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September 26, 2026 · AL Cent

Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

September 26, 2026Kauffman StadiumPartly Cloudy 74°F · 5 mph, R To L
AWAY
Cleveland Guardians
85-76
11
vs
HOME
Kansas City Royals
68-93
5

Game Highlights

Published September 26, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Jac Caglianone Jac Caglianone doubles (30) on a ground ball to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. CLE 0, KC 2
B1 Michael Massey Michael Massey singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Jac Caglianone scores. CLE 0, KC 3
T2 Nathaniel Lowe Nathaniel Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Jo Adell scores. Travis Bazzana to 3rd. CLE 1, KC 3
T2 Patrick Bailey Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Patrick Bailey homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. Travis Bazzana scores. CLE 3, KC 3
T2 Steven Kwan Steven Kwan triples (3) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Brayan Rocchio scores. CLE 4, KC 3
T3 Chase DeLauter Chase DeLauter homers (16) on a line drive to right center field. CLE 5, KC 3
T6 Nathaniel Lowe Nathaniel Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder John Rave. Travis Bazzana scores. CLE 6, KC 3
T7 Brayan Rocchio Brayan Rocchio homers (14) on a fly ball to left field. CLE 7, KC 3
B8 Jac Caglianone Jac Caglianone doubles (31) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. CLE 7, KC 4
B8 Vinnie Pasquantino Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. Jac Caglianone scores. CLE 7, KC 5
T9 Patrick Bailey Patrick Bailey homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. CLE 8, KC 5
T9 Brayan Rocchio Brayan Rocchio homers (15) on a fly ball to right field. CLE 9, KC 5
T9 Nathaniel Lowe Nathaniel Lowe singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. José Ramírez scores. Jo Adell scores. Angel Genao to 2nd. CLE 11, KC 5

Box score

  123456789 R
CLE 041001102 9
KC 300000020 5

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Guardians AWAY 11

Tanner Bibee started for Guardians, leaving with a 6–3 lead. Out of the bullpen, Craig Yoho took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Tanner Bibee Starter 6.0 94 3 6 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Tanner Bibee threw
    CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 56% 3.8 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sinker 24 26% 1 4 4 10 5
    Changeup 23 24% 6 5 1 6 5
    Cutter 18 19% 2 1 6 6 3
    Four-Seam Fastball 16 17% 1 1 4 8 2
    Curveball 9 10% 3 3 0 2 1
    Sweeper 4 4% 0 0 2 1 1
  • Shawn Armstrong Setup 1.0 11 0 1
  • Craig Yoho Middle 0.1 10 2 0
  • Cade Smith Closer 0.2 5 0 0 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Slade Cecconi Reliever 1.0 6 0 0
Royals HOME 5

Michael Wacha started for Royals, leaving trailing 3–7. Out of the bullpen, Alex Lange took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Michael Wacha Starter 6.1 90 6 4 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Michael Wacha threw
    CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 65% 3.5 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 31 34% 1 7 7 11 5
    Changeup 30 33% 4 5 3 10 8
    Cutter 11 12% 1 0 4 4 2
    Curveball 7 8% 1 2 0 2 2
    Sinker 6 7% 0 1 1 1 3
    Slider 5 6% 0 1 3 0 1
  • Anthony Gose Middle 0.2 14 1 0
  • Jose Cuas Setup 1.0 17 0 0
  • Alex Lange Middle 0.1 29 4 0
  • Spencer Bivens Middle 0.2 23 0 0 inherited 2, all 2 scored

Where the game turned

1 run Top 2nd · off Wacha
  • Kwan 3B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · CLE
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Steven Kwan LF 4 0 3 1 1 0 .282 .382 .349 .731 3B
José Ramírez 3B 5 1 0 0 0 0 .235 .320 .368 .688
Chase DeLauter RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 .287 .363 .457 .820 HR (16)
Jo Adell DH 5 2 1 0 0 0 .238 .296 .395 .691 SB
Angel Genao 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 .281 .293 .574
Nathaniel Lowe 1B 3 0 1 4 0 0 .252 .318 .446 .764
Petey Halpin CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 .269 .328 .597
Patrick Bailey C 5 2 2 3 0 2 .208 .274 .338 .612 2 HR (9, 10)
Brayan Rocchio SS 4 3 3 2 0 0 .253 .313 .391 .704 2 HR (14, 15), 2B
Travis Bazzana 2B 4 2 3 0 0 1 .247 .337 .411 .748 2B, 3B
Angel Martínez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .293 .470 .763
HOME · KC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Carter Jensen C 4 1 2 0 1 0 .239 .323 .467 .790 2 2B
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 .283 .361 .444 .805 2B, SB
Jac Caglianone RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 .287 .339 .492 .831 2 2B
Salvador Perez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .229 .273 .383 .656 2B
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 3 0 1 1 0 2 .247 .331 .412 .743
Michael Massey 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .272 .303 .428 .731
John Rave CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .232 .314 .430 .744
Josh Rojas 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .268 .324 .592
Isaac Collins LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .212 .318 .321 .639

Pitching lines

AWAY · CLE
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Tanner Bibee 6.0 7 3 3 1 6 0 94 4.36 W
Shawn Armstrong 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.58
Craig Yoho 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 10 4.93
Cade Smith 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.95 HLD
Slade Cecconi 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.91
HOME · KC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Michael Wacha 6.1 6 6 2 1 4 2 90 3.32 L
Anthony Gose 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 14 0.66
Jose Cuas 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 2.31
Alex Lange 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 2 29 6.75
Spencer Bivens 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 23 9.39

Manager comparison

AWAY · CLE
Stephen Vogt
Stephen Vogt
Lineup 3.1 R Bunts 3.2 R IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · KC
Matt Quatraro
Matt Quatraro
Lineup 4.7 R Bunts 3.3 R IBBs 2.5 R

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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.

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