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Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineups — September 25, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
7:40 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumFinal lineups locked · Sep 25, 5:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:32 AM ET
Lineup strength vs today's starter
Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.
CLE.720
−11 ptsOPS edge
KC
.731
Even matchup
Power
Season HR
110vs129
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.326vs.316
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.728vs.767
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.708vs.697
CLE wins 3 of 9 batting-order slots · KC wins 6
CLESlotKC
Steven Kwan.722
1.764Carter Jensen
José Ramírez.700
2.791Bobby Witt Jr.
Chase DeLauter.799
3.804Jac Caglianone
Jo Adell.693
4.707Maikel Garcia
Angel Martínez.757
5.740Vinnie Pasquantino
David Fry.678
6.660Salvador Perez
Travis Bazzana.733
7.734Michael Massey
Austin Hedges.700
8.737John Rave
Brayan Rocchio.691
9.618Kyle Isbel
6 of 9 Cleveland Guardians hitters have the platoon advantage vs Noah Cameron (6 of 9 for Kansas City Royals)
Cleveland Guardians
- Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
Kansas City Royals
- Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup