INDEPENDENT MLB ANALYTICSINDEPENDENT ANALYTICS
ETLATYOBERLON
Final lineupsLineups only · full preview is a separate page

Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Starting Lineups — August 29, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

4:10 PM ET · Progressive FieldFinal lineups locked · Aug 29, 12:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 13, 5:03 AM ET
KC
69–93 · 5th AL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 6 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.699 vs LHP
CLE
85–77 · 1st AL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 3 R / 4 S
OPS vs hand.675 vs LHP

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Foster Griffin
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Carter JensenLC76.239.323.79027603.664161 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.664 · 161 PA · No MLB history · No MLB76H-Score
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS78.281.359.80018632.819161 PA2-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.819 · 161 PA · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small78H-Score
3Jac CaglianoneLRF75.289.340.83423553.732158 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289/.340/.834·23 HRvs hand.732 · 158 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small75H-Score
4Salvador PerezRDH56.229.274.65721627.744165 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.744 · 165 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small56H-Score
5Nick LoftinR3B53.240.322.7108426.722158 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.722 · 158 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small53H-Score
6Tyler TolbertRSS43.285.347.7393148.71681 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Tyler Tolbert SS · R.285/.347/.739·3 HRvs hand.716 · 81 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small43H-Score
7Isaac CollinsSLF51.213.320.6416519.594149 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Isaac Collins LF · S.213/.320/.641·6 HRvs hand.594 · 149 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small51H-Score
8Matthew LugoRLF—.143.200.343015.0008 PA · Small sampleNo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Matthew Lugo LF · R.143/.200/.343·0 HRvs hand.000 · 8 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Luke MaileRC—.159.229.502148.57429 PA · Limited historyNo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Luke Maile C · R.159/.229/.502·1 HRvs hand.574 · 29 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score

Cleveland Guardians batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Daniel Lynch IV
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Steven KwanLLF53.282.382.7313637.609205 PA1-for-11 · 11 PASmall sample
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282/.382/.731·3 HRvs hand.609 · 205 PA · 1-for-11 · 11 PA · Small53H-Score
2Chase DeLauterLRF79.287.363.82016559.844179 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
2Chase DeLauter RF · L.287/.363/.820·16 HRvs hand.844 · 179 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small79H-Score
3José RamírezS3B60.235.320.68812544.835164 PA6-for-13 · 13 PASmall sample
3José Ramírez 3B · S.235/.320/.688·12 HRvs hand.835 · 164 PA · 6-for-13 · 13 PA · Small60H-Score
4Jo AdellRRF63.240.298.69923660.971191 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Jo Adell RF · R.240/.298/.699·23 HRvs hand.971 · 191 PA · No MLB history · No MLB63H-Score
5Angel MartínezSLF60.254.290.75518416.830152 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5Angel Martínez LF · S.254/.290/.755·18 HRvs hand.830 · 152 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small60H-Score
6David FryRRF42.201.313.6778214.6130-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
6David Fry RF · R.201/.313/.677·8 HRvs hand.613 · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small42H-Score
7Angel GenaoS2B41.213.281.5722139.59844 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Angel Genao 2B · S.213/.281/.572·2 HRvs hand.598 · 44 PA · No MLB history · No MLB41H-Score
8Austin HedgesRC49.247.325.7026247.747130 PA2-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
8Austin Hedges C · R.247/.325/.702·6 HRvs hand.747 · 130 PA · 2-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small49H-Score
9Brayan RocchioSSS54.253.313.70415592.619199 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253/.313/.704·15 HRvs hand.619 · 199 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small54H-Score