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Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineups — September 26, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
7:10 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumFinal lineups locked · Sep 26, 4:11 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.721
−12 ptsOPS edge
KC
.733
Even matchup
Power
Season HR
123vs131
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.323vs.318
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.729vs.761
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.690vs.688
CLE wins 4 of 9 batting-order slots · KC wins 5
CLESlotKC
Steven Kwan.721
1.775Carter Jensen
José Ramírez.699
2.792Bobby Witt Jr.
Chase DeLauter.800
3.810Jac Caglianone
Jo Adell.697
4.664Salvador Perez
Travis Bazzana.733
5.739Vinnie Pasquantino
Nathaniel Lowe.757
6.731Michael Massey
Angel Martínez.761
7.739John Rave
Patrick Bailey.619
8.665Josh Rojas
Brayan Rocchio.690
9.657Isaac Collins
8 of 9 Cleveland Guardians hitters have the platoon advantage vs Michael Wacha (7 of 9 for Kansas City Royals)
Cleveland Guardians
- Platoon advantage in 8 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup
Kansas City Royals
- Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup