Major League Baseball

FINAL Saturday, September 26, 2026
Cleveland Guardians 11
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Kansas City Royals 5
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Match Report

Guardians clinch their 3rd straight AL Central crown with an 11-5 win over the Royals

— Once again, the Cleveland Guardians are division champs.

Full story at ESPN →

Top Performers

CLE

  • Steven Kwan · ·
  • Jose Ramirez · ·
  • Chase DeLauter · ·
  • Jo Adell · ·

KC

  • Carter Jensen · ·
  • Bobby Witt Jr. · ·
  • Jac Caglianone · ·
  • Salvador Perez · ·

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning End of the 9th inning
  2. · 9th Inning
  3. · 9th Inning Jensen flied out to left.
  4. · 9th Inning Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
  5. · 9th Inning Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  6. · 9th Inning Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  7. · 9th Inning Slade Cecconi pitches to Carter Jensen
  8. · 9th Inning

Head to Head

CLE wins series 2-1

Injuries

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
  • Steven Cruz Out
  • Carlos Estevez 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan India 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Mears 60-Day-IL

Cleveland Guardians

  • Kahlil Watson Out
  • Colin Holderman 15-Day-IL
  • Andrew Walters Out

Lineups

KC

  1. 22Carter JensenC
  2. 7Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 14Jac CaglianoneRF
  4. 13Salvador PerezDH
  5. 9Vinnie Pasquantino1B
  6. 19Michael Massey2B
  7. 16John RaveCF
  8. 40Josh Rojas3B
  9. 1Isaac CollinsLF

CLE

  1. 38Steven KwanLF
  2. 11Jose Ramirez3B
  3. 24Chase DeLauterRF
  4. 7Jo AdellDH
  5. 37Travis Bazzana2B
  6. 46Nathaniel Lowe1B
  7. 1Angel MartinezLF
  8. 16Patrick BaileyC
  9. 4Brayan RocchioSS

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