What is the Cleveland Guardians record in 2026?

The Cleveland Guardians are 56-54, 2nd in the AL Central.

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The Cleveland Guardians are 56-54, 2nd in the AL Central. They are 3-4 over their last 7 games.

Cleveland Guardians News & Updates

July 30, 2026

The Cleveland Guardians were 56-54, 2nd in the AL Central. Yesterday, the Cleveland Guardians beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1 at Great American Ball Park.

Guardians Daily Vibe Check

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last night's win

Treading water. The 5-run win last night carries weight here. On the other hand, getting outscored by 7 is dragging the score south.

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Guardians Score & Recap

Yesterday, the Cleveland Guardians beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1 at Great American Ball Park.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	6	12	0
	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	2

Highlights

Kyle Manzardo went 1-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Guardians Record & Standings

AL Central

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
White Sox	56	51	.523		W1
Guardians	56	54	.509	1.5	W1
Twins	54	55	.495	3.0	L1
Tigers	51	58	.468	6.0	L1
Royals	46	63	.422	11.0	W1

Cleveland Guardians are 3-4 in their last 7 games, with a -7 run differential.

Guardians Player Stats & Leaders

Batting Leaders

Player	HR	AVG	OPS	RBI
24 Chase DeLauter	11	.280	.791	51
4 Brayan Rocchio	9	.265	.720	50
9 Kyle Manzardo	13	.211	.681	38

Pitching Leaders

Pitcher	W-L	ERA	WHIP	IP
36 Cade Smith	3-1	2.52	1.08	50.0
35 Colin Holderman	6-2	1.71	0.83	42.0
62 Erik Sabrowski	4-2	3.48	1.29	31.0

Hot Hitters

Player	Streak
9 Kyle Manzardo	2 hits, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .286 AVG in last 3 games

Hot Pitchers

Pitcher	Streak
32 Gavin Williams	7.0 IP, 11 K, 0 ER in dominant recent start
77 Parker Messick	7.2 IP, 6 K, 1 ER in dominant recent start
36 Cade Smith	3.2 scoreless IP, 4 K in 3 recent games

Guardians News

The Guardians managed to snag a much-needed win over the Reds, edging them out 6-5 to reclaim the Ohio Cup, but they still face a grim road ahead with a 2-5 record in their last seven games and an anemic offense averaging just 2.3 runs per game. Joey Cantillo shined on the mound, striking out eight in four innings, yet the team’s trade deadline needs loom larger than ever. With the Twins indicating they’ll be sellers, General Manager Chris Antonetti must act decisively to bolster a lineup that has faltered at critical moments. As the Guardians sit at 55-54, fans are left wondering if this recent victory is merely a flicker of hope amid a chaotic season or a sign that the team can turn the tide before it’s too late.

Sources

Awaybackgone

Buster Olney’s list of trade deadline needs shows just how much of an uphill climb Guardians have in AL

The Cleveland Guardians are going to have their work cut out for them at the trade deadline.

Awaybackgone

Twins make clear trade deadline declaration Guardians fans have been begging Chris Antonetti for

On Tuesday, Jeremy Zoll declared that the Twins are going to be sellers. That's going to have a huge impact on the Guardians.

MLB.com

Guardians find life at plate in Ohio Cup victory for boost before Trade Deadline

CINCINNATI -- The Ohio Cup is coming home, and the Guardians got out of Cincinnati with a series win. As bad as things have been in recent days, Cleveland ended a poor road trip on a high note. “It was a huge series, especially coming off a tough weekend, a

MLB.com

Prospects who could be dealt by the Trade Deadline -- one for each team

The Trade Deadline is approaching: Monday at 6 p.m. ET. Deals will be made and prospects will change addresses.

Coveringthecorner

Ohio Cup Returns to Cleveland

Interesting game tonight, as always. Joey Cantillo was good, fanning 8 across 4 innings. Final line: 4.0 IP 4H 0ER 8K 1BB. Pitch count was a big problem for him all night. He threw 26 pitches in the 1st and 31 in his final inning. He didn’t walk as many hitters as you’d expect given […]

Coveringthecorner

Minor League Recap: Ingle and Francisca Go Deep, Hartle and Keljo Shove

Clippers 9, Mud Hens 7 It was another massive game from Cooper Ingle tonight. He went 2-4 with a mammoth HR that was 109.4 MPH off the bat and traveled 409 feet. He also had a 2 RBI double that went 383 feet. He ended the night 2-4 and is now hitting .311 with a […]

Guardians Upcoming Schedule

The Cleveland Guardians host the Arizona Diamondbacks for a 3-game series starting Friday.

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