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FinalFinal lineupsAL Central / NL West

Cleveland Guardians 9, Colorado Rockies 1

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:40 PM ET · Coors FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 21, 11:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score54
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 54
9
9–1
FINAL
Colorado Rockies
58–104 · 5th NL West · T-Score 26
1
T-Score26
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGuardiansCantillo holds a modest edge in P-Score and K/9, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handRockiesColorado owns a .713 OPS vs LHP, 11th in MLB; Cleveland ranks 24th vs RHP.
BullpenGuardiansCleveland owns a 3.57 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Colorado's 5.78.
Recent formGuardiansCleveland has been the better recent team, at 4–6 over the last 10.
Team strengthGuardiansCleveland leads 54–26 in T-Score, driven by recent team form.

Starting pitchers

CLE
Joey Cantillo LHP
Joey Cantillo
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.80
62nd
WHIP
1.44
163rd
K/9
9.95
42nd
BB/9
4.23
203rd
P-Score51i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.07
62nd
OPS/R
–
IP
125.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.88
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
COL
Tanner Gordon RHP
Tanner Gordon
Colorado Rockies
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.55
218th
WHIP
1.44
215th
K/9
7.82
145th
BB/9
1.64
27th
P-Score42i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.89
203rd
OPS/R
–
IP
71.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.86
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Cantillo strikes out 2.1 more batters per nine innings.
·Cantillo enters with a 3.80 ERA compared with Gordon's 5.55.
·Cantillo allows the lower home-run rate: 1.07 vs 1.89 per nine.
·Gordon walks 2.6 fewer batters per nine innings.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricCantilloGordonNote
Career vs opponent–– ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Cantillo arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam33%92.2
Curveball30%80.0
Changeup24%80.9
Cutter8%87.0
Slider4%82.8
Gordon arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam43%92.7
Changeup22%84.6
Slider21%86.9
Curveball9%81.2
Sinker2%92.2
Cutter2%89.6

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Guardians vs RHP (Tanner Gordon)
24th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rockies vs LHP (Joey Cantillo)
11th
in MLB
0.713OPS
.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 Tanner Gordon
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Gordon (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF53.7313.7870-for-2Very small sample
2Chase DeLauterLRF79.82016.808No MLB historyNo history
3José RamírezS3B59.68812.6251-for-2Very small sample
4Jo AdellRRF62.69923.593No MLB historyNo history
5Nathaniel LoweL1B66.76117.8852-for-4Very small sample
6Angel GenaoS2B44.5722.560No MLB historyNo history
7Travis BazzanaL2B61.74315.846No MLB historyNo history
8Patrick BaileySC49.60710.731No MLB historyNo history
9Petey HalpinLCF30.5944.676No MLB historyNo history
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .787 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample53H-Score2Chase DeLauter RF · L.287 / .820 · 16 HRvs hand .808 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score3José Ramírez 3B · S.235 / .688 · 12 HRvs hand .625 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample59H-Score4Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .593 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score5Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · 2-for-4 · Very small sample66H-Score6Angel Genao 2B · S.213 / .572 · 2 HRvs hand .560 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score7Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .846 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score8Patrick Bailey C · S.206 / .607 · 10 HRvs hand .731 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score9Petey Halpin CF · L.225 / .594 · 4 HRvs hand .676 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score
Colorado RockiesOfficial lineupvs LHP Joey Cantillo
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Cantillo (BvP)
1Jake McCarthyLLF61.80915.879No MLB historyNo history
2Kyle KarrosR3B68.76113.824No MLB historyNo history
3Cole CarriggSCF61.81812.793No MLB historyNo history
4TJ RumfieldL1B66.84316.801No MLB historyNo history
5Willi CastroS2B55.74815.7040-for-4Very small sample
6Jordan BeckRRF24.5521.770No MLB historyNo history
7Mickey MoniakLLF60.75823.559No MLB historyNo history
8Braxton FulfordRC—.5291.478No MLB historyNo history
9Ezequiel TovarRSS37.61713.546No MLB historyNo history
1Jake McCarthy LF · L.291 / .809 · 15 HRvs hand .879 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score2Kyle Karros 3B · R.253 / .761 · 13 HRvs hand .824 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score3Cole Carrigg CF · S.279 / .818 · 12 HRvs hand .793 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score4TJ Rumfield 1B · L.300 / .843 · 16 HRvs hand .801 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score5Willi Castro 2B · S.260 / .748 · 15 HRvs hand .704 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample55H-Score6Jordan Beck RF · R.200 / .552 · 1 HRvs hand .770 · No MLB history · No history24H-Score7Mickey Moniak LF · L.238 / .758 · 23 HRvs hand .559 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score8Braxton Fulford C · R.176 / .529 · 1 HRvs hand .478 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Ezequiel Tovar SS · R.219 / .617 · 13 HRvs hand .546 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCLECLE·COLCOL
AVG.239 23rd.254 4th
OPS.696 26th.739 5th
Home runs162 27th180 19th
Runs678 24th752 7th
OBP.316 18th.322 7th
SLG.380 27th.417 5th
PitchingCLECLE·COLCOL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.77vs5.59
CLECOL
WHIP1.26vs1.52
CLECOL
K/99.6vs7.0
CLECOL
HR Allowed175vs227
CLECOL
BullpenCLECLE·COLCOL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.57vs5.78
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.20vs1.53
no league rank
Saves46vs33
CLECOL
ResultsCLECLE·COLCOL
+26918th
Run differential
+17228th
85–77 Record58–104
4–6 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Cleveland Guardians (4–6)
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
Colorado Rockies (4–6)
L
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—1
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Joey Cantillo (3.80 ERA, 9–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rockies?+
Tanner Gordon (5.55 ERA, 0–3) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:40 PM ET at Coors Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies.
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 Rockies performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rockies 1–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Joey Cantillo is at 51; Tanner Gordon is at 42. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.