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

Engine Verdict

League percentile ratings · updated with every game

C+

Overall rating

Guardians · 46th percentile

▼ Slipping

Offense

Weak

Pitching

Strong

Bullpen

Strong

Defense

Below par

Primary strength

Speed — rated elite against the rest of MLB.

Biggest concern

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

Why the Engine Rates Cleveland This Way

8th Day Engine · Rating rationale

The 8th Day Engine ranks Cleveland around the middle of MLB because the club owns a negative run differential (-29), an offence that struggles to score and poor recent form. Genuine speed on the bases is what stops the overall grade falling further. Their staff ERA of 3.85 ranks 9th in MLB, and they score 3.98 runs per game (28th).

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Wed, Aug 12, 22:40 UTC · Away

Cleveland Guardians

43%

@

Detroit Tigers

57%

Cleveland Guardians 43%Detroit Tigers 57%

Prediction

Detroit Tigers

Win probability

57%

Projected score

4–4

Confidence

Slight Edge

Total lean · 8.4 runs

Full match prediction

Season Snapshot

Official MLB standings feed

Record

58-62

Home

28-31

Away

30-31

Runs scored

477

Runs allowed

506

Run diff

-29

Streak

L3

Season Trends

Last 30 days vs season average · 23 games

Run differential

Last 30 days

-27

23 games

Offense

Runs scored per game

Steady

4.00 vs 3.98 season

Pitching

Runs allowed per game

Declining

5.17 vs 4.22 season

Home form

Last 30 days at home

Declining

4-9 vs .475 season

Against the League

MLB average across all 30 clubs

Runs per game

Guardians 3.98

MLB average 4.48

-0.51 vs average · 28th in MLB

ERA

Guardians 3.85

MLB average 4.16

-0.31 vs average · 9th in MLB

OPS

Guardians .682

MLB average .719

-0.037 vs average · 28th in MLB

Team Strength Radar

0–100 = percentile vs the other 29 clubs

8th Day Engine Insight

Guardians: the engine ranks their offence 28th in MLB at 3.98 runs per game, and their staff sits 9th on earned run average (3.85), while the bullpen grades strong 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

All divisions →

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	DIFF	STRK
White Sox	61	57	.517	—	+36	L1
Tigers	59	60	.496	2.5	+89	W3
Twins	59	62	.488	3.5	-34	L1
Guardians	58	62	.483	4.0	-29	L3
Royals	49	72	.405	13.5	-112	L3

Recent Results

Graded in public · misses included

Chicago White Sox 3–5

Lost ✗ Missed

Sat, Aug 8 · @

Chicago White Sox 3–6

Lost ✗ Missed

Fri, Aug 7 · @

Chicago White Sox 8–2

Arizona Diamondbacks 5–0

Won ✓ Called

Sat, Aug 1 · vs

Arizona Diamondbacks 8–12

Lost ✗ Missed

Fri, Jul 31 · vs

Arizona Diamondbacks 1–4

Lost ✗ Missed

Upcoming Schedule

Every game links to its prediction

A Detroit Tigers

Thu, Aug 13, 17:10 UTC

44%

H San Diego Padres

Fri, Aug 14, 23:10 UTC

H San Diego Padres

Sat, Aug 15, 23:10 UTC

H San Diego Padres

Sun, Aug 16, 17:40 UTC

Team Leaders

2026 season · rate stats qualified

Batting

AVG

1 Chase DeLauter .281

2 Steven Kwan .268

3 Brayan Rocchio .252

4 Travis Bazzana .241

5 José Ramírez .235

HR

1 Chase DeLauter 13

2 José Ramírez 10

3 Brayan Rocchio 9

4 Travis Bazzana 9

5 Steven Kwan 2

RBI

1 Chase DeLauter 57

2 Brayan Rocchio 50

3 José Ramírez 37

4 Travis Bazzana 36

5 Steven Kwan 22

OBP

1 Steven Kwan .366

2 Chase DeLauter .357

3 Travis Bazzana .339

4 José Ramírez .335

5 Brayan Rocchio .316

OPS

1 Chase DeLauter .800

2 Travis Bazzana .723

3 José Ramírez .718

4 Steven Kwan .697

5 Brayan Rocchio .685

Hits

1 Chase DeLauter 108

2 Brayan Rocchio 103

3 Steven Kwan 102

4 Travis Bazzana 78

5 José Ramírez 76

Runs

1 José Ramírez 52

2 Steven Kwan 50

3 Chase DeLauter 47

4 Brayan Rocchio 44

5 Travis Bazzana 37

SB

1 José Ramírez 29

2 Travis Bazzana 17

3 Brayan Rocchio 15

4 Steven Kwan 8

5 Chase DeLauter 7

Pitching

ERA

1 Parker Messick 2.57

2 Gavin Williams 3.55

3 Tanner Bibee 3.99

Wins

1 Gavin Williams 11

2 Parker Messick 9

3 Tanner Bibee 4

SV

1 Parker Messick 0

2 Gavin Williams 0

3 Tanner Bibee 0

SO

1 Gavin Williams 185

2 Parker Messick 136

3 Tanner Bibee 114

WHIP

1 Parker Messick 1.04

2 Gavin Williams 1.04

3 Tanner Bibee 1.13

Starting Rotation

By games started

#	Pitcher	GS	W-L	ERA	WHIP	Next projected start
1	Tanner Bibee	25	4-12	3.99	1.13	—
2	Gavin Williams	24	11-6	3.55	1.04	Fri, Aug 14 vs San Diego Padres
3	Parker Messick	23	9-6	2.57	1.04	Thu, Aug 13 @ Detroit Tigers

Injury Report

40-man roster status

Player	Pos	Status
Andrew Walters	P	Reassigned to Minors
Austin Peterson	P	Reassigned to Minors
Blake Perkins	CF	Reassigned to Minors
CJ Kayfus	LF	Reassigned to Minors
Cooper Ingle	C	Reassigned to Minors
Daniel Espino	P	Reassigned to Minors
Daniel Schneemann	CF	Reassigned to Minors
David Fry	RF	Reassigned to Minors
Kahlil Watson	RF	Reassigned to Minors
Kyle Manzardo	1B	Reassigned to Minors
Logan Allen	P	Reassigned to Minors
Shawn Armstrong	P	Injured 60-Day
Slade Cecconi	P	Injured 15-Day
Yorman Gómez	P	Reassigned to Minors

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

28-31

.475 win rate

Away

30-31

.492 win rate

vs winning teams

25-36

.410 win rate

One-run games

18-18

.500 win rate

The Ballpark

Stadium

Progressive Field

Capacity

34,788

Opened

1994

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 Guardians, which is not the same as teams with a similar record.

Key Rivalries

Tigers

Twins

White Sox

About the Guardians

The Cleveland Guardians compete in the American League Central and play their home games at Progressive Field, opened in 1994. A perennial AL Central contender, rebranded as the Guardians in 2022. They are currently 58-62 (.483), 4th in the division, 4.0 games back, with a run differential of -29. Recent form has them 2-8 over their last ten, 28-31 at home, 30-31 on the road. On the 8th Day Engine's league-wide percentile ratings, their strongest department is speed (Elite) and their weakest is offense (Weak). Those grades are measured against the other 29 clubs and move as the season does. Every Guardians prediction on CleverScores is published before first pitch and graded afterwards in public, wins and misses alike.

Cleveland Guardians Predictions, Record, Standings and Team Stats — 2026

Engine Verdict

Why the Engine Rates Cleveland This Way

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Season Snapshot

Season Trends

Against the League

Team Strength Radar

American League Central Standings

Recent Results

Upcoming Schedule

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 Guardians

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