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Cleveland Guardians 0, Detroit Tigers 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:10 PM ET · Comerica ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 14, 2:05 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score39
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 39
0
0–3
FINAL
Detroit Tigers
76–86 · 4th AL Central · T-Score 45
3
T-Score45
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGuardiansCleveland has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Messick leads in P-Score, K/9 and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handTigersDetroit owns a .711 OPS vs LHP, 13th in MLB; Cleveland ranks 24th vs RHP.
LineupGuardiansCleveland's official lineup includes 4 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Recent formTigersDetroit has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.
PowerTigersDetroit has 145 home runs this season, 28 more than Cleveland.

Starting pitchers

CLE
Parker Messick LHP
Parker Messick
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.57
10th
WHIP
1.04
19th
K/9
8.96
54th
BB/9
2.50
40th
P-Score75i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.86
33rd
OPS/R
–
IP
136.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.76
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
DET
Keider Montero RHP
Keider Montero
Detroit Tigers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.38
51st
WHIP
1.01
16th
K/9
6.33
202nd
BB/9
2.06
30th
P-Score55i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.96
72nd
OPS/R
–
IP
122.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.15
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Messick strikes out 2.6 more batters per nine innings.
·Messick enters with a 2.57 ERA compared with Montero's 3.38.
·Messick has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 20%.
·Messick owns a 1.76 ERA over his last five starts, compared with 4.15 for Montero.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Messick arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam42%94.4
Changeup24%85.9
Sinker15%92.8
Curveball8%79.3
Slider7%87.0
Cutter5%90.6
Montero arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam31%94.3
Sinker22%94.7
Slider19%86.0
Knuckle Curve14%80.4
Changeup14%87.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Guardians vs RHP (Keider Montero)
24th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Tigers vs LHP (Parker Messick)
13th
in MLB
0.711OPS
.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 Keider Montero
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Montero (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF47.7313.787No MLB historyNo history
2Chase DeLauterLRF71.82016.808No MLB historyNo history
3José RamírezS3B52.68812.625No MLB historyNo history
4Nathaniel LoweL1B58.76117.885No MLB historyNo history
5Jo AdellRRF57.69923.593No MLB historyNo history
6Travis BazzanaL2B55.74315.846No MLB historyNo history
7Angel GenaoS2B37.5722.560No MLB historyNo history
8Austin HedgesRC44.7026.654No MLB historyNo history
9Brayan RocchioSSS48.70415.749No MLB historyNo history
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .787 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score2Chase DeLauter RF · L.287 / .820 · 16 HRvs hand .808 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score3José Ramírez 3B · S.235 / .688 · 12 HRvs hand .625 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score4Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score5Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .593 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score6Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .846 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score7Angel Genao 2B · S.213 / .572 · 2 HRvs hand .560 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score8Austin Hedges C · R.247 / .702 · 6 HRvs hand .654 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .749 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score
Detroit TigersOfficial lineupvs LHP Parker Messick
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Messick (BvP)
1Gleyber TorresR2B46.7278.803No MLB historyNo history
2Dillon DinglerRC56.74827.604No MLB historyNo history
3Kevin McGonigleLSS60.80618.648No MLB historyNo history
4Eduardo ValenciaRDH641.01681.041No MLB historyNo history
5Spencer TorkelsonR1B56.76626.730No MLB historyNo history
6Hao-Yu LeeR2B48.74610.629No MLB historyNo history
7Max ClarkLCF41.7673.999No MLB historyNo history
8Javier BáezRSS25.6343.669No MLB historyNo history
9Ben MalgeriRRF48.7675.578No MLB historyNo history
1Gleyber Torres 2B · R.260 / .727 · 8 HRvs hand .803 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score2Dillon Dingler C · R.243 / .748 · 27 HRvs hand .604 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score3Kevin McGonigle SS · L.278 / .806 · 18 HRvs hand .648 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score4Eduardo Valencia DH · R.341 / 1.016 · 8 HRvs hand 1.041 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score5Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230 / .766 · 26 HRvs hand .730 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score6Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.264 / .746 · 10 HRvs hand .629 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score7Max Clark CF · L.272 / .767 · 3 HRvs hand .999 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score8Javier Báez SS · R.241 / .634 · 3 HRvs hand .669 · No MLB history · No history25H-Score9Ben Malgeri RF · R.250 / .767 · 5 HRvs hand .578 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCLECLE·DETDET
AVG.239 24th.241 20th
OPS.696 26th.720 12th
Home runs162 27th181 18th
Runs678 24th723 14th
OBP.316 17th.320 9th
SLG.380 27th.400 16th
PitchingCLECLE·DETDET
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.77vs3.67
CLEDET
WHIP1.26vs1.22
CLEDET
K/99.6vs8.2
CLEDET
HR Allowed175vs167
CLEDET
BullpenCLECLE·DETDET
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.77vs3.69
no league rank
Saves46vs32
CLEDET
ResultsCLECLE·DETDET
+30524th
Run differential
+4247th
85–77 Record76–86
3–7 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
Cleveland Guardians (3–7)
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
Detroit Tigers (7–3)
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
8—5
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Parker Messick (2.57 ERA, 9–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Tigers?+
Keider Montero (3.38 ERA, 8–7) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:10 PM ET at Comerica Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers.
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 Tigers performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Tigers 5–8 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Parker Messick is at 75; Keider Montero is at 55. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.