Cleveland Guardians vs Colorado Rockies
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Cleveland Guardians at Colorado Rockies (2026-08-23). Foster Griffin vs Tomoyuki Sugano at Coors Field.
Foster Griffin comes off an outing of 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 6 K, and 2 BB. Across 144.1 innings this year, he holds a 3.18 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP while posting a 14-4 record. In his previous two appearances, he registered lines of 5.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 K, 1 BB and 4.0 IP, 5 ER, 6 K, 2 BB. Griffin features an 8.17 K/9, a 2.18 BB/9, and a 1.43 HR/9 with a downward ERA trend. On the Colorado side, Tomoyuki Sugano brings a 4.70 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP over 118.2 innings of work. His recent three starts produced lines of 5.0 IP, 6 ER, 3 K, 1 BB, followed by 6.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 K, 0 BB, and 5.0 IP, 3 ER, 3 K, 2 BB. Sugano enters with a 12-6 record, an upward ERA trend, a 5.23 K/9, a 2.05 BB/9, and a 1.97 HR/9.
The Guardians offense has generated 520 runs alongside a .682 OPS and a .234 batting average. Cleveland's pitching staff sports a 3.76 ERA with a 1.26 WHIP, and the club has gone 6-4 over its past 10 games. Meanwhile, the Rockies have scored 615 runs with a .739 OPS and a .253 batting average, going 4-6 in their last 10 contests. Colorado's pitching staff carries a 5.53 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP.
