 4.91 | 6 |
Royals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .239 | .323 | .467 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .283 | .361 | .444 |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .287 | .339 | .492 |
| Salvador Perez DH | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .229 | .273 | .383 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .247 | .331 | .412 |
| Michael Massey 2B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .272 | .303 | .428 |
| John Rave CF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .232 | .314 | .430 |
| Josh Rojas 3B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .229 | .268 | .324 |
| Isaac Collins LF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .212 | .318 | .321 |
Royals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha P | 6.1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 90-62 | 3.32 | 90 |
| Anthony Gose P | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14-7 | 0.66 | 14 |
| Jose Cuas P | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-12 | 2.31 | 17 |
| Alex Lange P | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29-16 | 6.75 | 29 |
| Spencer Bivens P | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23-9 | 9.39 | 23 |
Game info
VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance24,656
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: John Libka · First Base Umpire: Ron Kulpa · Second Base Umpire: Scott Barry · Third Base Umpire: Tom Hanahan
Last and next games
Guardians
Royals
- Last game: L 9-12 vs CLEFri Sep 25
- Next game: W 3-2 vs CLESun Sep 27
- L 1-9 vs CHWThu Sep 24
- W 5-4 vs CHWWed Sep 23
- L 11-14 vs CHWTue Sep 22
Head to head
- W 11-1 vs KCSun Aug 30
- L 3-8 vs KCSat Aug 29
- L 0-3 vs KCFri Aug 28
- CLE 2, KC 4Mon Apr 6
- CLE 2, KC 1Tue Apr 7
- CLE 10, KC 2Wed Apr 8
- CLE 2, KC 6Mon May 4
- CLE 3, KC 5Tue May 5
- CLE 3, KC 1Wed May 6
- CLE 8, KC 5Thu May 7
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