Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals
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Royals snap 3-game skid, beat AL Central champion Guardians 3-2 in regular-season finale
Pasquantino hit solo homers in the fifth and eighth innings off Austin Peterson (0-1), who was recalled from Triple-A Columbus before the game.
The Royals (69-93) won for just the seventh time in September, finishing last in the AL Central with 13 fewer wins than last season's third-place finish (82-80).
Nate Peterson (3-4) recorded two outs in the eighth and Lucas Erceg struck out one and earned his 13th save.
Salvador Perez’s RBI single put the Royals ahead in the first inning. Kansas City scored a first-inning run in seven of their final 10 games.
Cleveland's Daniel Schneeman hit his seventh home run leading off the third inning, tying the game 1-all.
Pasquantino hit a solo homer, his 16th, 434 feet to center with two out in the fifth. Then, Jo Adell tied the game at 2 with a 440-foot home run in the sixth, his 23rd.
Adell, Schneeman, and David Fry each had two of the Guardians' nine hits.
Parker Messick allowed two hits in each of his three innings, striking out two and allowing one run.
Peterson allowed two runs on three hits and two walks, striking out five in five innings in his second major league appearance.
One day after clinching the AL Central title, the Guardians fielded a makeshift lineup missing several regulars. In winning their third straight division title, Cleveland (85-77) won three fewer games than last season.
Royals’ attendance at Kauffman Stadium was 1,504,231, an average of 18,802, more than 3,000 per game fewer than in 2025.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Halpin fouled out to third. |
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9th Inning | Schneemann stole second. |
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9th Inning | Schneemann singled to right. |
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9th Inning | Bailey struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Genao fouled out to third. |
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9th Inning | Erceg relieved Pearson |
Statistics
 CLE |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 9 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 1 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 3 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 32 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 14 | Runners Left On Base | 16 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 1 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 14 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 120 | Pitches | 138 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 15 | Total Bases | 16 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 3.7 | Runs Created | 5.2 |
| .257 | Batting Average | .281 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .429 | Slugging Percentage | .500 |
| .200 | Secondary Average | .313 |
| .278 | On Base Percentage | .343 |
| .706 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .843 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 3.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.8 |
| 24.0 | Batter Rating | 29.0 |
| 17.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 16.0 |
| 0.50 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.33 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.94 |
| .171 | Isolated Power | .219 |
| 0.20 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.43 |
| .028 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .086 |
| -.057 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .031 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 79.5 | MLB Rating | 83.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 22,827 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland |
- | 77 | L1 | 0.52469134 | 85 |
 Chicago |
1 | 78 | W1 | 0.5185185 | 84 |
 Minnesota |
8 | 85 | W1 | 0.47530866 | 77 |
 Detroit |
9 | 86 | L1 | 0.4691358 | 76 |
| Kansas City |
16 | 93 | W1 | 0.42592594 | 69 |