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FinalFinal lineupsAL West / AL Central

Athletics 6, Cleveland Guardians 12

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:10 PM ET · Progressive FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 21, 2:01 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score24
Athletics
64–98 · 4th AL West · T-Score 24
6
6–12
FINAL · 9 innings
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 55
12
T-Score55
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Jacob LopezATH
StarterLoss
2.210100163
Tanner BibeeCLE
Starter
4.21260295
Slade CecconiCLE
ReliefWin
2.0000217
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
ATHAthletics2011200006121
CLECleveland Guardians50510100012151
Top hitters
Angel Martínez4-for-5 · 2 HR · 4 RBI
Donovan Walton3-for-3 · 1 HR · 4 RBI
Chase DeLauter2-for-5 · 1 HR · 3 RBI
David Fry1-for-4 · 2 RBI · 1 R
Zack Gelof2-for-5 · 1 RBI · 1 R

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGuardiansBibee holds a modest edge in P-Score and WHIP, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handAthleticsAthletics owns a .717 OPS vs RHP, 16th in MLB; Cleveland ranks 27th vs LHP.
BullpenGuardiansCleveland owns a 3.48 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Athletics's 5.92.
Starter formAthleticsLopez has a 3.10 ERA over his last five starts, while Bibee is at 5.00.
WeatherHigh impactRain risk exceeds 55% around first pitch with a possible delay window.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

ATH
Jacob Lopez LHP
Jacob Lopez
Athletics
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.02
187th
WHIP
1.48
187th
K/9
8.40
113th
BB/9
4.40
194th
P-Score41i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.57
194th
OPS/R
–
IP
114.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.10
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
CLE
Tanner Bibee RHP
Tanner Bibee
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.16
128th
WHIP
1.18
78th
K/9
7.11
165th
BB/9
2.74
63rd
P-Score52i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.42
149th
OPS/R
–
IP
177.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.00
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Bibee allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.18 WHIP compared with 1.48.
·Lopez strikes out 1.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Bibee enters with a 4.16 ERA compared with Lopez's 5.02.
·Bibee averages 1.0 more innings per start.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Lopez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam35%89.5
Slider34%75.7
Cutter20%85.3
Changeup8%81.5
Sinker3%89.7
Bibee arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter24%85.8
Four-seam23%94.0
Sinker21%93.2
Changeup15%80.9
Curveball11%78.1
Sweeper5%82.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Athletics vs RHP (Tanner Bibee)
16th
in MLB
0.717OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Guardians vs LHP (Jacob Lopez)
27th
in MLB
0.675OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 19, 3:10 PM ET
ATHATH
.735
+16 ptsOPS edge
CLECLE
.719

Slight edge: ATH

Full lineup comparison

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
AthleticsOfficial lineupvs RHP Tanner Bibee
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Bibee (BvP)
1Henry BolteRCF63.76411.739No MLB historyNo history
2Jeff McNeilL2B44.6819.7051-for-3Very small sample
3Shea LangeliersRC60.80223.722No MLB historyNo history
4Lawrence ButlerLRF59.72017.7342-for-4Very small sample
5Zack GelofR3B69.79722.7644-for-6Very small sample
6Donovan WaltonL2B58.8069.868No MLB historyNo history
7Carlos CortesLRF56.71510.712No MLB historyNo history
8Brian ServenRC—.5995.5680-for-2Very small sample
9Alika WilliamsRSS42.7354.675No MLB historyNo history
1Henry Bolte CF · R.277 / .764 · 11 HRvs hand .739 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score2Jeff McNeil 2B · L.264 / .681 · 9 HRvs hand .705 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample44H-Score3Shea Langeliers C · R.262 / .802 · 23 HRvs hand .722 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score4Lawrence Butler RF · L.237 / .720 · 17 HRvs hand .734 · 2-for-4 · Very small sample59H-Score5Zack Gelof 3B · R.256 / .797 · 22 HRvs hand .764 · 4-for-6 · Very small sample69H-Score6Donovan Walton 2B · L.261 / .806 · 9 HRvs hand .868 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score7Carlos Cortes RF · L.251 / .715 · 10 HRvs hand .712 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score8Brian Serven C · R.175 / .599 · 5 HRvs hand .568 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample—H-Score9Alika Williams SS · R.270 / .735 · 4 HRvs hand .675 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score
Cleveland GuardiansOfficial lineupvs LHP Jacob Lopez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Lopez (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF55.7313.6091-for-3Very small sample
2José RamírezS3B61.68812.8351-for-3Very small sample
3Chase DeLauterLRF82.82016.8441-for-2Very small sample
4Jo AdellRRF66.69923.9710-for-2Very small sample
5Angel MartínezSLF62.75518.8302-for-3Very small sample
6David FryRRF44.6778.6131-for-3Very small sample
7Travis BazzanaL2B64.74315.5260-for-3Very small sample
8Austin HedgesRC51.7026.7472-for-2Very small sample
9Brayan RocchioSSS56.70415.6190-for-2Very small sample
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .609 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample55H-Score2José Ramírez 3B · S.235 / .688 · 12 HRvs hand .835 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample61H-Score3Chase DeLauter RF · L.287 / .820 · 16 HRvs hand .844 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample82H-Score4Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .971 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample66H-Score5Angel Martínez LF · S.254 / .755 · 18 HRvs hand .830 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample62H-Score6David Fry RF · R.201 / .677 · 8 HRvs hand .613 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample44H-Score7Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .526 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample64H-Score8Austin Hedges C · R.247 / .702 · 6 HRvs hand .747 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample51H-Score9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .619 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample56H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseATHATH·CLECLE
AVG.245 16th.239 22nd
OPS.719 15th.696 26th
Home runs194 11th162 27th
Runs699 21st678 24th
OBP.317 16th.316 17th
SLG.402 15th.380 27th
PitchingATHATH·CLECLE
1stMLB rank30th
ERA5.51vs3.77
ATHCLE
WHIP1.51vs1.26
ATHCLE
K/98.5vs9.6
ATHCLE
HR Allowed247vs175
ATHCLE
BullpenATHATH·CLECLE
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA5.92vs3.48
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.60vs1.27
no league rank
Saves39vs46
ATHCLE
ResultsATHATH·CLECLE
+10130th
Run differential
+28519th
64–98 Record85–77
4–6 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Athletics (4–6)
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
Cleveland Guardians (6–4)
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Athletics?+
Jacob Lopez (5.02 ERA, 6–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Tanner Bibee (4.16 ERA, 6–15) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:10 PM ET at Progressive Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Guardians.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Athletics and Guardians performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Guardians 4–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Jacob Lopez is at 41; Tanner Bibee is at 52. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.