Guardians vs Royals Game (Sep 27, 2026)

Final · September 27, 2026 at 3:10 p.m.

Kauffman Stadium

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland GuardiansCLE	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	9	0
Kansas City RoyalsKC	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	-	3	9	2

Decisions

WinnerNate Pearson
LoserAustin Peterson
SaveLucas Erceg

Scoring plays

Bot 1Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. Maikel Garcia scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd.0-1
Top 3Daniel Schneemann homers (7) on a fly ball to right field.1-1
Bot 5Vinnie Pasquantino homers (16) on a fly ball to center field.1-2
Top 6Jo Adell homers (23) on a fly ball to left center field.2-2
Bot 8Vinnie Pasquantino homers (17) on a fly ball to right field.2-3

Box score

Cleveland Guardians

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Angel MartínezLF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.254
Travis Bazzana2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.245
Jo AdellRF	3	1	2	1	1	0	.240
Nathaniel Lowe1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.252
David FryC	4	0	2	0	0	1	.201
Angel GenaoSS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.213
Austin HedgesDH	2	0	0	0	0	1	.247
Patrick BaileyDH	2	0	0	0	0	2	.206
Daniel Schneemann3B	4	1	2	1	0	0	.210
Petey HalpinCF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.225
Totals	35	2	9	2	1	5

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Parker Messick	3.0	6	1	1	1	2	0	64-42	2.56
Austin Peterson	5.0	3	2	2	2	5	2	74-45	2.57

Kansas City Royals

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Maikel Garcia3B	2	1	1	0	2	0	.268
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.281
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	2	0	0	1	.289
Salvador PerezDH	3	0	1	1	0	0	.229
Josh RojasDH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.226
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	2	2	2	0	1	.249
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	1	0	1	0	.213
Tyler Tolbert2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.285
Kyle IsbelCF	4	0	2	0	0	1	.224
Luke MaileC	3	0	0	0	0	0	.159
Totals	32	3	9	3	3	7

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Daniel Lynch IV	5.1	7	2	2	0	2	2	76-53	4.08
Nolan Hoffman	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	7-5	3.60
Connor Thomas	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-10	7.01
Nate Pearson	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	9-5	4.11
Lucas Erceg	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17-13	5.59

Game info

Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 22,827
Duration: 2 h 08
Weather: 72 °F, Cloudy · wind 4 mph, R To L
Umpires: Ron Kulpa (Home plate) · Scott Barry (First base) · Tom Hanahan (Second base) · John Libka (Third base)

About this game

Who won Guardians vs Royals?

Royals won 3-2 over Guardians on Sunday, September 27, 2026.

When was Guardians vs Royals played?

On Sunday, September 27, 2026, at 3:10 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.

Where was Guardians vs Royals played?

At Kauffman Stadium.

Team

Cleveland GuardiansCLE

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Scoring plays

Bot 1Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. Maikel Garcia scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd.0-1

Top 3Daniel Schneemann homers (7) on a fly ball to right field.1-1

Bot 5Vinnie Pasquantino homers (16) on a fly ball to center field.1-2

Top 6Jo Adell homers (23) on a fly ball to left center field.2-2

Bot 8Vinnie Pasquantino homers (17) on a fly ball to right field.2-3

Batters

RBI

AVG

.254

.245

.240

.252

.201

.213

.247

.206

.210

.225

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Parker Messick

3.0

64-42

2.56

Austin Peterson

5.0

74-45

2.57

Batters

RBI

AVG

.268

.281

.289

.229

.226

.249

.213

.285

.224

.159

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Daniel Lynch IV

5.1

76-53

4.08

Nolan Hoffman

0.2

7-5

3.60

Connor Thomas

1.1

11-10

7.01

Nate Pearson

0.2

9-5

4.11

Lucas Erceg

1.0

17-13

5.59