Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians (26 Sept): preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

MLB action on Saturday, 26 September 2026 sees Kansas City Royals take on Cleveland Guardians, with kick-off at 23:10 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Kansas City Royals in 13th place (68 wins and 91 defeats from 159 matches) and Cleveland Guardians in 2nd place (83 wins and 76 defeats from 159 matches).

Kansas City Royals have scored 673 goals and conceded 785 goals in the league, a goal difference of -112. Cleveland Guardians have scored 653 goals and conceded 650 goals in the league, a goal difference of +3.

Recent form

Kansas City Royals: 1 win and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-L-L-W-L), scoring 25 runs and conceding 37 runs.

Cleveland Guardians: 4 wins and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (W-W-W-L-W), scoring 17 runs and conceding 9 runs.

Head-to-head

Across 3 meetings in our records, the tally is 2 wins for Kansas City Royals and 1 win for Cleveland Guardians. The most recent meeting came on Sunday, 30 August 2026: Cleveland Guardians 11-1 Kansas City Royals.

Across 3 meetings, the sides have produced 26 runs, an average of 8.7 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Kansas City Royals averaged 5 runs scored and 7.4 conceded per game, while Cleveland Guardians averaged 3.4 scored and 1.8 conceded.

Kansas City Royals have the sharper recent attack, averaging 5 runs per game over their last 5 matches. Cleveland Guardians have been harder to score against, conceding 1.8 runs per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: MLB.TV (United States), CLEGuardians.TV (United States) and Royals.TV (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before kick-off.

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