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Cleveland Guardians 6, Cincinnati Reds 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:40 PM ET · Great American Ball ParkStats updated Jul 28, 1:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score54
Cleveland Guardians
74–73 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 54
6
6–5
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
69–77 · 5th NL Central · T-Score 31
5
T-Score31
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRedsBurns leads Cecconi in P-Score (69 vs 45), WHIP and K/9.
LineupGuardiansCleveland's official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenGuardiansCleveland owns a 3.48 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Cincinnati's 4.65.
Recent formRedsCincinnati has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.
Team strengthGuardiansCleveland leads 54–31 in T-Score.

Starting pitchers

CLE
Slade Cecconi RHP
Slade Cecconi
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.06
166th
WHIP
1.48
189th
K/9
7.24
157th
BB/9
2.88
89th
P-Score45i
FIP
4.66
HR/9
1.48
170th
OPS/R
0.846
IP
115.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.96
Road ERA5.12
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.62
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
CIN
Chase Burns RHP
Chase Burns
Cincinnati Reds
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.73
18th
WHIP
1.14
48th
K/9
10.68
18th
BB/9
3.09
110th
P-Score69i
FIP
3.09
HR/9
0.91
62nd
OPS/R
0.489
IP
148.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.09
Road ERA3.36
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.67
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Burns strikes out 3.4 more batters per nine innings.
·Burns owns the lower FIP, 3.09 to 4.66.
·Burns allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.14 WHIP compared with 1.48.
·Burns allows the lower home-run rate: 0.91 vs 1.48 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricCecconiBurnsNote
ERA−12264Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.663.09
WAR0.64.4Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Cecconi arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam27%93.5
Cutter25%88.4
Sinker20%93.5
Curveball15%75.9
Sweeper6%83.1
Slider5%83.4
Changeup2%83.1
Splitter0%84.4
Burns arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam56%97.6
Slider39%90.2
Changeup5%90.1
Sinker0%97.1
Curveball0%81.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Guardians vs RHP (Chase Burns)
26th
in MLB
0.698OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Reds vs RHP (Slade Cecconi)
28th
in MLB
0.692OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page →
Cleveland GuardiansOfficial lineupvs RHP Chase Burns
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Burns (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF52.7072.747No MLB historyNo history
2José RamírezS3B63.69711.630No MLB historyNo history
3Chase DeLauterLRF82.82914.818No MLB historyNo history
4Travis BazzanaL2B61.72111.805No MLB historyNo history
5Brayan RocchioSSS52.68113.704No MLB historyNo history
6Kyle ManzardoL1B52.68413.698No MLB historyNo history
7Angel MartínezSLF57.71514.699No MLB historyNo history
8Patrick BaileySC50.6078.733No MLB historyNo history
9Petey HalpinLCF28.5663.692No MLB historyNo history
1Steven Kwan LF · L.275 / .707 · 2 HRvs hand .747 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score2José Ramírez 3B · S.234 / .697 · 11 HRvs hand .630 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score3Chase DeLauter RF · L.296 / .829 · 14 HRvs hand .818 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score4Travis Bazzana 2B · L.243 / .721 · 11 HRvs hand .805 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score5Brayan Rocchio SS · S.247 / .681 · 13 HRvs hand .704 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score6Kyle Manzardo 1B · L.215 / .684 · 13 HRvs hand .698 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score7Angel Martínez LF · S.245 / .715 · 14 HRvs hand .699 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score8Patrick Bailey C · S.209 / .607 · 8 HRvs hand .733 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score9Petey Halpin CF · L.215 / .566 · 3 HRvs hand .692 · No MLB history · No history28H-Score
Cincinnati RedsOfficial lineupvs RHP Slade Cecconi
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Cecconi (BvP)
1Elly De La CruzSSS87.87326.792No MLB historyNo history
2Sal StewartR1B80.81531.794No MLB historyNo history
3JJ BledayLLF70.74322.799No MLB historyNo history
4Eugenio SuárezRDH61.72322.730No MLB historyNo history
5Nathaniel LoweL1B70.78517.885No MLB historyNo history
6Tyler StephensonRC74.75615.771No MLB historyNo history
7Dane MyersRCF58.7446.648No MLB historyNo history
8Edwin ArroyoS2B22.5300.513No MLB historyNo history
9TJ FriedlLCF29.4934.499No MLB historyNo history
1Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283 / .873 · 26 HRvs hand .792 · No MLB history · No history87H-Score2Sal Stewart 1B · R.267 / .815 · 31 HRvs hand .794 · No MLB history · No history80H-Score3JJ Bleday LF · L.214 / .743 · 22 HRvs hand .799 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score4Eugenio Suárez DH · R.208 / .723 · 22 HRvs hand .730 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score5Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.254 / .785 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score6Tyler Stephenson C · R.249 / .756 · 15 HRvs hand .771 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score7Dane Myers CF · R.271 / .744 · 6 HRvs hand .648 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score8Edwin Arroyo 2B · S.223 / .530 · 0 HRvs hand .513 · No MLB history · No history22H-Score9TJ Friedl CF · L.162 / .493 · 4 HRvs hand .499 · No MLB history · No history29H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCLECLE·CINCIN
AVG.237 24th.230 29th
OPS.686 28th.706 23rd
Home runs138 29th196 4th
Runs598 27th611 25th
OBP.314 20th.308 30th
SLG.372 30th.398 20th
PitchingCLECLE·CINCIN
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.80vs4.73
CLECIN
WHIP1.27vs1.43
CLECIN
K/99.5vs8.3
CLECIN
HR Allowed163vs188
CLECIN
BullpenCLECLE·CINCIN
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.48vs4.65
no league rank
Saves40vs39
CLECIN
ResultsCLECLE·CINCIN
+16719th
Run differential
+9328th
74–73 Record69–77
3–7 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Cleveland Guardians (3–7)
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
Cincinnati Reds (6–4)
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—5
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Slade Cecconi (4.60 ERA, 4–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Reds?+
Chase Burns (2.42 ERA, 12–1) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:40 PM ET at Great American Ball Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Great American Ball Park, home of the Cincinnati Reds.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Guardians and Reds performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Reds 5–1 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Slade Cecconi is at 45; Chase Burns is at 69. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.