Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals

84-76, 43-36 Away

Final

68-92, 40-39 Home


CLE
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	5	12	9	2
1	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	9	13	1

H. Gaddis6-3

1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

N. Pearson2-4

0.2 IP, 0 H, 4 ER, 0 K, 4 BB

GuardiansTop 1st
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 91
  2
  Ball
  Sinker 92
  3
  Ball
  Sinker 90
  4
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 92
  5
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 92
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 1st
- G. Williams pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 2nd
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- G. Williams pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
GuardiansTop 3rd
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- G. Williams pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 4th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- G. Williams pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- T. Herrin pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- Rave stole third.
  4
  3
- Witt Jr. stole second.
  4
  4
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 5th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- S. Armstrong pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
GuardiansTop 6th
- C. Thomas pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- D. Espino pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 7th
- C. Thomas pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- E. Sabrowski pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 8th
- L. Erceg pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Halpin ran for Adell
  7
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- H. Gaddis pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- Kwan in left field.
  7
  5
- Halpin in center field.
  7
  5
- Martínez in right field.
  7
  5
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 9th
- N. Pearson pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Lowe hit for Fry
  7
  7
- Bailey hit for Hedges
  7
  7
- N. Hoffman pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 5 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- M. Festa pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- Lowe at first base.
  12
  7
- Genao at second base.
  12
  7
- Bailey catching.
  12
  7
- Garcia to second on fielder's indifference.
  12
  7
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	91
2 Ball	Sinker	92
3 Ball	Sinker	90
4 Ball	Four-seam FB	92
5 Ball	Four-seam FB	92

David Fry crushes a home run

0:20

Carter Jensen smashes a home run

0:25

Austin Hedges smashes a home run

0:22

Guardians
12
Royals
9

Game 1

9/25

Guardians
Royals

Game 2

9/26

MLB.TV

Guardians
Royals

Game 3

9/27

MLB.TV

Kauffman Stadium

7:40 PM, September 25, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 26,034

Game Time:3:12

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	84	76	.525	-	W2
Chicago	83	77	.519	1	W2
Minnesota	76	84	.475	8	W3
Detroit	75	85	.469	9	W1
Kansas City	68	92	.425	16	L2

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