Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals, at Progressive Field, September 8, 2025 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2025 Kansas City Royals
Record 73-70
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 144
On This Date 24-27
Standing 2nd (8.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 17-13
Home 40-35
Away 33-35
Extra Innings 7-5
vs. RHP 57-59
vs. LHP 16-11
1-Run Games 22-17
vs. East 11-16
vs. Central 25-23
vs. West 12-11
Inter-League 25-20

KCR Last 10 Games

Ryan Bergert (#38, 25, RHP, 2-1, 2.61)

Cleveland Guardians

Team Summary
Team Page 2025 Cleveland Guardians
Record 72-70
Manager Stephen Vogt
Game # 143
On This Date 46-61
Standing 3rd (9.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 15-15
Home 35-33
Away 37-37
Extra Innings 10-6
vs. RHP 56-46
vs. LHP 16-24
1-Run Games 22-19
vs. East 17-15
vs. Central 22-13
vs. West 13-14
Inter-League 20-28

CLE Last 10 Games

Slade Cecconi (#44, 26, RHP, 5-6, 4.78)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Thu, Mar 27, 2025 CLE7@KCR4(10)
Sat, Mar 29, 2025@KCR4 CLE3
Sun, Mar 30, 2025 CLE6@KCR2
Fri, Apr 11, 2025@CLE7 KCR0
Sat, Apr 12, 2025@CLE6 KCR3
Sun, Apr 13, 2025 KCR4@CLE2
Sat, Jul 26, 2025@KCR5 CLE3(10)
Sat, Jul 26, 2025 CLE6@KCR4
Sun, Jul 27, 2025@KCR4 CLE1
DateAwayHomeTime
Mon, Sep 08, 2025KCR@CLE6:40pm
Tue, Sep 09, 2025KCR@CLE6:40pm
Wed, Sep 10, 2025KCR@CLE6:40pm
Thu, Sep 11, 2025KCR@CLE7:15pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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KCR Batters vs CLE Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
CLE Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (3.85 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (4.23 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.85 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (4.23 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 44. Cecconi 49. Allard* 52. Festa 33. Gaddis 29. Herrin* 16. Junis 61. Kent 62. Sabrowski* 36. Smith
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
14. Caglianone* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
26. Frazier* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.500 ··· ··· 4/.750 ··· 8/.000 ··· 1/ 2/.000
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/2.334 1/5.000 5/.800 4/.500 4/1.000 ··· 1/3.000 4/.000
15. Grichuk G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 9/.904 1/.000 ··· ··· 10/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· 4/.666 3/.000 2/2.000 ··· ··· 3/.000
22. Jensen* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
12. Loftin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.500 ··· ··· ··· ···
17. Maile G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 3/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000
9. Pasquantino* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/1.000 1/.000 5/.200 4/.833 1/ ··· ··· 6/.500
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 6/.833 1/.000 5/.600 4/1.750 ··· ··· ··· 5/.650
2. Tolbert G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/1.750 3/.666 6/1.667 ··· 2/.500 ··· ··· 6/.334
18. Yastrzemski* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.750 2/.000 2/1.500 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
14. Caglianone* G ·  S ·  vP 173 .151 .220 .277 .496 123 .445 50 .616 .580 12 .639 1 0 5 1
26. Frazier* G ·  S ·  vP 404 .268 .323 .369 .691 347 .702 57 .626 .674 84 .769 8 6 6 3
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 586 .294 .358 .471 .830 469 .806 117 .930 .828 105 .799 21 9 16 7
15. Grichuk G ·  S ·  vP 264 .230 .280 .412 .692 102 .633 162 .728 .691 46 .527 0 1 8 1
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 388 .261 .307 .365 .672 319 .693 69 .566 .625 70 .684 4 5 4 1
22. Jensen* G ·  S ·  vP 9 .143 .333 .286 .619 8 .536 1 9 .619 0 0 0 0
12. Loftin G ·  S ·  vP 181 .211 .283 .366 .650 118 .663 63 .625 .505 47 .788 1 1 4 1
17. Maile G ·  S ·  vP 46 .211 .318 .316 .634 30 .608 16 .690 .938 25 .360 0 0 1 0
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 242 .222 .241 .278 .519 197 .527 45 .483 .553 33 .770 1 1 2 1
9. Pasquantino* G ·  S ·  vP 598 .262 .323 .470 .792 458 .851 140 .602 .806 103 .965 1 0 29 3
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 561 .238 .281 .444 .725 436 .779 125 .543 .749 90 .655 0 0 25 1
2. Tolbert G ·  S ·  vP 40 .222 .275 .333 .608 15 .533 25 .661 .808 14 .558 17 2 1 1
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 605 .294 .352 .503 .855 480 .840 125 .914 .869 99 .966 34 8 21 10
18. Yastrzemski* G ·  S ·  vP 493 .231 .328 .396 .724 401 .800 92 .408 .686 89 .857 6 2 15 1
TOTAL .245 .307 .394 .700 .712 .664 .710 .771 98 41 138 56

CLE Pitchers

CLE Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
44. Cecconi G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 107.1 4.78 7.6 456 .270 .806 237 .828 219 .782 .859 98 .975 22 3 1
49. Allard* G ·  S ·  vP ···X···X······ 58.2 2.91 5.5 245 .279 .721 167 .695 78 .778 .791 44 .771 5 5 2
26. Allen* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 139.1 4.46 7.0 607 .265 .756 484 .785 123 .640 .740 121 .831 18 7 9
28. Bibee G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 161.1 4.69 7.8 684 .256 .759 322 .743 362 .773 .672 131 .826 27 16 4
54. Cantillo* G ·  S ·  vP ····X········· 72.1 3.73 10.8 314 .230 .690 222 .644 92 .804 .776 46 .576 8 3 2
52. Festa G ·  S ·  vP X··o··oo···o·· 45.2 4.34 8.9 186 .218 .600 103 .508 83 .714 .716 39 .851 3 6 2
33. Gaddis G ·  S ·  vP oX···o··o···o· 59.0 3.36 9.6 245 .233 .684 141 .678 104 .692 .733 40 .443 7 5 1
29. Herrin* G ·  S ·  vP ··X··o···o···X 37.0 4.62 9.0 169 .244 .794 92 .855 77 .710 .908 28 .931 5 5 1
16. Junis G ·  S ·  vP ····X·o··X···o 60.0 2.85 6.6 248 .260 .705 153 .699 95 .715 .718 38 .652 4 5 3
61. Kent G ·  S ·  vP ·····oX······· 9.2 4.66 8.4 42 .278 .687 18 .513 24 .827 .747 10 .522 0 1 1
77. Messick* G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 23.1 1.93 6.9 96 .301 .699 68 .738 28 .607 .375 96 .699 1 0 0
62. Sabrowski* G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X·X····X·· 21.0 2.14 12.4 89 .159 .638 46 .811 43 .469 .622 29 .872 2 5 2
36. Smith G ·  S ·  vP XoX··o··X··oo· 63.2 3.25 12.4 266 .212 .620 143 .669 123 .563 .466 45 .676 3 1 0
32. Williams G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 150.2 3.17 8.7 635 .215 .679 311 .807 324 .555 .634 110 .733 21 6 6
TOTAL 3.91 8.4 .246 .717 .712 .775 155 100 39
CLE Batters vs KCR Pitchers
CLE Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Guardians Batters (3.89 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (3.86 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Guardians Batters (3.89 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (3.86 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 38. Bergert 58. Avila 62. Bowlan 45. Clarke 60. Erceg 53. Estévez 73. Long* 41. Lynch* 46. Schreiber 61. Zerpa*
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
13. Arias G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 3/.000 3/1.000 2/.500 2/3.000 3/.666 3/1.666
6. Fry G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 4/.250 ··· 1/.000 4/.000 2/.000 4/.250
27. Hedges G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 2/.000 ··· 2/1.500 2/.000 9/1.194 2/1.500 ···
22. Jones* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 3/.000 2/1.000 1/.000 2/1.000 ···
63. Kayfus* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
38. Kwan* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/5.000 3/.333 4/.000 2/1.000 9/.555 8/.000 4/.000 5/.000
9. Manzardo* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.666 2/.500 4/4.000 1/.000 1/.000 3/1.666
1. Martínez# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 ··· 2/2.500 ··· ··· ···
23. Naylor* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.000 4/.000 3/.666 2/.000 2/1.500 4/.833
43. Noel G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· 5/.400 1/ 1/.000 2/1.000
11. Ramírez# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/3.000 6/.000 6/.167 4/.500 8/.536 18/1.278 4/.500 5/.400
4. Rocchio# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/3.000 ··· 1/2.000 3/.000 4/1.250 2/.000 2/.500 3/.666
10. Schneemann* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/ 4/2.000 2/.000 4/1.750 ···
35. Valera* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

CLE Batters

CLE Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
13. Arias G ·  S ·  vP 405 .222 .280 .363 .643 294 .632 111 .667 .689 68 .514 6 4 10 12
6. Fry G ·  S ·  vP 141 .162 .227 .346 .573 36 .535 105 .586 .535 36 .382 1 0 7
27. Hedges G ·  S ·  vP 158 .146 .232 .277 .510 83 .510 75 .509 .444 31 .722 1 0 5 1
22. Jones* G ·  S ·  vP 375 .216 .302 .310 .612 300 .641 75 .496 .623 57 .615 8 3 5 1
63. Kayfus* G ·  S ·  vP 94 .190 .258 .357 .615 78 .653 16 .438 .259 66 .524 3 0 2 2
38. Kwan* G ·  S ·  vP 604 .275 .333 .380 .713 411 .759 193 .615 .707 110 .642 19 4 10 8
9. Manzardo* G ·  S ·  vP 459 .234 .318 .465 .783 382 .795 77 .724 .766 91 .681 1 0 25 4
1. Martínez# G ·  S ·  vP 430 .228 .265 .360 .625 286 .541 144 .799 .623 66 .427 7 2 10 9
23. Naylor* G ·  S ·  vP 359 .178 .275 .346 .622 285 .661 74 .474 .647 58 .467 1 2 11 6
43. Noel G ·  S ·  vP 129 .144 .163 .232 .395 61 .452 68 .344 .511 18 .500 0 0 3 0
11. Ramírez# G ·  S ·  vP 587 .283 .356 .502 .858 416 .841 171 .899 .904 96 .778 37 7 27 10
4. Rocchio# G ·  S ·  vP 312 .229 .286 .329 .614 219 .591 93 .673 .630 86 .632 6 4 4 10
10. Schneemann* G ·  S ·  vP 373 .217 .298 .373 .672 320 .704 53 .465 .559 65 .459 9 3 11 2
35. Valera* G ·  S ·  vP 11 .300 .364 .300 .664 10 .733 1 .000 11 .664 0 0 0 0
TOTAL .224 .295 .368 .662 .671 .642 .665 .587 112 31 146 88

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
38. Bergert G ·  S ·  vP ····X······X·· 69.0 2.61 8.5 281 .184 .587 130 .620 151 .560 .550 90 .608 8 2 0
58. Avila G ·  S ·  vP oo···X········ 5.0 1.80 12.6 19 .176 .446 11 .673 8 .125 19 .446 0 1 0
62. Bowlan G ·  S ·  vP ···Xo··X·X·X·· 34.1 3.67 8.4 139 .203 .648 83 .532 56 .813 .638 25 .120 4 2 0
65. Cameron* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·········X 113.0 3.03 7.0 460 .219 .645 356 .678 104 .533 .625 88 .902 14 1 1
45. Clarke G ·  S ·  vP o·o·o··X·X··o· 47.2 3.02 7.4 171 .170 .514 96 .510 75 .519 .466 37 .439 6 2 1
60. Erceg G ·  S ·  vP ···oX···o····· 57.1 2.67 7.1 234 .236 .633 114 .765 120 .506 .762 36 .830 3 3 0
53. Estévez G ·  S ·  vP ··XX····X···X· 61.1 2.49 7.6 250 .196 .595 113 .497 137 .678 .647 40 .364 5 0 1
32. Kolek G ·  S ·  vP ·X······X····· 92.2 3.88 6.1 386 .254 .676 184 .600 202 .748 .631 50 .485 8 2 2
73. Long* G ·  S ·  vP oX·····X·o··XX 35.1 5.35 7.9 164 .278 .796 100 .752 64 .864 .695 56 .775 5 2 0
24. Lorenzen G ·  S ·  vP X····X······X· 124.1 4.63 8.0 532 .268 .784 255 .798 277 .770 .793 108 .806 21 8 2
41. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP X·o····X···o·X 58.2 2.91 5.7 256 .269 .749 148 .774 108 .712 .679 58 .807 6 0 3
46. Schreiber G ·  S ·  vP ··o·XX··X···o· 56.1 3.51 9.4 235 .233 .690 140 .701 95 .674 .669 39 .521 8 0 0
52. Wacha G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X······ 159.0 3.45 6.6 653 .245 .659 313 .714 340 .608 .681 113 .748 13 2 0
61. Zerpa* G ·  S ·  vP o·o·····oX·o·· 58.0 3.57 8.4 243 .262 .731 145 .799 98 .629 .814 41 .685 6 3 0
TOTAL 3.64 7.9 .240 .692 .703 .717 145 43 20

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