PREVIEW Starts 7:40 PM ET · Kauffman Stadium
September 25, 2026 · AL Cent

Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals

September 25, 20267:40 PM ETKauffman Stadium
AWAY
Cleveland Guardians
81-75
@
HOME
Kansas City Royals
67-89

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · CLE Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Jo Adell RF · R .241 .295 .401 .696 22 93 154 .733
2 Steven Kwan LF · L .280 .378 .345 .723 3 31 60 .724
3 Brayan Rocchio SS · S .250 .312 .381 .693 13 70 82 .717
4 Chase DeLauter RF · L .291 .364 .457 .821 15 65 77 .742
5 José Ramírez 3B · S .237 .324 .376 .700 12 51 67 .756
6 Travis Bazzana 2B · L .246 .338 .407 .745 15 57 99 .742
7 Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L .253 .320 .450 .770 17 59 98 .721
8 Angel Martínez LF · S .253 .289 .463 .752 17 57 88 .726
9 Patrick Bailey C · S .205 .271 .320 .591 8 34 87 .704
HOME · KC Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Salvador Perez DH · R .227 .271 .374 .645 19 73 116 .713
2 Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R .279 .359 .440 .799 18 54 105 .792
3 Carter Jensen C · L .233 .319 .454 .773 25 76 165 .751
4 Jac Caglianone RF · L .282 .335 .486 .821 23 71 139 .732
5 Isaac Collins LF · S .217 .323 .329 .652 6 40 114 .726
6 Michael Massey 2B · L .274 .307 .436 .743 13 48 72 .711
7 Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L .244 .330 .406 .736 14 54 72 .742
8 Nick Loftin 3B · R .240 .324 .380 .704 7 43 71 .717
9 Maikel Garcia 3B · R .258 .313 .371 .684 3 34 50 .730

Manager comparison

AWAY · CLE
Stephen Vogt
Lineup 3.0 R Bunts 3.2 R IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · KC
Matt Quatraro
Lineup 4.6 R Bunts 3.1 R IBBs 2.5 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · CLE
  • Available 7
  • Limited 1
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · KC
  • Available 7
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 1

Recent form

AWAY · CLE
7-3 W5 +14 run diff
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HOME · KC
3-7 L4 -11 run diff
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Season series: 1-2 with CLE listed first across 3 prior meetings.

Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Guardians and Royals staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

Keep reading

How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.