Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals

85-77, 44-37 Away

Final

69-93, 41-40 Home


CLE
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	9	0
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	-	3	9	2

GuardiansTop 1st
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Sinker 92
  2
  Ball
  Changeup 83
  3
  Strike Swinging
  Sinker 92
  4
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 92
  5
  Ball
  Changeup 86
  6
  Ground Out
  Changeup 86
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- P. Messick pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 2nd
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- P. Messick pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 3rd
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- P. Messick pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 4th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- A. Peterson pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 5th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Halpin caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 5th
- A. Peterson pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 6th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- N. Hoffman pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Bailey hit for Hedges
  2
  2
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 6th
- A. Peterson pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- Bailey as designated hitter.
  2
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 7th
- C. Thomas pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- A. Peterson pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- Rojas hit for Perez
  2
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 8th
- C. Thomas pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Rojas as designated hitter.
  2
  2
- N. Pearson pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- A. Peterson pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 9th
- L. Erceg pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Schneemann stole second.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Sinker	92
2 Ball	Changeup	83
3 Strike Swinging	Sinker	92
4 Foul Ball	Sinker	92
5 Ball	Changeup	86
6 Ground Out	Changeup	86

Vinnie Pasquantino smashes a home run

0:22

Daniel Schneemann crushes a home run

0:21

Vinnie Pasquantino smashes a home run

0:18

Guardians
12
Royals
9

Game 1

26/9

Guardians
11
Royals
5

Game 2

27/9

Guardians
2
Royals
3

Game 3

28/9

Kauffman Stadium

3:10 AM, 28 September 2026

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 22,827

Game Time:2:08

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa
First Base Umpire - Scott Barry
Second Base Umpire - Tom Hanahan
Third Base Umpire - John Libka

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	85	77	.525	-	L1
Chicago	84	78	.519	1	W1
Minnesota	77	85	.475	8	W1
Detroit	76	86	.469	9	L1
Kansas City	69	93	.426	16	W1

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Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals

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