vs Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 17 · Postponed
Pitching matchup: Gavin Williams - 10-4, 3.81 ERA · Jared Jones - 1-1, 4.37 ERA
50-47 · 4th in NL 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
- 51-46
- Division position
- 2nd in AL Central
- Wild Card
- WC2 · +2.5
- Run differential
- -2
No. 15 MLB
Standing
2nd in AL Central
Division: 0.5 GB · Wild Card: WC2 · +2.5
Next game
Latest team news
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Pirates-Guardians postponed for poor air quality
ESPN MLBJul 18, 2026National
Pirates-Guardians game postponed over air quality issues in wake of wildfire smoke
Yahoo Sports MLBJul 17, 2026National
Pirates vs. Guardians game postponed due to air quality conditions stemming from wildfires in Canada
CBS Sports MLBJul 17, 2026National
Schedule
Recent and upcoming games
Results and the next official games, shown in your local time.
Recent games
at Miami Marlins
Jul 12 · Final
WP: Cantillo · LP: Phillips
Notable: Cantillo: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K · W
at Miami Marlins
Jul 11 · Final
WP: Bibee · LP: Pérez · SV: Holderman
Notable: Bibee: 6.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K · W
at Miami Marlins
Jul 10 · Final
WP: Messick · LP: Alcantara · SV: Smith
Notable: Messick: 6.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 1 HR · W
at Minnesota Twins
Jul 9 · Final
WP: Williams · LP: Rojas · SV: Smith
Notable: Williams: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 11 K, 1 HR · W
at Minnesota Twins
Jul 8 · Final
WP: Gómez · LP: Festa
Notable: Cecconi: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K · ND
Upcoming games
vs Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 17 · Postponed
Probable pitchers: Gavin Williams vs Jared Jones
50-47 · 4th in NL Central
vs Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 18 · Scheduled
Probable pitchers: Gavin Williams vs Jared Jones
50-47 · 4th in NL Central
vs Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 18 · Scheduled
Probable pitchers: Logan Allen vs TBD
50-47 · 4th in NL Central
vs Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 19 · Scheduled
Probable pitchers: Tanner Bibee vs Paul Skenes
50-47 · 4th in NL 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
- 51-46
- Run differential
- -2
- Runs/game
- 4.0
- Runs allowed/game
- 4.0
- Expected record
- 48-49
- Actual vs expected
- +2.8 wins
No. 11 MLB
No. 15 MLB
No. 29 MLB
No. 8 MLB
Based on runs scored and allowed.
Offense
Team hitting rates and production from verified season totals.
- Runs/game
- 4.0
- OPS
- .679
- OBP
- .310
- SLG
- .369
- AVG
- .229
- Home runs
- 93
- BB%
- 9.8%
- K%
- 22.4%
- Hits/game
- 7.5
No. 29 MLB
No. 29 MLB
No. 22 MLB
No. 30 MLB
No. 28 MLB
No. 27 MLB
No. 6 MLB
No. 18 MLB
No. 28 MLB
Pitching and Run Prevention
Pitching staff results and opponent production.
- Runs allowed/game
- 4.0
- ERA
- 3.71
- WHIP
- 1.26
- Strikeouts
- 870
- Walks
- 321
- K/9
- 9.1
- BB/9
- 3.4
- HR allowed
- 110
- Opp AVG
- .237
- Opp OPS
- .699
No. 8 MLB
No. 8 MLB
No. 10 MLB
No. 6 MLB
No. 13 MLB
No. 5 MLB
No. 13 MLB
No. 18 MLB
No. 9 MLB
No. 10 MLB
Basic Defense
Only basic fielding totals that are available reliably.
- Errors
- 47
- Fielding %
- .986
- Double plays
- 66
No. 13 MLB
No. 14 MLB
No. 22 MLB
Only audited basic fielding totals are shown; unsupported defensive metrics are intentionally omitted.
Sources
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Guardians history
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