Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians (27 Sept): preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

On Sunday, 27 September 2026, Kansas City Royals welcome Cleveland Guardians for a MLB game set to start at 19:10 UTC.

The venue for the game is Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the start time to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

In the latest standings Kansas City Royals are 13th with 68 wins and 93 defeats from 161 matches, while Cleveland Guardians are 2nd with 85 wins and 76 defeats from 161 matches.

Kansas City Royals have scored 687 runs and conceded 808 runs in the league, a difference of -121. Cleveland Guardians have scored 676 runs and conceded 664 runs in the league, a difference of +12.

Recent form

Over their last 5 games Kansas City Royals have 1 win and 4 defeats. They scored 31 runs and let in 50 runs (L-W-L-L-L). Kansas City Royals have lost 3 matches in a row.

Over their last 5 games Cleveland Guardians have 4 wins and 1 defeat. They scored 27 runs and let in 17 runs (W-L-W-W-W). Cleveland Guardians have won 3 matches in a row.

Head-to-head

We hold 5 meetings between the two sides. The record stands at 2 wins for Kansas City Royals and 3 wins for Cleveland Guardians. The most recent meeting came on Saturday, 26 September 2026: Kansas City Royals 5-11 Cleveland Guardians.

Across 5 meetings, the sides have produced 63 runs, an average of 12.6 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Kansas City Royals averaged 6.2 runs scored and 10 conceded per game, while Cleveland Guardians averaged 5.4 scored and 3.4 conceded.

Kansas City Royals have the sharper recent attack, averaging 6.2 runs per game over their last 5 matches. Cleveland Guardians have been harder to score against, conceding 3.4 runs per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before the start.

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