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FinalFinal lineupsAL Central / NL West

Cleveland Guardians 7, Colorado Rockies 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

3:10 PM ET · Coors FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 23, 6:40 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 7, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score54
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 54
7
7–2
FINAL
Colorado Rockies
58–104 · 5th NL West · T-Score 25
2
T-Score25
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGuardiansGriffin leads Sugano in P-Score (60 vs 41), WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handRockiesColorado owns a .713 OPS vs LHP, 11th in MLB; Cleveland ranks 24th vs RHP.
BullpenGuardiansCleveland owns a 3.62 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Colorado's 5.94.
Recent formGuardiansCleveland has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.
Team strengthGuardiansCleveland leads 54–25 in T-Score, driven by recent team form.

Starting pitchers

CLE
Foster Griffin LHP
Foster Griffin
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.18
60th
WHIP
1.11
77th
K/9
8.17
109th
BB/9
2.18
39th
P-Score60i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.43
111th
OPS/R
–
IP
144.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.33
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
COL
Tomoyuki Sugano RHP
Tomoyuki Sugano
Colorado Rockies
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.70
181st
WHIP
1.26
122nd
K/9
5.23
216th
BB/9
2.05
28th
P-Score41i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.97
211th
OPS/R
–
IP
118.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.50
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Griffin strikes out 2.9 more batters per nine innings.
·Griffin enters with a 3.18 ERA compared with Sugano's 4.70.
·Griffin allows the lower home-run rate: 1.43 vs 1.97 per nine.
·Griffin allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.11 WHIP compared with 1.26.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricGriffinSuganoNote
Career vs opponent–– ERA, 2 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Sugano arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Splitter21%86.9
Four-seam21%92.6
Sinker19%92.5
Sweeper11%83.7
Cutter11%89.0
Slider10%85.4
Curveball8%79.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Guardians vs RHP (Tomoyuki Sugano)
24th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rockies vs LHP (Foster Griffin)
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
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Sugano (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF55.7313.7870-for-4Very small sample
2Chase DeLauterLRF82.82016.808No MLB historyNo history
3Jo AdellRRF66.69923.5932-for-4Very small sample
4Nathaniel LoweL1B68.76117.8851-for-8Very small sample
5Angel GenaoS2B44.5722.560No MLB historyNo history
6Travis BazzanaL2B64.74315.846No MLB historyNo history
7Angel MartínezSLF58.75518.7111-for-3Very small sample
8Austin HedgesRC48.7026.6541-for-2Very small sample
9Brayan RocchioSSS56.70415.7492-for-3Very small sample
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .787 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample55H-Score2Chase DeLauter RF · L.287 / .820 · 16 HRvs hand .808 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score3Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .593 · 2-for-4 · Very small sample66H-Score4Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · 1-for-8 · Very small sample68H-Score5Angel Genao 2B · S.213 / .572 · 2 HRvs hand .560 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score6Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .846 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score7Angel Martínez LF · S.254 / .755 · 18 HRvs hand .711 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample58H-Score8Austin Hedges C · R.247 / .702 · 6 HRvs hand .654 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample48H-Score9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .749 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample56H-Score
Colorado RockiesOfficial lineupvs LHP Foster Griffin
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Griffin (BvP)
1Jake McCarthyLLF61.80915.879No MLB historyNo history
2Cole CarriggSCF61.81812.793No MLB historyNo history
3Willi CastroS2B55.74815.704No MLB historyNo history
4Mickey MoniakLLF60.75823.559No MLB historyNo history
5Connor NorbyR2B51.7197.6230-for-3Very small sample
6Jordan BeckRRF24.5521.770No MLB historyNo history
7Brett SullivanLC44.6587.721No MLB historyNo history
8Ryan RitterRSS—.3580.111No 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-Score2Cole Carrigg CF · S.279 / .818 · 12 HRvs hand .793 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score3Willi Castro 2B · S.260 / .748 · 15 HRvs hand .704 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score4Mickey Moniak LF · L.238 / .758 · 23 HRvs hand .559 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score5Connor Norby 2B · R.243 / .719 · 7 HRvs hand .623 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample51H-Score6Jordan Beck RF · R.200 / .552 · 1 HRvs hand .770 · No MLB history · No history24H-Score7Brett Sullivan C · L.225 / .658 · 7 HRvs hand .721 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score8Ryan Ritter SS · R.158 / .358 · 0 HRvs hand .111 · 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 24th.254 4th
OPS.696 26th.739 5th
Home runs162 27th180 19th
Runs678 24th752 7th
OBP.316 17th.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 ERA3.62vs5.94
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.24vs1.57
no league rank
Saves46vs33
CLECOL
ResultsCLECLE·COLCOL
+28218th
Run differential
+19127th
85–77 Record58–104
6–4 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Cleveland Guardians (6–4)
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
W
Colorado Rockies (4–6)
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—1
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Foster Griffin (3.18 ERA, 14–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rockies?+
Tomoyuki Sugano (4.70 ERA, 12–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
3:10 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?+
Foster Griffin is at 60; Tomoyuki Sugano is at 41. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.