vs Detroit Tigers
Sep 5 · Scheduled
Pitching matchup: Parker Messick - 11-8, 2.46 ERA · Framber Valdez - 8-10, 4.36 ERA
64-77 · 4th in AL Central
MLB team
Cleveland Guardians
Cleveland · American League · AL Central
Current standings, schedule, team quality, and the stories shaping the season.
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At a glance
2026 Regular season
- Record
- 72-70
- Division position
- 2nd in AL Central
- Wild Card
- WC3 · +1.0
- Run differential
- -9
No. 17 MLB
Standing
2nd in AL Central
Division: 2.5 GB · Wild Card: WC3 · +1.0
Next game
Latest team news
Approved sources only
Guardians' Rocchio is 6th to hit slam, walk-off HR
ESPN MLBSep 5, 2026National
Bazzana blasts off to tie it ... right before calling game in Guardians' 2nd walk-off of the day
MLB.comSep 5, 2026Official
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CBS Sports MLBSep 1, 2026National
Rocctember! Rocchio's 2-HR heroics fuel 6-run comeback
MLB.comSep 4, 2026Official
Schedule
Recent and upcoming games
Results and the next official games, shown in your local time.
Recent games
vs Detroit Tigers
Sep 4 · Final
WP: Gaddis · LP: Jansen
Notable: Griffin: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K · ND
vs Detroit Tigers
Sep 4 · Final
WP: Smith · LP: Sommers
Notable: Allen: 2.1 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K · ND
vs Toronto Blue Jays
Sep 3 · Final
WP: Miles · LP: Bibee · SV: Varland
Notable: Bibee: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 5 BB, 4 K · L
vs Toronto Blue Jays
Sep 2 · Final
WP: Cease · LP: Cantillo
Notable: Cantillo: 5.1 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HR · L
vs Toronto Blue Jays
Sep 1 · Final
WP: Williams · LP: Arrighetti
Notable: Williams: 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 13 K · W
Upcoming games
vs Detroit Tigers
Sep 5 · Scheduled
Probable pitchers: Parker Messick vs Framber Valdez
64-77 · 4th in AL Central
vs Detroit Tigers
Sep 6 · Scheduled
Probable pitchers: Gavin Williams vs Jackson Jobe
64-77 · 4th in AL Central
Analytics
How this team has performed
Reliable team context, rankings, strengths, and weaknesses using the data available for MLB.
Team Quality
Record, run balance, and expected record from runs scored and allowed.
- Record
- 72-70
- Run differential
- -9
- Runs/game
- 4.1
- Runs allowed/game
- 4.1
- Expected record
- 70-72
- Actual vs expected
- +2.1 wins
No. 13 MLB
No. 17 MLB
No. 27 MLB
No. 7 MLB
Based on runs scored and allowed.
Offense
Team hitting rates and production from verified season totals.
- Runs/game
- 4.1
- OPS
- .686
- OBP
- .314
- SLG
- .372
- AVG
- .237
- Home runs
- 133
- BB%
- 9.5%
- K%
- 21.3%
- Hits/game
- 7.9
No. 27 MLB
No. 29 MLB
No. 18 MLB
No. 29 MLB
No. 22 MLB
No. 29 MLB
No. 7 MLB
No. 10 MLB
No. 24 MLB
Pitching and Run Prevention
Pitching staff results and opponent production.
- Runs allowed/game
- 4.1
- ERA
- 3.75
- WHIP
- 1.26
- Strikeouts
- 1322
- Walks
- 466
- K/9
- 9.4
- BB/9
- 3.3
- HR allowed
- 157
- Opp AVG
- .237
- Opp OPS
- .700
No. 7 MLB
No. 7 MLB
No. 8 MLB
No. 3 MLB
No. 12 MLB
No. 3 MLB
No. 12 MLB
No. 15 MLB
No. 9 MLB
No. 10 MLB
Basic Defense
Only basic fielding totals that are available reliably.
- Errors
- 75
- Fielding %
- .985
- Double plays
- 94
No. 17 MLB
No. 16 MLB
No. 24 MLB
Only audited basic fielding totals are shown; unsupported defensive metrics are intentionally omitted.
Sources
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Guardians news
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