Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals
Starting pitchers
Lineups
- 1 Angel Martínez LF
- 2 Chase DeLauter DH
- 3 José Ramírez 3B
- 4 Rhys Hoskins 1B
- 5 David Fry RF
- 6 Daniel Schneemann 2B
- 7 Brayan Rocchio SS
- 8 Austin Hedges C
- 9 Petey Halpin CF
- 1 Maikel Garcia 3B
- 2 Bobby Witt Jr. SS
- 3 Lane Thomas CF
- 4 Salvador Perez DH
- 5 Vinnie Pasquantino 1B
- 6 Starling Marte RF
- 7 Isaac Collins LF
- 8 Nick Loftin 2B
- 9 Elias Díaz C
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Manager comparison
Both managers grade C+ / C entering this matchup.
Recent form
Season series: 3-2 with CLE listed first across 5 prior meetings.
Tactical analysis
RunsLeft separates manager decisions from player execution from game variance. Each card below is the same three-number framework that drives the share cards on the SPA replay page.
- Manager lineup cost +0.09 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 4.33 vs actual lineup 4.24
- Player execution −1.24 R/G Players fell 1.24 short of the lineup's 4.24 projection (scored 3)
- Game variance −1.33 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation
Lineup spots out of order vs season production
- Manager lineup cost +0.10 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 3.49 vs actual lineup 3.39
- Player execution −2.39 R/G Players fell 2.39 short of the lineup's 3.39 projection (scored 1)
- Game variance −2.49 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation
Jr. 0-for-4 batting 2nd
Optimal lineups projected 4.3 – 3.5 — actual was 3 – 1.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. Tactical analysis comes from a per-game Monte Carlo: 10,000 simulated games against the opposing starter's ERA, both for the actual lineup the manager wrote and for the optimal arrangement of those nine players. The three numbers — manager cost, player execution, game variance — separate which part of the result was the lineup, the players, or the dice.