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Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Starting Lineups — August 30, 2026

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

1:40 PM ET · Progressive FieldFinal lineups locked · Aug 30, 10:30 AM ETStats updated Oct 14, 5:03 AM ET
KC
69–93 · 5th AL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats5 L / 4 R
OPS vs hand.699 vs LHP
CLE
85–77 · 1st AL Central
Official
StarterSeth Lugo
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 2 R / 3 S
OPS vs hand.706 vs RHP

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Parker Messick
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Carter JensenLC73.239.323.79027603.664161 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.664 · 161 PA · No MLB history · No MLB73H-Score
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS75.281.359.80018632.819161 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.819 · 161 PA · No MLB history · No MLB75H-Score
3Jac CaglianoneLRF72.289.340.83423553.732158 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289/.340/.834·23 HRvs hand.732 · 158 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small72H-Score
4Salvador PerezRDH53.229.274.65721627.744165 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.744 · 165 PA · No MLB history · No MLB53H-Score
5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B66.249.333.76117481.548121 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249/.333/.761·17 HRvs hand.548 · 121 PA · No MLB history · No MLB66H-Score
6Nick LoftinR3B51.240.322.7108426.722158 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.722 · 158 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small51H-Score
7John RaveLRF54.232.314.7446161.67233 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7John Rave RF · L.232/.314/.744·6 HRvs hand.672 · 33 PA · No MLB history · No MLB54H-Score
8Tyler TolbertRSS41.285.347.7393148.71681 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Tyler Tolbert SS · R.285/.347/.739·3 HRvs hand.716 · 81 PA · No MLB history · No MLB41H-Score
9Kyle IsbelLCF34.224.268.5916323.39273 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224/.268/.591·6 HRvs hand.392 · 73 PA · No MLB history · No MLB34H-Score

Cleveland Guardians batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Seth Lugo
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Steven KwanLLF53.282.382.7313637.787432 PA2-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282/.382/.731·3 HRvs hand.787 · 432 PA · 2-for-8 · 8 PA · Small53H-Score
2Chase DeLauterLRF79.287.363.82016559.808380 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Chase DeLauter RF · L.287/.363/.820·16 HRvs hand.808 · 380 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small79H-Score
3José RamírezS3B60.235.320.68812544.625380 PA3-for-13 · 13 PASmall sample
3José Ramírez 3B · S.235/.320/.688·12 HRvs hand.625 · 380 PA · 3-for-13 · 13 PA · Small60H-Score
4Jo AdellRRF63.240.298.69923660.593469 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Jo Adell RF · R.240/.298/.699·23 HRvs hand.593 · 469 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small63H-Score
5Nathaniel LoweL1B64.252.317.76117429.698380 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252/.317/.761·17 HRvs hand.698 · 380 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small64H-Score
6Travis BazzanaL2B61.245.335.74315517.846352 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245/.335/.743·15 HRvs hand.846 · 352 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small61H-Score
7Angel GenaoS2B41.213.281.5722139.56095 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Angel Genao 2B · S.213/.281/.572·2 HRvs hand.560 · 95 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small41H-Score
8Austin HedgesRC49.247.325.7026247.654117 PA2-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
8Austin Hedges C · R.247/.325/.702·6 HRvs hand.654 · 117 PA · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small49H-Score
9Brayan RocchioSSS54.253.313.70415592.749393 PA1-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253/.313/.704·15 HRvs hand.749 · 393 PA · 1-for-6 · 6 PA · Small54H-Score