Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Live Score (30 Aug, 2026)

Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Live Score (30 Aug, 2026)
Final August 30, 2026
Royals
62-76
1
VS
1 - 11
VS
Guardians
69-68
11

Game Information

Stage
STD
Season
2026
First Pitch
Sun, Aug 30, 1:40 pm
Venue
Progressive Field
Location
Cleveland, Ohio
Venue Type
Outdoor
Broadcast
MLB.TV
Attendance
28,448

Inning Scores

Team123456789RHE
Kansas City Royals logo KC 100000000171
Cleveland Guardians logo CLE 30330200-11130

Live Situation

3Balls
3Strikes
0Outs
—Pitcher
—At Bat

Pitch Sequence

1 STRIKE FOUL Four-seam FB 98 MPH
2 BALL Splitter 87 MPH
3 BALL Splitter 87 MPH
4 BALL Four-seam FB 98 MPH
5 STRIKE SWINGING Four-seam FB 98 MPH
6 STRIKE SWINGING Four-seam FB 98 MPH

Injury Report

Kansas City Royals logo Kansas City Royals
Connor Seabold
Connor Seabold
#43 · RP · 60-Day IL
Strain · Right Lat · Est. return Aug 29
IL60
Maikel Garcia
Maikel Garcia
#11 · 3B · 10-Day IL
Strain · Left Hamstring · Est. return Aug 31
IL10
Michael Massey
Michael Massey
#19 · 2B · 7-Day IL
Not Specified · Concussion · Est. return Sep 1
IL7
Beck Way
Beck Way
#44 · RP · 15-Day IL
Spasms · Back · Est. return Sep 3
IL15
Carlos Estevez
Carlos Estevez
#53 · RP · 60-Day IL
Strain · Right Shoulder · Est. return Sep 4
IL60
Cleveland Guardians logo Cleveland Guardians
Rhys Hoskins
Rhys Hoskins
#8 · 1B · 10-Day IL
Inflammation · Back · Est. return Aug 29
IL10
Slade Cecconi
Slade Cecconi
#44 · SP · 15-Day IL
Soreness · Right Arm · Est. return Aug 31
IL15
Shawn Armstrong
Shawn Armstrong
#43 · RP · 60-Day IL
Strain · Left Calf · Est. return Sep 22
IL60

Team Stats

Kansas City Royals logo KC
CLE Cleveland Guardians logo
1 Runs 11
7 Hits 13
1 Errors 0
0 Home Runs 2
3 Walks 4
9 Strikeouts 5

Player Box Score

Kansas City Royals

PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Carter Jensen Carter Jensen
1-4401001224.221.309.409
Bobby Witt Jr. Bobby Witt Jr.
0-4400000016.285.361.452
Matthew Lugo Matthew Lugo
0-000000000.333.333.333
Jac Caglianone Jac Caglianone
1-4411000116.284.333.499
Josh Rojas Josh Rojas
0-000000000.247.281.365
Salvador Perez Salvador Perez
1-4401100012.223.266.372
Vinnie Pasquantino Vinnie Pasquantino
1-4401000117.246.335.383
Nick Loftin Nick Loftin
1-4401000116.237.326.385
John Rave John Rave
0-3300001219.217.286.410
Tyler Tolbert Tyler Tolbert
1-330100019.307.375.430
Isaac Collins Isaac Collins
0-110000003.232.330.353
Kyle Isbel Kyle Isbel
1-3301001116.236.286.361

Cleveland Guardians

PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Steven Kwan Steven Kwan
2-3332001014.275.377.336
David Fry David Fry
0-110000001.185.308.342
Chase DeLauter Chase DeLauter
4-4434100014.293.365.454
Petey Halpin Petey Halpin
0-111000015.219.258.322
Jose Ramirez Jose Ramirez
2-3322411016.243.339.393
Jo Adell Jo Adell
3-4413301021.240.296.406
Nathaniel Lowe Nathaniel Lowe
1-4411310017.259.322.463
Travis Bazzana Travis Bazzana
0-4400000110.238.329.366
Angel Genao Angel Genao
0-3300001126.257.321.338
Austin Hedges Austin Hedges
0-4400000214.255.322.375
Brayan Rocchio Brayan Rocchio
1-4401000016.248.307.363

Kansas City Royals

PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Seth Lugo Seth Lugo
3.299922293-605.0393
Connor Thomas Connor Thomas
2.132211034-2112.0834
Jose Cuas Jose Cuas
1.010012019-111.8019
Luke Maile Luke Maile
1.00000008-50.008

Cleveland Guardians

PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Parker Messick Parker Messick
6.0511250105-612.46105
Tim Herrin Tim Herrin
1.020001016-113.1416
Hunter Gaddis Hunter Gaddis
1.00000107-63.117
Cade Smith Cade Smith
1.000012020-112.3620

H2H / Season Series

Cleveland Guardians logoCLE
11–1Aug 30, 2026
KCKansas City Royals logo
Cleveland Guardians logoCLE
3–8Aug 29, 2026
KCKansas City Royals logo
Cleveland Guardians logoCLE
0–3Aug 28, 2026
KCKansas City Royals logo
Kansas City Royals logoKC
5–8May 7, 2026
CLECleveland Guardians logo
Kansas City Royals logoKC
1–3May 6, 2026
CLECleveland Guardians logo
Kansas City Royals logoKC
5–3May 5, 2026
CLECleveland Guardians logo
Kansas City Royals logoKC
6–2May 4, 2026
CLECleveland Guardians logo
Cleveland Guardians logoCLE
10–2Apr 8, 2026
KCKansas City Royals logo
Cleveland Guardians logoCLE
2–1Apr 7, 2026
KCKansas City Royals logo
Cleveland Guardians logoCLE
2–4Apr 6, 2026
KCKansas City Royals logo

Last 5 Games

DateOpponentResult
Aug 30Cleveland Guardians logo@ CLEL1–11
Aug 29Cleveland Guardians logo@ CLEW8–3
Aug 28Cleveland Guardians logo@ CLEW3–0
Aug 27Blue Jays logo@ TORW13–2
Aug 26Blue Jays logo@ TORL0–3
DateOpponentResult
Aug 30Kansas City Royals logovs KCW11–1
Aug 29Kansas City Royals logovs KCL3–8
Aug 28Kansas City Royals logovs KCL0–3
Aug 26Los Angeles Angels logo@ LAAW4–3
Aug 25Los Angeles Angels logo@ LAAW8–6

Standings

American League

TeamWLPCTGBDIFFSTRK
1Tampa Bay Rays logoRays8154.600-+53W3
2Chicago White Sox logoWhite Sox7263.5339+48W4
3Houston Astros logoAstros6868.50013.5-46L1
4New York Yankees logoYankees7759.5664.5+102W1
5Red Sox logoRed Sox7462.5447.5+99L1
6Cleveland Guardians logoGuardians6868.50013.5-12L2
7Baltimore Orioles logoOrioles6769.49314.5-21W2
8Blue Jays logoBlue Jays6770.48915-57W2
9Texas Rangers logoRangers6670.48515.5-54L4
10Mariners logoMariners6472.47117.5-65L3
11Minnesota Twins logoTwins6472.47117.5-60L4
12Detroit Tigers logoTigers6372.46718+70W1
13Kansas City Royals logoRoyals6275.45320-73W3
14Athletics logoAthletics5383.39028.5-188L2
15Los Angeles Angels logoAngels5284.38229.5-79L6

National League

TeamWLPCTGBDIFFSTRK
1Milwaukee Brewers logoBrewers8551.625-+180W4
2Atlanta Braves logoBraves8155.5964+116W6
3Los Angeles Dodgers logoDodgers8155.5964+148L1
4Chicago Cubs logoCubs7759.5668+129W1
5Philadelphia Phillies logoPhillies7660.5599+27W3
6Arizona Diamondbacks logoDiamondbacks7365.52913+5L1
7San Diego Padres logoPadres7264.52913+11L2
8Miami Marlins logoMarlins6868.50017+11L2
9St. Louis Cardinals logoCardinals6869.49617.5-14L1
10Pittsburgh Pirates logoPirates6671.48219.5+25W1
11Washington Nationals logoNationals6573.47121+20W3
12Cincinnati Reds logoReds6472.47121-110L1
13New York Mets logoMets6175.44924-50W1
14San Francisco Giants logoGiants5681.40929.5-74W1
15Colorado Rockies logoRockies5284.38233-141L3

About the Game

Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians has finished on August 30, 2026 at 1:40 PM EDT at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. The final score is Kansas City Royals 1, Cleveland Guardians 11.

The clubs entered the game with records of 62-76 for Kansas City Royals and 69-68 for Cleveland Guardians. The probable starters are Seth Lugo for Kansas City Royals and Parker Messick for Cleveland Guardians. The game was broadcast on MLB.TV. This page follows the score by inning, current game situation, batting statistics and pitching statistics.

Follow Royals vs Guardians through each inning for live score changes and the final result. MLB scores and schedule page provides additional games, schedules and results.

KC
VS
CLE

Pitchers

Seth Lugo
Seth LugoP

Catchers

Carter Jensen
Carter JensenC

Infielders

Bobby Witt Jr.
Bobby Witt Jr.SS
Vinnie Pasquantino
Vinnie Pasquantino1B
Nick Loftin
Nick Loftin3B
Tyler Tolbert
Tyler Tolbert2B

Outfielders

Jac Caglianone
Jac CaglianoneRF
John Rave
John RaveLF
Kyle Isbel
Kyle IsbelCF

Designated Hitters

Salvador Perez
Salvador PerezDH

Pitchers

Parker Messick
Parker MessickP

Catchers

Austin Hedges
Austin HedgesC

Infielders

Nathaniel Lowe
Nathaniel Lowe1B
Travis Bazzana
Travis Bazzana2B
Angel Genao
Angel Genao3B
Brayan Rocchio
Brayan RocchioSS

Outfielders

Steven Kwan
Steven KwanCF
Chase DeLauter
Chase DeLauterRF
Jo Adell
Jo AdellLF

Designated Hitters

Jose Ramirez
Jose RamirezDH
Royals
VS
Guardians

Batting

138
Team Games Played
137
4632
At Bats
4569
1148
Hits
1081
561
Runs Batted In
534
141
Home Runs
127
109
Stolen Bases
129
.248
Batting Average
.237
590
Runs
557
249
Doubles
208
18
Triples
13
1856
Total Bases
1696
434
Walks
495
1085
Strikeouts
1108
.316
On Base Percentage
.315
.401
Slugging Percentage
.371
.717
OBP Pct + SLG Pct
.686
138
Games Played
137
138
Games Started
137
48
Hit By Pitch
44
0.0
Wins Above Replacement
0.0
0.0
Offensive Wins Above Replacement
0.0
29
Caught Stealing
27
1
Is Qualified
1
601.3
Runs Created
563.2
4.4
Runs Created Per 27 Outs
4.2
.084
Walks Per Plate Appearance
.096
0.40
Walk To Strikeout Ratio
0.45
.153
Isolated Power
.135
.264
Secondary Average
.265
3.81
Pitches Per Plate Appearance
3.95
408
Extra Base Hits
348
5182
Plate Appearances
5173
32.9
At Bats Per Home Run
36.0
24
Sacrifice Hit
24
42
Sacrifice Flies
39

Pitching

138
Team Games Played
137
56
Quality Starts
50
62
Wins
69
76
Losses
68
34
Saves
40
68
Holds
100
1188
Hits
1080
631
Earned runs
504
168
Home Runs
154
502
Walks
450
1001
Strikeouts
1274
7.4
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
9.4
146.7
Pitches Per Start
147.8
1.39
Walks Plus Hits Per Inning Pitched
1.26
4.68
Earned Run Average
3.73
76
Losses
68
1212.1
Innings pitched
1215.2
.449
Win Percentage
.504
57
Save Opportunities
54
.257
Opponent Batting Average
.236
.335
Opponent's On-base pct.
.310
.429
Opponent's Slugging pct.
.390
.764
Opponent's OPB Pct + SLG Pct
.700
4621
At Bats
4571
251
Doubles
212
20
Triples
15
53
Batters Hit
57
66
Stolen Bases
91
138
Games Played
137
2
Complete Games
0
8
Shutouts
4
47
Wild Pitches
51
642
Runs Batted In
532
3
Balks
2
1212.1
Innings pitched
1215.2
7.4
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
9.4
33
Caught Stealing
19
138
Games Started
137
0.0
Wins Above Replacement
0.0
1
Is Qualified
1
673
Runs
559
631
Earned Runs
504
1983
Total Bases
1784

Fielding

138
Team Games Played
137
1212
Full Innings
1216
4954
Total Chances
4777
3637
Putouts
3647
1256
Assists
1059
61
Errors
71
249
Double Plays
208
0.988
Fielding Percentage
0.985
36.3
Range Factor
34.8
0.0
Zone Rating
0.0
138
Games Played
137
0
Games Started
0
0.0
Defensive Wins Above Replacement
0.0
1
Qualified
1