Major League Baseball

FINAL Sunday, September 27, 2026
Cleveland Guardians 2
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Kansas City Royals 3
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Match Report

Royals snap 3-game skid, beat AL Central champion Guardians 3-2 in regular-season finale

— Vinnie Pasquantino homered twice and the Kansas City Royals snapped a three-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams.

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Top Performers

CLE

  • Angel Martinez · ·
  • Travis Bazzana · ·
  • Jo Adell · ·
  • Nathaniel Lowe · ·

KC

  • Maikel Garcia · ·
  • Bobby Witt Jr. · ·
  • Jac Caglianone · ·
  • Salvador Perez · ·

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning
  2. · 9th Inning Halpin fouled out to third.
  3. · 9th Inning Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
  4. · 9th Inning Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
  5. · 9th Inning Pitch 5 : Ball 2
  6. · 9th Inning Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
  7. · 9th Inning Schneemann stole second.
  8. · 9th Inning Schneemann stole second.

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. 11Maikel Garcia3B
  2. 7Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 14Jac CaglianoneRF
  4. 13Salvador PerezDH
  5. 9Vinnie Pasquantino1B
  6. 1Isaac CollinsLF
  7. 2Tyler Tolbert2B
  8. 28Kyle IsbelCF
  9. 18Luke MaileC

CLE

  1. 1Angel MartinezLF
  2. 37Travis Bazzana2B
  3. 7Jo AdellRF
  4. 46Nathaniel Lowe1B
  5. 6David FryC
  6. 17Angel GenaoSS
  7. 27Austin HedgesDH
  8. 10Daniel Schneemann3B
  9. 0Petey HalpinCF

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