Royals Predictions 2026 — Next Game, Record, Standings & Team Stats

Engine Verdict

League percentile ratings · updated with every game

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Overall rating

Royals · 33th percentile

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Offense

Below par

Pitching

Weak

Bullpen

Below par

Defense

Average

Primary strength

Speed — rated strong against the rest of MLB.

Biggest concern

Momentum — the department most likely to cost them a close game.

Why the Engine Rates Kansas City This Way

8th Day Engine · Rating rationale

The 8th Day Engine ranks Kansas City in the bottom half of MLB because the club owns a negative run differential (-120), poor recent form and one of the weakest pitching staffs in baseball. Genuine speed on the bases is what stops the overall grade falling further. Their staff ERA of 4.77 ranks 27th in MLB, and they score 4.26 runs per game (22nd).

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Season Snapshot

Official MLB standings feed

Record

69-93

Home

41-40

Away

28-53

Runs scored

690

Runs allowed

810

Run diff

-120

Streak

W1

Against the League

MLB average across all 30 clubs

Runs per game

Royals 4.26

MLB average 4.48

-0.22 vs average · 22nd in MLB

ERA

Royals 4.77

MLB average 4.17

+0.60 vs average · 27th in MLB

OPS

Royals .718

MLB average .719

-0.001 vs average · 16th in MLB

Team Strength Radar

0–100 = percentile vs the other 29 clubs

8th Day Engine Insight

Royals: the engine ranks their offence 22nd in MLB at 4.26 runs per game, and their staff sits 27th on earned run average (4.77), while the bullpen grades below par on save conversion.

Offense = runs per game + OPS · Pitching = ERA + WHIP · Bullpen = save conversion + blown saves · Defense = fielding pct + errors per game · Speed = steals + success rate · Momentum = last ten + run differential. Every axis is a live percentile against all 30 clubs.

American League Central Standings

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Team	W	L	PCT	GB	DIFF	STRK
Guardians	85	77	.525	—	+11	L1
White Sox	84	78	.519	1.0	+56	W1
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0	-58	W1
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0	+71	L1
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0	-120	W1

Team Leaders

2026 season · rate stats qualified

Batting

AVG

1 Jac Caglianone .289

2 Bobby Witt Jr. .281

3 Carter Jensen .239

4 Salvador Perez .229

5 Isaac Collins .213

HR

1 Carter Jensen 27

2 Jac Caglianone 23

3 Salvador Perez 21

4 Bobby Witt Jr. 18

5 Isaac Collins 6

RBI

1 Carter Jensen 81

2 Salvador Perez 78

3 Jac Caglianone 75

4 Bobby Witt Jr. 54

5 Isaac Collins 40

OBP

1 Bobby Witt Jr. .359

2 Jac Caglianone .340

3 Carter Jensen .323

4 Isaac Collins .320

5 Salvador Perez .274

OPS

1 Jac Caglianone .834

2 Bobby Witt Jr. .800

3 Carter Jensen .790

4 Salvador Perez .657

5 Isaac Collins .641

Hits

1 Bobby Witt Jr. 157

2 Jac Caglianone 148

3 Salvador Perez 133

4 Carter Jensen 126

5 Isaac Collins 94

Runs

1 Bobby Witt Jr. 94

2 Carter Jensen 80

3 Jac Caglianone 72

4 Salvador Perez 50

5 Isaac Collins 47

SB

1 Bobby Witt Jr. 45

2 Isaac Collins 8

3 Jac Caglianone 7

4 Carter Jensen 2

5 Salvador Perez 1

Pitching

ERA

1 Michael Wacha 3.32

2 Noah Cameron 4.11

3 Seth Lugo 5.17

Wins

1 Michael Wacha 9

2 Noah Cameron 9

3 Seth Lugo 7

SV

1 Michael Wacha 0

2 Noah Cameron 0

3 Seth Lugo 0

SO

1 Michael Wacha 158

2 Noah Cameron 158

3 Seth Lugo 134

WHIP

1 Michael Wacha 1.11

2 Noah Cameron 1.23

3 Seth Lugo 1.47

Starting Rotation

By games started

#	Pitcher	GS	W-L	ERA	WHIP	Next projected start
1	Michael Wacha	32	9-10	3.32	1.11	—
2	Seth Lugo	32	7-9	5.17	1.47	—
3	Noah Cameron	30	9-8	4.11	1.23	—

Injury Report

40-man roster status

Player	Pos	Status
Carlos Estévez	P	Injured 60-Day
Cole Ragans	P	Injured 60-Day
Jonathan India	2B	Injured 60-Day
Luinder Avila	P	Injured 60-Day
Nick Mears	P	Injured 60-Day
Stephen Kolek	P	Injured 60-Day

Status is taken from the official 40-man roster feed. Expected return dates are not published in that feed, so none are shown.

Team Form

Official split records

Last 10

2-8

.200 win rate

Home

41-40

.506 win rate

Away

28-53

.346 win rate

vs winning teams

23-52

.307 win rate

One-run games

21-26

.447 win rate

The Ballpark

Stadium

Kauffman Stadium

Capacity

38,179

Opened

1973

Surface

Grass · Open

Comparable Profiles

Closest engine profile, not closest record

Measured as the distance between clubs across all six engine strength ratings — so these are teams built like Royals, which is not the same as teams with a similar record.

Key Rivalries

Tigers

Guardians

Twins

About the Royals

The Kansas City Royals compete in the American League Central and play their home games at Kauffman Stadium, opened in 1973. Two-time champions, built repeatedly on speed and contact. They are currently 69-93 (.426), 5th in the division, 16.0 games back, with a run differential of -120. Recent form has them 2-8 over their last ten, 41-40 at home, 28-53 on the road. On the 8th Day Engine's league-wide percentile ratings, their strongest department is speed (Strong) and their weakest is momentum (Weak). Those grades are measured against the other 29 clubs and move as the season does. Every Royals prediction on CleverScores is published before first pitch and graded afterwards in public, wins and misses alike.

Kansas City Royals Predictions, Record, Standings and Team Stats — 2026

Engine Verdict

Why the Engine Rates Kansas City This Way

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Season Snapshot

Against the League

Team Strength Radar

American League Central Standings

Team Leaders

Batting

AVG

HR

RBI

OBP

OPS

Hits

Runs

SB

Pitching

ERA

Wins

SV

SO

WHIP

Starting Rotation

Injury Report

Team Form

The Ballpark

Comparable Profiles

Key Rivalries

About the Royals

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