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Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

2026-09-25 · Updated September 25, 2026 6:50 AM ET

Matchup

Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

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Away Team
Cleveland Guardians

Road club

Home Team
Kansas City Royals

Home club

Game Date
2026-09-25

Scheduled slate date

Cleveland Guardians Outlook
Commanding

Team outlook tier

Kansas City Royals Outlook
Underdog

Team outlook tier

Favorite
Cleveland Guardians

Higher modeled team outlook

Simulation Outlook

Game simulation summary

Public outlook tiers from the MLB game simulation.

One-Run Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

Blowout Game Outlook
Neutral

Simulation outlook tier

High Scoring Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

Low Scoring Game Outlook
Neutral

Simulation outlook tier

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Starting Pitchers

Confirmed starters for this matchup.

PitcherTeamConfidence
Gavin WilliamsCleveland Guardians—
Noah CameronKansas City Royals—
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Top Home Run Threats

Leading home-run outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHR Outlook
Jo AdellCleveland GuardiansDifficult
Salvador PerezKansas City RoyalsDifficult
José RamírezCleveland GuardiansDifficult
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Top Hitters

Leading hitter outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHit Outlook2+ Bases OutlookRBI Outlook
Jo AdellCleveland GuardiansNeutralBelow AverageDifficult
José RamírezCleveland GuardiansNeutralBelow AverageDifficult
Salvador PerezKansas City RoyalsNeutralDifficultDifficult
Weather

Weather impacts

Published weather context for this matchup.

Temperature
60°F

Weather

Wind
6 mph SE

Weather

Roof
Outdoor

Venue

Weather Label
Pitcher Friendly

Impact

Summary
Mild, calm

Weather

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