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FinalFinal lineupsAL West / AL Central

Athletics 0, Cleveland Guardians 1

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:40 PM ET · Progressive FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 22, 2:01 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score25
Athletics
64–98 · 4th AL West · T-Score 25
0
0–1
FINAL · 9 innings
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 54
1
T-Score54
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Jack PerkinsATH
StarterLoss
6.0510480
Gavin WilliamsCLE
StarterWin
7.0301989
Cade SmithCLE
ReliefSave
1.1100320
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
ATHAthletics000000000060
CLECleveland Guardians000100000170
Top hitters
Jo Adell1-for-4 · 1 RBI
Steven Kwan3-for-4
José Ramírez2-for-4 · 1 R
Zack Gelof2-for-4
Henry Bolte1-for-4

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGuardiansCleveland has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Williams leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handAthleticsAthletics has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
BullpenGuardiansCleveland has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formGuardiansCleveland has won 7 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
Team strengthGuardiansCleveland leads 54–25 in T-Score, driven by recent team form.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

ATH
Jack Perkins RHP
Jack Perkins
Athletics
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.14
209th
WHIP
1.48
174th
K/9
10.39
25th
BB/9
3.93
161st
P-Score43i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.64
199th
OPS/R
–
IP
110.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.05
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
CLE
Gavin Williams RHP
Gavin Williams
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.78
77th
WHIP
1.10
37th
K/9
12.16
3rd
BB/9
2.90
101st
P-Score65i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.40
147th
OPS/R
–
IP
174.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.54
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Williams allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.10 WHIP compared with 1.48.
·Williams enters with a 3.78 ERA compared with Perkins's 6.14.
·Williams owns a 12.2 K/9 compared with Perkins's 10.4.
·Williams has produced a quality start in 50% of outings versus 25%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Williams arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper29%86.7
Four-seam27%96.1
Curveball22%82.0
Sinker16%96.1
Cutter6%91.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Athletics vs RHP (Gavin Williams)
16th
in MLB
0.717OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Guardians vs RHP (Jack Perkins)
24th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.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 20, 10:41 AM ET
ATHATH
.717
−3 ptsOPS edge
CLECLE
.720

Even matchup

Full lineup comparison

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
AthleticsOfficial lineupvs RHP Gavin Williams
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Williams (BvP)
1Henry BolteRCF63.76411.739No MLB historyNo history
2Shea LangeliersRC60.80223.7220-for-2Very small sample
3Lawrence ButlerLRF61.72017.7340-for-3Very small sample
4Zack GelofR3B69.79722.764No MLB historyNo history
5Donovan WaltonL2B58.8069.868No MLB historyNo history
6Tommy WhiteR1B31.6003.590No MLB historyNo history
7Alika WilliamsRSS42.7354.675No MLB historyNo history
8Jonah HeimSC46.62813.6111-for-1Very small sample
9Denzel ClarkeRCF—.4090.3320-for-2Very small sample
1Henry Bolte CF · R.277 / .764 · 11 HRvs hand .739 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score2Shea Langeliers C · R.262 / .802 · 23 HRvs hand .722 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score3Lawrence Butler RF · L.237 / .720 · 17 HRvs hand .734 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample61H-Score4Zack Gelof 3B · R.256 / .797 · 22 HRvs hand .764 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score5Donovan Walton 2B · L.261 / .806 · 9 HRvs hand .868 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score6Tommy White 1B · R.254 / .600 · 3 HRvs hand .590 · No MLB history · No history31H-Score7Alika Williams SS · R.270 / .735 · 4 HRvs hand .675 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score8Jonah Heim C · S.204 / .628 · 13 HRvs hand .611 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample46H-Score9Denzel Clarke CF · R.158 / .409 · 0 HRvs hand .332 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample—H-Score
Cleveland GuardiansOfficial lineupvs RHP Jack Perkins
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Perkins (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF55.7313.7870-for-1Very small sample
2José RamírezS3B61.68812.6250-for-2Very small sample
3Chase DeLauterLRF82.82016.808No MLB historyNo history
4Jo AdellRRF66.69923.5931-for-7Very small sample
5Travis BazzanaL2B64.74315.846No MLB historyNo history
6Nathaniel LoweL1B68.76117.885No MLB historyNo history
7Angel MartínezSLF58.75518.7110-for-2Very small sample
8Patrick BaileySC51.60710.7310-for-2Very small sample
9Angel GenaoS2B44.5722.560No MLB historyNo history
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .787 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample55H-Score2José Ramírez 3B · S.235 / .688 · 12 HRvs hand .625 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample61H-Score3Chase DeLauter RF · L.287 / .820 · 16 HRvs hand .808 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score4Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .593 · 1-for-7 · Very small sample66H-Score5Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .846 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score6Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score7Angel Martínez LF · S.254 / .755 · 18 HRvs hand .711 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample58H-Score8Patrick Bailey C · S.206 / .607 · 10 HRvs hand .731 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample51H-Score9Angel Genao 2B · S.213 / .572 · 2 HRvs hand .560 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseATHATH·CLECLE
AVG.245 15th.239 23rd
OPS.719 15th.696 26th
Home runs194 11th162 27th
Runs699 21st678 24th
OBP.317 15th.316 18th
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 ERA5.85vs3.47
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.62vs1.27
no league rank
Saves39vs46
ATHCLE
ResultsATHATH·CLECLE
+7830th
Run differential
+27518th
64–98 Record85–77
3–7 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
Athletics (3–7)
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
W
L
Cleveland Guardians (7–3)
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Athletics?+
Jack Perkins (6.14 ERA, 3–11) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Gavin Williams (3.78 ERA, 13–8) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:40 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?+
Jack Perkins is at 43; Gavin Williams is at 65. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.