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Guardians at Royals

MLB · Sunday, Sep 27 · 2:10 PM CT · Kauffman Stadium · Final CLE 2 – KC 3

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123456789THE
CLE001001000290
KC10001001392
Team box
CLE·KC
9
hits
9
2
home runs
2
1
walks
3
5
strikeouts
7
138
pitches thrown
120
0
errors
2
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Vinnie PasquantinoKC2-4222
Jo AdellCLE2-3111
Daniel SchneemannCLE2-4111
David FryCLE2-4000
Salvador PerezKC1-3001
Kyle IsbelKC2-4000
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Parker MessickCLE3.06112
Austin Peterson (L)CLE5.03225
Daniel Lynch IVKC5.17202
Nate Pearson (W)KC0.20010
Lucas Erceg (S)KC1.01001

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
KC +3
CLE +3
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largest lead: KC 1 · CLE 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was CLE 54%, KC 46% · Updated Sep 27

Expected margin
CLE by 0.6
Expected score
CLE 4.7 – 4.1 KC
Expected total
8.8
GuardiansThe matchupRoyals
−117Our fair odds+117
4.7Expected runs4.1
+0.05Power rating−0.19
4.2Runs / game4.3
4.1Allowed / game5.0
8.0Hits / game8.3
0.99Home runs / game1.04
3.6Walks drawn / game3.2
85−76Season record68−93
9−1Last 102−8

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
CLE chance · KC chance
Our model fair54.0%46.0%
Kalshi52.7%51.7%
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 2:10 PM CTPolymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
CLECleveland Guardians−11754%−11252.7%———
KCKansas City Royals+11746%−10751.8%———
SpreadCLE by 0.6
CLECleveland Guardians−0.6our margin————
KCKansas City Royals+0.6our margin————
Totalwe expect 8.8
Over8.8our total————
Under8.8our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Cleveland Guardians by 0.6 expected
Cleveland Guardians by 13 runs: <1%Cleveland Guardians by 12 runs: <1%Cleveland Guardians by 11 runs: 1%Cleveland Guardians by 10 runs: 1%Cleveland Guardians by 9 runs: 1%Cleveland Guardians by 8 runs: 2%Cleveland Guardians by 7 runs: 3%Cleveland Guardians by 6 runs: 4%Cleveland Guardians by 5 runs: 5%Cleveland Guardians by 4 runs: 6%Cleveland Guardians by 3 runs: 8%Cleveland Guardians by 2 runs: 10%Cleveland Guardians by 1 run: 13%Kansas City Royals by 1 run: 15%Kansas City Royals by 2 runs: 9%Kansas City Royals by 3 runs: 6%Kansas City Royals by 4 runs: 5%Kansas City Royals by 5 runs: 3%Kansas City Royals by 6 runs: 2%Kansas City Royals by 7 runs: 2%Kansas City Royals by 8 runs: 1%Kansas City Royals by 9 runs: 1%Kansas City Royals by 10 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 11 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 12 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 13 runs: <1%
← CLE wins byKC wins by →
Cleveland Guardians wins by 2 or more41%
Cleveland Guardians wins by 3 or more31%
Kansas City Royals wins by 2 or more31%
Decided by one run28%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Total range

8.8 expected
1 runs: 2%2 runs: 2%3 runs: 6%4 runs: 5%5 runs: 11%6 runs: 7%7 runs: 12%8 runs: 8%9 runs: 10%10 runs: 7%11 runs: 8%12 runs: 5%13 runs: 5%14 runs: 3%15 runs: 3%16 runs: 2%17 runs: 2%18 runs: 1%19 runs: 1%20 runs: 1%21 runs: <1%22 runs: <1%23 runs: <1%
Total runs, both teams
Total over 6.568%
Total over 8.548%
Total over 10.531%
Total from 7 to 1036%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Starting Pitchers

from the box score
CLEParker Messick SP · last 3 starts: 16.1 IP, 2.76 ERA, 18 Kstarted
KCDaniel Lynch IV RP · last 3 starts: 14.0 IP, 7.07 ERA, 8 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
CLE·KC
Sep 26 at KC
last game
Sep 26 vs CLE
0 days
days of rest
0 days
6
games in last 7 days
6
6th straight road game
home / road
6th straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 161+ games
CLE·KC
+0.05
rating (0 = average)
−0.19
4.2
runs / game
4.3
4.1
runs allowed / game
5.0
85−76
season record
68−93
41−40
home record
40−40
44−36
away record
28−53
W3
streak
L3
9−1
last 10
2−8
8.0
hits / game
8.3
0.99
home runs / game
1.04
3.6
walks drawn / game
3.2
7.9
batter strikeouts / game
7.9
9.5
pitcher strikeouts / game
7.3
0.52
errors / game
0.47

Rating Trend

CLE · KC · 183 days
Cleveland GuardiansKansas City Royals
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · KC 4−6
Sep 26at KCCLE 11 − 5
Sep 25at KCCLE 12 − 9
Aug 30at CLECLE 11 − 1
Aug 29at CLEKC 8 − 3
Aug 28at CLEKC 3 − 0
May 7at KCCLE 8 − 5
May 6at KCCLE 3 − 1
May 5at KCKC 5 − 3
May 4at KCKC 6 − 2
Apr 8at CLECLE 10 − 2

CLE · Last 10

9−1 · streak W3
Sep 26at KC11 − 5W
Sep 25at KC12 − 9W
Sep 24at BOS1 − 0W
Sep 23at BOS0 − 1L
Sep 22at BOS3 − 2W
Sep 20vs ATH1 − 0W
Sep 19vs ATH12 − 6W
Sep 18vs ATH5 − 3W
Sep 16vs CHW6 − 3W
Sep 15vs CHW7 − 6W

KC · Last 10

2−8 · streak L3
Sep 26vs CLE5 − 11L
Sep 25vs CLE9 − 12L
Sep 24vs CHW1 − 9L
Sep 23vs CHW5 − 4W
Sep 22vs CHW11 − 14L
Sep 20at PIT3 − 4L
Sep 19at PIT5 − 6L
Sep 18at PIT5 − 8L
Sep 17at HOU2 − 6L
Sep 16at HOU5 − 2W