| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 21-23 | 11-6 | 10-17 |
| Game 2 | 20-24 | 13-8 | 7-16 |
| Game 3 | 18-25 | 8-11 | 10-14 |
| Game 4 | 3-3 | 3-1 | 0-2 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 22-22 | 10-13 | 12-9 |
| Game 2 | 20-24 | 10-12 | 10-12 |
| Game 3 | 23-19 | 8-11 | 15-8 |
| Game 4 | 3-3 | 3-1 | 0-2 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
|
11 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Pitcher
S. Lugo
(L)
Cleveland Pitcher
P. Messick
(W)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
+169 | 7.5o (4.5) | +1.5 |
|
|
-182 | 7.5u | -1.5 (8.5) |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Jensen | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .221 |
| B. Witt Jr. | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .285 |
| M. Lugo | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| J. Caglianone | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .284 |
| J. Rojas | 3B -SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| S. Perez | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| V. Pasquantino | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .246 |
| N. Loftin | 3B -3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .237 |
| J. Rave | LF -RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .217 |
| T. Tolbert | 2B -SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .307 |
| I. Collins | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| K. Isbel | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .236 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | ||
Battling
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Kwan | CF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| D. Fry | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .185 |
| C. DeLauter | RF | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| P. Halpin | PR -CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .219 |
| J. Ramirez | DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| J. Adell | LF -RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| N. Lowe | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .237 |
| T. Bazzana | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .238 |
| A. Genao | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .257 |
| A. Hedges | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .255 |
| B. Rocchio | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| Totals | 35 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||
Battling
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Lugo (L 6-8) | 3 .2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5.03 |
| C. Thomas | 2 .1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 |
| J. Cuas | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.80 |
| L. Maile | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Messick (W 11-8) | 6 .0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.46 |
| T. Herrin | 1 .0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.14 |
| H. Gaddis | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.11 |
| C. Smith | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.36 |
Location Progressive Field
Temperature 82° Temperature
Attendance 28,448 attendance
Home Paul Clemons
1st Adrian Johnson
2nd Dexter Kelley
3rd Quinn Wolcott
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | KC Starter (IP) | CLE Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, '26 | CLE |
|
KC +146 | o7.5 | D. Lynch IV (3.1) | F. Griffin (5.0) |
| Aug 28, '26 | CLE |
|
KC +120 | u7.5 | M. Wacha (8.0) | T. Bibee (6.0) |
| May 07, '26 | KC |
|
CLE +110 | o11.5 | S. Lugo (4.0) | S. Cecconi (5.1) |
| May 06, '26 | KC |
|
CLE +116 | u7.5 | C. Ragans (3.0) | J. Cantillo (5.0) |
| May 05, '26 | KC |
|
KC -102 | o7.5 | S. Kolek (6.0) | G. Williams (6.0) |
| May 04, '26 | KC |
|
KC -122 | u9.0 | M. Wacha (7.0) | T. Bibee (4.0) |
| Apr 08, '26 | CLE |
|
CLE +116 | o7.0 | C. Ragans (0.2) | J. Cantillo (5.2) |
| Apr 07, '26 | CLE |
|
CLE -120 | u6.5 | N. Cameron (5.2) | G. Williams (5.2) |
| Apr 06, '26 | CLE |
|
KC +100 | u7.0 | M. Wacha (7.0) | T. Bibee (4.2) |
| Sep 11, '25 | CLE |
|
CLE -136 | u7.5 | S. Kolek (6.2) | G. Williams (6.0) |
Last Meeting ( Aug 29, 2026 ) Kansas City 8, Cleveland 3
The Kansas City Royals no longer resemble the bumbling squad that sat 24 games under .500 in mid-August.
The Royals are now the hottest team in the majors. They will look to record their 13th victory in 14 games when they close a three-game series against the host Cleveland Guardians on Sunday afternoon.
Kansas City recorded 3-0 and 8-3 victories in the first two games of the series. The Royals suddenly are on the verge of entering the jam-packed American League wild-card race.
"There's just something different every day," Royals manager Matt Quatraro told reporters after Saturday's game. "When guys are involved and they are all doing something that makes for a good atmosphere."
Kansas City has won by multiple runs 11 times during the torrid stretch. Two weeks ago, the Royals looked like a team playing out the season. Now they are a team nobody wants to face despite sitting 13 games below .500.
"There is a lot of time yet," Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said of the Royals. "They are a very good team. Records are not indicative of how good a team is ... They have a really good lineup that can match up with you off the bench. They play really good baseball and we always seem to get their best."
Cleveland holds the third wild-card spot despite having a .500 (68-68) record. Six teams stand between the Guardians and Royals, who are 6 1/2 games behind Cleveland.
Longtime Kansas City star catcher Salvador Perez, the MVP of the 2015 World Series, insisted his team won't be backing down.
"We're always going to fight for the last out," Perez said. "We're always going to compete and make adjustments."
On Saturday, Josh Rojas homered and matched his career-best total of four RBIs to lead the charge.
"It feels like there's always one guy in the lineup that's scorching hot and everybody else is trying to find it," Rojas said. "I feel like it's one of those times where everybody is feeling good at the same time."
The Guardians entered the series with a seven-game winning streak that matched their season best.
But they managed just six singles in Friday's setback and blew an early 2-0 lead on Saturday. Angel Martinez hit a two-run homer and drove in all three Cleveland runs.
Cleveland's Jo Adell is 1-for-16 over the past four games.
Stellar left-hander Parker Messick (10-8, 2.50 ERA) takes the mound Sunday looking to prevent the Guardians from being swept.
Messick defeated the Los Angeles Angels in his last start when he gave up one run and three hits over six innings. Cleveland notched a 4-2 victory in the Monday contest.
He matched his career-high of 10 strikeouts in a no-decision against the San Francisco Giants five days earlier. Messick gave up one run and six hits over 6 2/3 innings in a 1-0 loss.
Messick, 25, will be facing the Royals for the first time.
Right-hander Seth Lugo (6-7, 4.61) will look for his third straight winning decision for the Royals.
Lugo beat the Chicago Cubs on Aug. 8 and then gave up five runs each in back-to-back no-decisions vs. the Angels and Athletics. He put forth a better effort Tuesday when he allowed one run and six hits over five innings in a 5-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Lugo, 36, lost to the Guardians on May 7 when he gave up four runs and seven hits over four innings. Overall, he is 2-1 with a 3.90 ERA in six career appearances (five starts) against Cleveland.
Steven Kwan (4-for-13) and Nathaniel Lowe (1-for-7) each have homered off Lugo.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Gonsolin | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Allergic Reaction( Sep 26, '26) | Sep 26, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed SP Tony Gonsolin on the 15-day injured list due to allergic reaction. | ||||
| L. Avila | SP | Sixty Day IL - Forearm( Aug 05, '26) | Aug 05, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP Luinder Avila from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to right forearm tightness. | ||||
| B. Way | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Back( Jul 27, '26) | Jul 27, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed RHP Beck Way on the 15-day injured list due to low back spasm tightness. | ||||
| S. Kolek | SP | Sixty Day IL - Flexor( Jul 21, '26) | Jul 21, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP Stephen Kolek from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a right flexor strain. | ||||
| N. Mears | RP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Jul 13, '26) | Jul 13, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP Nick Mears from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement. | ||||
| C. Seabold | RP | Sixty Day IL - Lat( Jun 30, '26) | Jun 30, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP Connor Seabold to the 60-day injured list with right lat strain. | ||||
| C. Estevez | RP | Sixty Day IL - Foot( Jun 14, '26) | Jun 14, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP Carlos Estévez from the 15-day to the 60-day injured list with left foot contusion. | ||||
| C. Ragans | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( May 07, '26) | May 07, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred LHP Cole Ragans from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with elbow impingement. | ||||
| J. India | 2B | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 27, '26) | Apr 27, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred INF Jonathan India to the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| A. Marsh | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Feb 11, '26) | Feb 11, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed RHP Alec Marsh on the 60-day injured list due to a shoulder injury. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Holderman | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Wrist( Sep 03, '26) | Sep 03, '26 | |
| The Cleveland Guardians placed Colin Holderman (RP) on the 15-day injured list with right wrist inflammation. | ||||
| R. Hoskins | 1B | Ten Day IL - Back( Aug 18, '26) | Aug 18, '26 | |
| The Cleveland Guardians placed INF Rhys Hoskins on the 10-day injured list due to lower back inflammation. | ||||
2026
Jersey Number 0
Games Officiated 31
Home Team W/L 17-14
Home Avg. Margin 0.06
Home Money Total -27
| Umpire | G | W-L | AVG | PIT | STR | B | STR% | STR | BB | K/BB | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Clemons | 31 | 17-14 | 8.00 | 285.00 | 184.23 | 100.77 | 64.6 | 16.3 | 5.6 | 2.89 | 2.06 | 17-14 |
Game Stats | |
|---|---|
| Average | 8.00 |
| Starters Runs | 5.03 |
| BullPens Runs | 2.97 |
| Pitches | 285.0 |
| Strikes | 184.2 |
| Balls | 100.8 |
| Strike% | 64.64 % |
| SO | 16.3 |
| Walks | 5.6 |
| SO/Walks | 2.89 |
| HR | 2.1 |
Home Favourite |
Home Underdog |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| -101 to -120 | 3 - 3 | 100 to 110 | 0 - 2 |
| -121 to -140 | 6 - 4 | 111 to 130 | 2 - 3 |
| -141 to -160 | 1 - 0 | 131 to 150 | 1 - 0 |
| -161 to -180 | 1 - 1 | 151 to 170 | 0 - 0 |
| -181 + | 3 - 1 | 171 + | 0 - 0 |
Total |
Over | Under |
|---|---|---|
| 7 or less | 1 | 3 |
| 7.5 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 8.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 9.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13+ | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | DET 4 - TB 1 | W +116 | U 7.5 | Casey Legumina (R) | Jackson Jobe (R) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | CHC 3 - STL 0 | W -184 | U 8.0 | Matthew Liberatore (L) | Clay Holmes (R) |
| Aug 9, 2026 | SF 1 - DET 3 | L +112 | U 7.5 | Troy Melton (R) | Logan Webb (R) |
| Aug 4, 2026 | AZ 4 - SD 9 | L -114 | O 9.0 | Randy Vasquez (R) | Eduardo Rodriguez (L) |
| Jul 25, 2026 | BOS 0 - TOR 6 | L -110 | U 7.0 | Dylan Cease (R) | Sonny Gray (R) |
| Jul 20, 2026 | NYY 8 - PIT 5 | W -108 | O 7.5 | Braxton Ashcraft (R) | Ryan Weathers (L) |
| Jul 9, 2026 | BAL 3 - CHC 2 | W -130 | U 9.5 | David Peterson (L) | Trevor Rogers (L) |
| Jul 3, 2026 | SEA 0 - TOR 2 | L +114 | U 7.0 | Dylan Cease (R) | Luis Castillo (R) |
| Jun 29, 2026 | COL 7 - MIA 10 | L +128 | O 11.5 | Sandy Alcantara (R) | Sean Sullivan (L) |
| Jun 25, 2026 | SF 6 - ATH 9 | L -134 | O 7.5 | Jeffrey Springs (L) | Landen Roupp (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | KC 10 - CHW 4 | W -134 | O 11.5 | Hagen Smith (L) | Cole Ragans (L) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | KC 3 - MIL 1 | W -148 | U 11.5 | Chad Patrick (R) | Kris Bubic (L) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | CLE 1 - MIN 2 | L -118 | U 8.0 | Joe Ryan (R) | Tanner Bibee (R) |
| Apr 24, 2026 | TOR 6 - CLE 8 | L +102 | O 8.0 | Gavin Williams (R) | Max Scherzer (R) |
| Mar 30, 2026 | LAD 2 - CLE 4 | L -184 | U 8.5 | Parker Messick (L) | Roki Sasaki (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2026 | LAD 2 - CLE 4 | L -184 | U 8.5 | Parker Messick (L) | Roki Sasaki (R) |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aug 25, '26
TOR 3 - KC 5
|
W +116 | p8.0 | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 17.8 | 1.0 |
|
Aug 19, '26
KC 9 - ATH 7
|
W -174 | o6.5 | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 16.0 | 6.0 |
|
Aug 14, '26
LAA 6 - KC 7
|
W -104 | o8.5 | 4.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 18.4 | 0.6 |
|
Aug 08, '26
KC 6 - CHC 3
|
W +138 | u9.5 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 15.0 | 2.7 |
|
Aug 02, '26
COL 8 - KC 1
|
L +110 | u11.5 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 19.8 | 1.3 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.1 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 92.0 | 17.4 | 2.3 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 07, '26
KC 5 - CLE 8
|
L -130 | o11.5 | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 | 0.3 |
|
Mar 29, '25
KC 4 - CLE 3
|
W -107 | u9.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 86 | 17.2 | 0.5 |
|
Sep 04, '24
KC 4 - CLE 1
|
W -128 | u9.0 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 14.7 | 3.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.1 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 97.0 | 19.1 | 1.3 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aug 24, '26
LAA 2 - CLE 4
|
W -164 | o2.5 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 15.7 | 8.0 |
|
Aug 19, '26
CLE 0 - SF 1
|
L -215 | u7.5 | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 14.7 | 1.0 |
|
Aug 13, '26
DET 3 - CLE 0
|
L -108 | u7.5 | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 102 | 18.0 | 3.5 |
|
Aug 07, '26
CHW 2 - CLE 8
|
W -138 | o7.5 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 97 | 13.9 | 3.0 |
|
Aug 01, '26
CLE 8 - AZ 12
|
L -172 | o8.5 | 4.1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 21.0 | 1.5 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.2 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 96.4 | 16.6 | 3.4 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Messick has not played against KC Royals. | ||||||||||||
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.64 | .256 | .333 | 1.38 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 7.3 |
|
|
3.75 | .237 | .309 | 1.25 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 9.3 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.61 | 4.34 | .251 | .318 | 1.30 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 4.4 |
|
|
4.08 | 3.72 | .239 | .303 | 1.23 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5.45 | 5.10 | .264 | .353 | 1.49 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
|
|
4.29 | 3.80 | .234 | .319 | 1.28 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.8 |