What is the Cleveland Guardians record in 2026?

The Cleveland Guardians are 73-72, 2nd in the AL Central.

Who is pitching for the Guardians today?

Tanner Bibee (5-15, 4.06 ERA) vs Brandon Young (9-3, 3.42 ERA). First pitch at 06:35 PM EDT.

What channel is the Guardians game on today?

Today's game airs on MASN, Guardians.TV Presented by Progressive. First pitch at 06:35 PM EDT.

Cleveland Guardians News & Updates

September 08, 2026

The Cleveland Guardians were 73-72, 2nd in the AL Central. Yesterday, the Cleveland Guardians came up short against the Baltimore Orioles 4-6 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Guardians Daily Vibe Check

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The numbers aren't lying. Down 19 in run differential this week. That's significant. Also weighing on the score: a quiet 3.0 R/G from the lineup this week.

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Guardians Game on September 08

Opponent:	Baltimore Orioles (70-75)
Location:	Oriole Park at Camden Yards
First Pitch:	06:35 PM EDT
Pitching Matchup:	Tanner Bibee (5-15, 4.06 ERA) vs Brandon Young (9-3, 3.42 ERA)
TV Broadcast:	MASN, Guardians.TV Presented by Progressive

Guardians Score & Recap

Yesterday, the Cleveland Guardians came up short against the Baltimore Orioles 4-6 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

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

Guardians Record & Standings

AL Central

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
White Sox	75	68	.524		W1
Guardians	73	72	.503	3.0	L1
Twins	68	76	.472	7.5	L2
Tigers	66	78	.458	9.5	W1
Royals	64	81	.441	12.0	L1

Cleveland Guardians are 3-4 in their last 7 games, with a -19 run differential.

Guardians Player Stats & Leaders

Batting Leaders

Player	HR	AVG	OPS	RBI
7 Jo Adell	20	.239	.693	85
24 Chase DeLauter	13	.294	.823	60
46 Nathaniel Lowe	16	.256	.782	56

Pitching Leaders

Pitcher	W-L	ERA	WHIP	IP
36 Cade Smith	5-1	2.25	1.05	64.0
62 Erik Sabrowski	5-2	2.76	1.20	42.1
77 Parker Messick	11-9	2.53	1.04	167.0

Hot Hitters

Player	Streak
37 Travis Bazzana	6 hits, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .6 AVG in last 3 games

Hot Pitchers

Pitcher	Streak
32 Gavin Williams	7.0 IP, 13 K, 0 ER in dominant recent start
36 Cade Smith	4.0 scoreless IP, 9 K in 3 recent games
41 Daniel Espino	4.0 scoreless IP, 8 K in 3 recent games

Guardians News

The Guardians' brief glimmer of hope from Daniel Schneemann's walk-off win against the Tigers has quickly faded, as they fell 6-4 to the Orioles today, with Joey Cantillo's disastrous 2.1 innings proving to be the tipping point. Cantillo's command issues reared their ugly head again, as he walked five batters and hit two more, leaving fans to question how much longer he should remain in the rotation. Chase DeLauter missed his third straight game with a wrist injury, further dimming the Guardians' chances of building momentum in this critical stretch. With a run differential of -12 over the last week and a lackluster offense averaging just 3.3 runs per game, the team’s postseason ambitions seem increasingly fragile as they head deeper into September.

Sources

Awaybackgone

Daniel Schneemann’s walk-off against Tigers saves Guardians from disastrous homestand result

Daniel Schneemann played hero for the Guardians on Sunday with his walk-off single to down the Tigers.

Awaybackgone

3 exciting Guardians minor-leaguers we're glad aren't on 40-man roster for MLB lockout

Promising Guardians prospects Justin Campbell, Jaison Chourio and Ralphy Velazquez would be able to play in the minors in 2027 even if there's a lockout.

MLB.com

Cantillo struggles with command in Labor Day loss to O's

BALTIMORE -- The old cliché says that momentum in baseball only carries as far as the next day’s starting pitcher. That fell on Joey Cantillo’s shoulders Monday, as the Guardians continued their postseason push following a thrilling weekend featuring three walk-off victories. Cleveland’s momentum came to a halt on Monday.

MLB.com

DeLauter (wrist) out of lineup for 3rd straight game

BALTIMORE -- While Chase DeLauter was out of the Guardians’ starting lineup for the third straight game on Monday due to a right wrist sprain, all indications are the rookie outfielder is moving in a positive direction. Manager Stephen Vogt said Monday that DeLauter is “feeling a lot better” and

Coveringthecorner

Joey Cantillo’s Waterloo Dooms Guardians

The Guardians lost 6-4 to the Baltimore Orioles today Joey Cantillo was, again, awful. He went 2 and 1/3rd and gave up four runs and five walks and hit two batters. Franco Aleman wasn’t great, either and Slade Cecconi surrendered his scheduled homer. I vote Austin Peterson gets the Cantillo starts for the rest of […]

Coveringthecorner

GUARDIANS AT ORIOLES: Rogers vs. Cantillo, discussion

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

Guardians Upcoming Schedule

The Cleveland Guardians visit the Minnesota Twins for a 3-game series starting Friday.

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