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Cleveland Guardians 11, Kansas City Royals 5: final score and stats

Cleveland Guardians beat Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Guardians 11 to Kansas City Royals 5, on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians.

MLBSaturday, September 26, 2026

Cleveland Guardians85-7611

Final

Kansas City Royals68-935

DateSep 26, 2026

Start time7:10 PM ET

VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

TVMLB.TV

Attendance24,656

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
Cleveland Guardians	0	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	4	11
Kansas City Royals	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5

Top performers

Cleveland Guardians

Batting AverageBrayan Rocchio · 3-4, 2 HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R

Home RunsBrayan Rocchio · 3-4, 2 HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R

Runs Batted InNathaniel Lowe · 1-3, 4 RBI

MLB RatingBrayan Rocchio · 3-4, 2 HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R

Kansas City Royals

Batting AverageBobby Witt Jr. · 2-4, 2B, 2 R, SB, K

Home RunsSalvador Perez · 1-4, 2B

Runs Batted InJac Caglianone · 2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, K

MLB RatingJac Caglianone · 2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, K

Team comparison

Cleveland GuardiansKansas City Royals

Runs per game

3.4

Runs allowed per game

3.3

85-76Record68-93

1st in AL CentStanding5th in AL Cent

3-2Road record / home record0-0

LLLTWLast 5

L3Streak-

Injury report

Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.

Cleveland Guardians

Colin Holderman RP · Wrist - Surgery

Out

Kahlil Watson RF · Abdomen - Surgery

Out

Andrew Walters RP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Kansas City Royals

Mitch Spence RP · Undisclosed - Not Specified

Out

Nick Mears RP · Shoulder - Surgery

Out

Ryan Bergert SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Cole Ragans SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Luinder Avila SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Box score

Cleveland Guardians

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Steven Kwan	3-4	4	0	3	1	0	1	0	26	.282	.382	.349
Jose Ramirez	0-5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	.235	.320	.368
Chase DeLauter	1-4	4	1	1	1	1	1	0	14	.287	.363	.457
Jo Adell	1-5	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	20	.238	.296	.395
Travis Bazzana	3-4	4	2	3	0	0	0	1	18	.247	.337	.411
Angel Genao	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	.211	.281	.293
Nathaniel Lowe	1-3	3	0	1	4	0	0	0	17	.252	.318	.446
Angel Martinez	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	.257	.293	.470
Petey Halpin	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	.224	.269	.328
Patrick Bailey	2-5	5	2	2	3	2	0	2	24	.208	.274	.338
Brayan Rocchio	3-4	4	3	3	2	2	0	0	15	.253	.313	.391
Team	14-38	38	11	14	11	5	4	4	173

Cleveland Guardians

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Tanner Bibee	6.0	7	3	3	1	6	94-61	4.36	94
Shawn Armstrong	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	11-7	4.58	11
Craig Yoho	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	10-7	4.93	10
Cade Smith	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	5-5	1.95	5
Slade Cecconi	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	6-3	4.91	6
Team	9.0	10	5	5	1	7	126-83		126

Kansas City Royals

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen	2-4	4	1	2	0	1	0	22	.239	.323	.467
Bobby Witt Jr.	2-4	4	2	2	0	0	1	14	.283	.361	.444
Jac Caglianone	2-4	4	2	2	2	0	1	13	.287	.339	.492
Salvador Perez	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	13	.229	.273	.383
Vinnie Pasquantino	1-3	3	0	1	1	0	2	15	.247	.331	.412
Michael Massey	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	8	.274	.305	.430
John Rave	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	1	14	.232	.314	.430
Josh Rojas	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	11	.229	.268	.324
Isaac Collins	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	2	16	.212	.318	.321
Team	10-35	35	5	10	4	1	7	126

Kansas City Royals

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Michael Wacha	6.1	6	6	2	1	4	2	90-62	3.32	90
Anthony Gose	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	1	14-7	0.66	14
Jose Cuas	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	17-12	2.31	17
Alex Lange	0.1	3	4	4	1	0	2	29-16	6.75	29
Spencer Bivens	0.2	1	0	0	2	0	0	23-9	9.39	23
Team	9.0	14	11	7	4	4	5	173-106		173

Recent form

Cleveland GuardiansLLLTW

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Season series

CLE wins series 2-1

Sep 27, 2026CLE 2, KC 3

Sep 26, 2026CLE 11, KC 5

Sep 25, 2026CLE 12, KC 9

Team pages

Cleveland Guardians
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Kansas City Royals
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Frequently asked questions

Who won Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals?

Cleveland Guardians won, 11-5, on Saturday, September 26, 2026.

What was the final score of Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals?

Cleveland Guardians 11, Kansas City Royals 5.

Who were the top performers?

Cleveland Guardians: Brayan Rocchio (3-4, 2 HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R batting average). Kansas City Royals: Bobby Witt Jr. (2-4, 2B, 2 R, SB, K batting average).

Where is Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals played?

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri.

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