Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals, at Progressive Field, September 9, 2025 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2025 Kansas City Royals
Record 73-71
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 145
On This Date 18-32
Standing 3rd (9.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 17-13
Home 40-35
Away 33-36
Extra Innings 7-5
vs. RHP 57-60
vs. LHP 16-11
1-Run Games 22-17
vs. East 11-16
vs. Central 25-24
vs. West 12-11
Inter-League 25-20

KCR Last 10 Games

Noah Cameron (#65, 25, LHP, 7-6, 3.03)

Cleveland Guardians

Team Summary
Team Page 2025 Cleveland Guardians
Record 73-70
Manager Stephen Vogt
Game # 144
On This Date 59-54
Standing 2nd (8.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 15-15
Home 36-33
Away 37-37
Extra Innings 10-6
vs. RHP 57-46
vs. LHP 16-24
1-Run Games 22-19
vs. East 17-15
vs. Central 23-13
vs. West 13-14
Inter-League 20-28

CLE Last 10 Games

Joey Cantillo (#54, 25, LHP, 4-3, 3.73)

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
Mon, Sep 08, 2025@CLE10 KCR2
DateAwayHomeTime
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 (3.84 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (4.21 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.84 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (4.21 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 54. Cantillo* 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 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ···
26. Frazier* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· ··· 4/.750 ··· 8/.000 1/.000 1/ 2/.000
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.167 3/2.334 1/5.000 5/.800 4/.500 4/1.000 ··· 1/3.000 4/.000
15. Grichuk G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 9/.904 1/.000 ··· ··· 10/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 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 ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
17. Maile G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.500 ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/ ··· ···
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 3/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000
9. Pasquantino* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 3/1.000 1/.000 5/.200 4/.833 1/ ··· ··· 6/.500
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 6/.833 1/.000 5/.600 4/1.750 ··· ··· ··· 5/.650
2. Tolbert G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/ ··· ···
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.667 4/1.750 3/.666 6/1.667 ··· 2/.500 ··· ··· 6/.334
18. Yastrzemski* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 2/1.500 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
14. Caglianone* G ·  S ·  vP 177 .154 .226 .278 .504 127 .456 50 .616 .591 16 .688 1 0 5 1
26. Frazier* G ·  S ·  vP 408 .265 .319 .365 .684 351 .694 57 .626 .660 84 .695 8 6 6 3
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 589 .292 .357 .469 .825 472 .800 117 .930 .819 104 .773 21 9 16 8
15. Grichuk G ·  S ·  vP 264 .230 .280 .412 .692 102 .633 162 .728 .691 42 .549 0 1 8 1
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 391 .259 .304 .362 .666 322 .686 69 .566 .615 69 .592 4 5 4 1
22. Jensen* G ·  S ·  vP 12 .125 .417 .250 .667 11 .614 1 .667 12 .667 0 0 0 0
12. Loftin G ·  S ·  vP 182 .210 .282 .364 .646 119 .657 63 .625 .498 44 .719 1 1 4 1
17. Maile G ·  S ·  vP 47 .211 .333 .316 .649 31 .630 16 .690 .976 26 .393 0 0 1 0
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 246 .222 .241 .278 .519 201 .527 45 .483 .551 37 .740 1 1 2 1
9. Pasquantino* G ·  S ·  vP 601 .260 .321 .467 .788 461 .845 140 .602 .797 102 .975 1 0 29 3
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 564 .237 .280 .441 .721 439 .773 125 .543 .740 89 .581 0 0 25 1
2. Tolbert G ·  S ·  vP 41 .222 .293 .333 .626 16 .579 25 .661 .857 15 .606 17 2 1 1
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 605 .294 .352 .503 .855 480 .840 125 .914 .869 94 .976 34 8 21 10
18. Yastrzemski* G ·  S ·  vP 497 .231 .327 .395 .722 405 .797 92 .408 .683 88 .867 6 2 15 1
TOTAL .244 .306 .392 .698 .709 .664 .705 .748 98 41 138 57

CLE Pitchers

CLE Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
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
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····· 161.1 4.69 7.8 684 .256 .759 322 .743 362 .773 .672 131 .826 27 16 4
44. Cecconi G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 115.1 4.45 7.3 483 .257 .773 243 .806 240 .738 .788 125 .812 22 3 1
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··· 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··· 60.0 2.85 6.6 248 .260 .705 153 .699 95 .715 .718 38 .652 4 5 3
61. Kent G ·  S ·  vP X·····oX······ 10.2 5.91 9.3 49 .293 .725 21 .556 28 .856 .789 17 .697 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 3.90 8.4 .245 .714 .707 .760 155 100 39
CLE Batters vs KCR Pitchers
CLE Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Guardians Batters (3.93 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (3.90 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Guardians Batters (3.93 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (3.90 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 65. Cameron* 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 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 3/.000 3/1.000 2/.500 3/1.667 3/.666 3/1.666
6. Fry G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 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/ 2/.000 1/.000 3/.000 2/1.000 1/.000 2/1.000 ···
63. Kayfus* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/3.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
38. Kwan* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· 1/5.000 4/.250 4/.000 2/1.000 9/.555 9/.222 4/.000 5/.000
9. Manzardo* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 3/.666 2/.500 4/4.000 1/.000 1/.000 3/1.666
1. Martínez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 2/.000 ··· 2/2.500 ··· ··· ···
23. Naylor* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 4/.000 3/.666 3/.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 2/1.000 ··· 1/3.000 7/.000 6/.167 4/.500 8/.536 19/1.194 4/.500 5/.400
4. Rocchio# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 ··· 2/3.000 1/ 1/2.000 3/.000 4/1.250 3/1.000 2/.500 3/.666
10. Schneemann* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 1/.000 1/ 4/2.000 3/.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 408 .223 .280 .363 .643 296 .635 112 .661 .689 71 .521 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 380 .216 .303 .312 .616 305 .645 75 .496 .631 62 .636 8 3 5 1
63. Kayfus* G ·  S ·  vP 99 .205 .276 .386 .662 82 .717 17 .412 .386 71 .596 3 0 2 2
38. Kwan* G ·  S ·  vP 609 .277 .336 .381 .716 415 .760 194 .623 .713 115 .661 19 4 10 8
9. Manzardo* G ·  S ·  vP 464 .239 .323 .470 .794 387 .808 77 .724 .788 96 .738 1 0 25 4
1. Martínez# G ·  S ·  vP 432 .226 .264 .358 .622 288 .537 144 .799 .617 68 .414 7 2 10 9
23. Naylor* G ·  S ·  vP 364 .175 .271 .341 .612 289 .651 75 .467 .627 63 .427 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 592 .282 .356 .500 .856 420 .841 172 .894 .900 101 .773 37 7 27 10
4. Rocchio# G ·  S ·  vP 317 .236 .294 .342 .635 223 .609 94 .701 .676 91 .704 6 4 4 10
10. Schneemann* G ·  S ·  vP 378 .223 .302 .380 .682 324 .717 54 .456 .582 70 .528 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 .225 .297 .369 .666 .676 .642 .672 .610 112 31 146 88

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
65. Cameron* G ·  S ·  vP ····X········· 113.0 3.03 7.0 460 .219 .645 356 .678 104 .533 .625 88 .902 14 1 1
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
38. Bergert G ·  S ·  vP X····X······X· 72.1 3.48 8.5 304 .211 .649 132 .626 172 .666 .646 113 .768 8 2 0
62. Bowlan G ·  S ·  vP X···Xo··X·X·X· 35.1 3.57 8.9 143 .198 .639 83 .532 60 .781 .610 29 .138 4 2 0
45. Clarke G ·  S ·  vP Xo·o·o··X·X··o 48.2 3.14 7.4 178 .181 .541 96 .510 82 .578 .532 44 .560 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 36 .373 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··X 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 XX·o····X···o· 60.1 2.98 6.0 263 .270 .748 151 .780 112 .704 .682 54 .693 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 36 .565 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 37 .707 6 3 0
TOTAL 3.68 8.0 .241 .695 .710 .731 145 43 20

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