What is the Cleveland Guardians record in 2026?

The Cleveland Guardians are 60-65, 4th in the AL Central.

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The Cleveland Guardians are 60-65, 4th in the AL Central. They are 2-5 over their last 7 games.

Cleveland Guardians News & Updates

August 17, 2026

The Cleveland Guardians were 60-65, 4th in the AL Central. Yesterday, the Cleveland Guardians were beaten by the San Diego Padres 0-5 at Progressive Field.

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last night's loss

Hard to feel good about the data. A 5-run loss last night is the biggest weight on the score. Pair that with the 2-5 record this week is doing most of the damage.

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Guardians Score & Recap

Yesterday, the Cleveland Guardians were beaten by the San Diego Padres 0-5 at Progressive Field.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	5	10	0
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Guardians Record & Standings

AL Central

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
White Sox	65	58	.528		W3
Tigers	60	64	.484	5.5	L3
Twins	60	65	.480	6.0	L3
Guardians	60	65	.480	6.0	L1
Royals	51	74	.408	15.0	W1

Cleveland Guardians are 2-5 in their last 7 games, with a -7 run differential.

Guardians Player Stats & Leaders

Batting Leaders

Player	HR	AVG	OPS	RBI
7 Jo Adell	18	.232	.683	67
24 Chase DeLauter	13	.285	.800	57
46 Nathaniel Lowe	14	.269	.823	45

Pitching Leaders

Pitcher	W-L	ERA	WHIP	IP
36 Cade Smith	3-1	2.29	1.11	55.0
62 Erik Sabrowski	4-2	3.44	1.38	34.0
77 Parker Messick	9-7	2.59	1.03	142.1

Hot Hitters

Player	Streak
46 Nathaniel Lowe	5 hits, 1 HR, 2 RBI, .417 AVG in last 3 games

Hot Pitchers

Pitcher	Streak
54 Joey Cantillo	6.0 IP, 7 K, 1 ER in dominant recent start
36 Cade Smith	2.2 scoreless IP, 4 K in 3 recent games

Guardians News

The Cleveland Guardians are caught in a frustrating tailspin, suffering their fifth straight series loss after last night’s 5-0 defeat against the Padres, despite Tanner Bibee delivering a quality start. With a record of 60-64, the Guardians are on shaky ground, and the recent offensive woes,shut out for the eleventh time this season,have fans shaken. Adding to the concern, rookie Chase DeLauter exited the game with left hamstring tightness, leaving a gaping hole in an already struggling lineup. Yet, amid the disappointment at the big league level, there's a silver lining in the farm system, as the latest MLB Pipeline prospect re-rank shows promising talent on the horizon. With the Guardians sitting fourth in the division and struggling to find their footing, the question remains: can they turn this around before it’s too late?

Sources

Awaybackgone

Guardians’ bright future is evident in latest MLB Pipeline prospect re-rank

While the Guardians' big league team is struggling, things are looking good down on the farm.

MLB.com

Bibee's start spoiled by flat offensive showing as Guards drop 5th straight series

CLEVELAND -- Stephen Vogt went to the pitcher’s mound in the sixth inning on Sunday, after Tanner Bibee walked Xander Bogaerts to load the bases with one out. The Guardians’ skipper said he wanted to make sure Bibee (whose pitch count was at 93) was doing well physically.

MLB.com

DeLauter (left hamstring tightness) exits in 'abundance of caution'

CLEVELAND -- Chase DeLauter has solidified himself as a centerpiece to the Guardians' lineup as a rookie this season. When he did not take his place in right field in the third inning on Sunday at Progressive Field, you couldn’t help but hold your breath. DeLauter exited the Guardians’ 5-0

Coveringthecorner

Fifth Straight Series Loss

After the great win last night and a three hour, ten minute rain delay to start the game, the Guardians were shut out for the eleventh time and for the fifth straight series loss. Tanner Bibee had a quality start and really push through some early struggles. In the top of the second, back-to-back solo […]

Coveringthecorner

PADRES AT GUARDIANS: Mize vs. Bibee, discussion

Here’s the Padres’ lineup: Here’s the Guardians’ lineup: Let’s go, Guardians!

ESPN

Guardians' DeLauter exits with hamstring tightness

Guardians rookie outfielder Chase DeLauter was taken out before the third inning of Sunday's game against the Padres because of mild left hamstring tightness.

Guardians Upcoming Schedule

The Cleveland Guardians host the San Francisco Giants for a 3-game series starting Tuesday.

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