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MLB · August 30, 2026

Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Final — August 30, 2026

Kansas City Royals

FINAL

Cleveland Guardians

Sunday, August 30 · 1:41 PM ET

Last 10 games

Game by game

9-1

Last 10

7-3

+33

Net

+13

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Rest & travelrest and travel

Rest & travel

1 day

Days of rest

1 day

695 mi1,118 km

Travel to the game

Home

+1 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

About 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 Sunday, August 30 at 1:41 PM ET.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Kansas City Royals 1, Cleveland Guardians 11

Cleveland Guardians won by 10.

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run line

OpenGuardians -1.5 (+114)
Royals +1.5 (-136)

Close—

Total

Open7.5 (o -106 / u -115)

Close—

Moneyline

OpenRoyals +165 37%
Guardians -190 63%

Close—

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 48 times since 2023: the Royals won 24 and the Guardians 24.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Aug 29, 2026	Royals 8, Guardians 3 Royals won
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

Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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