Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Final — August 29, 2026
Last 10 games
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travelAbout these numbers
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
The pre-game matchup
The Royals visited the Guardians on Saturday, August 29 at 4:11 PM ET.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Kansas City Royals 8, Cleveland Guardians 3
Kansas City Royals won by 5.
Market
Closing line and line movement
Royals +1.5 (-175)
Guardians -149 58%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 47 times since 2023: the Royals won 23 and the Guardians 24.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Royals 3, Guardians 0 Royals won | ||
| May 7, 2026 | Guardians 8, Royals 5 Guardians won | ||
| May 6, 2026 | Guardians 3, Royals 1 Guardians won | ||
| May 5, 2026 | Guardians 3, Royals 5 Royals won | ||
| May 4, 2026 | Guardians 2, Royals 6 Royals won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Kansas City Royals
- Kansas City Royals team stats
- Cleveland Guardians 2, Kansas City Royals 3 (Sep 27)
- Cleveland Guardians 11, Kansas City Royals 5 (Sep 26)
- Cleveland Guardians 12, Kansas City Royals 9 (Sep 25)
Cleveland Guardians
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