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Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineups — September 27, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
3:10 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumFinal lineups locked · Sep 27, 1:10 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.697
−17 ptsOPS edge
KC
.714
Slight edge: KC
Power
Season HR
98vs96
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.305vs.318
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.737vs.747
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.659vs.676
CLE wins 3 of 9 batting-order slots · KC wins 6
CLESlotKC
Angel Martínez.755
1.712Maikel Garcia
Travis Bazzana.744
2.793Bobby Witt Jr.
Jo Adell.695
3.814Jac Caglianone
Nathaniel Lowe.756
4.665Salvador Perez
David Fry.687
5.739Vinnie Pasquantino
Angel Genao.637
6.652Isaac Collins
Austin Hedges.712
7.745Tyler Tolbert
Daniel Schneemann.625
8.618Kyle Isbel
Petey Halpin.640
9.664Luke Maile
5 of 9 Cleveland Guardians hitters have the platoon advantage vs Daniel Lynch IV (6 of 9 for Kansas City Royals)
Cleveland Guardians
- Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
- Bottom third drops off sharply
Kansas City Royals
- Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots