Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals

Sep 27, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

A. Peterson(0-1)win: Kansas City Royals logo

N. Pearson(3-4)save: Kansas City Royals logo

L. Erceg(13)

Game Recap

Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY -- If you scanned the Guardians’ lineup for Sunday’s regular-season finale at Kauffman Stadium, a 3-2 loss, you noticed it did not include a number of usual suspects. After Cleveland clinched the AL Central and a first-round bye in the postseason on Saturday, Game 162 was merely a...

Scoring Summary

CLEKC

1Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Angel Martinez. Maikel Garcia scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. [1 run] 01
3Daniel Schneemann homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 11
5Vinnie Pasquantino homers (16) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 12
6Jo Adell homers (23) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 22
8Vinnie Pasquantino homers (17) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 23

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Angel MartinezLF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.254
2Travis Bazzana2B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.245
3Jo AdellRF	2	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	.240
4Nathaniel Lowe1B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.252
5David FryC	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.201
6Angel GenaoSS	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.213
7Austin HedgesDH	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.247
Patrick BaileyPH-DH	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	.206
8Daniel Schneemann3B	2	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.210
9Petey HalpinCF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.225
TOTAL	9	35	2	2	5	1	2	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Parker MessickLHP	3.0	6	1	1	2	1	0	64	2.56
Austin PetersonRHP	5.0	3	2	2	5	2	2	74	2.57



TOTAL	8.0	9	3	3	7	3	2	138	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	.268
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.281
3Jac CaglianoneRF	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.289
4Salvador PerezDH	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.229
Josh RojasPH-DH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.226
5Vinnie Pasquantino1B	2	4	2	2	1	0	2	3	.249
6Isaac CollinsLF	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.213
7Tyler Tolbert2B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.285
8Kyle IsbelCF	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.224
9Luke MaileC	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.159
TOTAL	9	32	3	3	7	3	2	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	5.1	7	2	2	2	0	2	76	4.08
Nolan HoffmanRHP	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	3.60
Connor ThomasLHP	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	7.01
Nate PearsonRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	4.11
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	5.59
TOTAL	9.0	9	2	2	5	1	2	120	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCLEKC

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Angel Martinez grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Travis Bazzana flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. [2 outs]
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SINGLE — Jo Adell singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
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GROUNDOUT — Nathaniel Lowe grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
WALK — Maikel Garcia walks.
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FLYOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to left fielder Angel Martinez. [1 out]
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DOUBLE — Jac Caglianone doubles (32) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jo Adell. Maikel Garcia to 3rd.
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SINGLE — Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Angel Martinez. Maikel Garcia scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. [1 run]
01
FLYOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin. [2 outs]
01
FORCEOUT — Isaac Collins grounds into a force out, shortstop Angel Genao to second baseman Travis Bazzana. Salvador Perez out at 2nd. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

CLE

2Runs3

9Hits9

0Errors2

.257Batting Avg.281

35At Bats32

2Extra-base Hits3

2Home Runs2

2Runs-Batted-In3

1Walks3

1Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts7

7Left on Base8

15Total Bases16

Game Details

Sunday, September 27, 2026 · 3:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 22,827 (60.2%)

weather: 72 degrees, cloudy

spread: KC -111

over/under: 8