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Cleveland Guardians 4, Los Angeles Angels 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

9:38 PM ET · Angel StadiumGame-day snapshot Aug 25, 12:20 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score54
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 54
4
4–2
FINAL
Los Angeles Angels
62–100 · 5th AL West · T-Score 37
2
T-Score37
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGuardiansMessick owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
LineupAngelsLos's official lineup includes 7 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenGuardiansCleveland owns a 3.69 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Los's 4.20.
Team strengthGuardiansCleveland leads 54–37 in T-Score.

Starting pitchers

CLE
Parker Messick LHP
Parker Messick
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.54
10th
WHIP
1.03
20th
K/9
9.18
54th
BB/9
2.42
42nd
P-Score75i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.85
33rd
OPS/R
–
IP
149.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.01
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
LAA
George Klassen RHP
George Klassen
Los Angeles Angels
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.74
69th
WHIP
1.62
213th
K/9
8.72
120th
BB/9
7.48
226th
P-Score36i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.83
19th
OPS/R
–
IP
21.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.59
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Messick allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.03 WHIP compared with 1.62.
·Messick enters with a 2.54 ERA compared with Klassen's 3.74.
·Messick averages 1.5 more innings per start.
·Messick carries a 2.22 road ERA, compared with Klassen's 3.86 mark at home.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricMessickKlassenNote
Career vs opponent2.70 ERA, 1 GS–Career history against this opponent.

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
Klassen arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam38%96.4
Slider31%90.7
Changeup17%87.0
Sinker9%96.6
Curveball4%85.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Guardians vs RHP (George Klassen)
24th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Angels vs LHP (Parker Messick)
22nd
in MLB
0.695OPS
.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 George Klassen
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Klassen (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF55.7313.787No MLB historyNo history
2José RamírezS3B61.68812.625No MLB historyNo history
3Jo AdellRRF66.69923.593No MLB historyNo history
4Nathaniel LoweL1B68.76117.8851-for-2Very small sample
5Angel GenaoS2B44.5722.560No MLB historyNo history
6Angel MartínezSLF58.75518.711No MLB historyNo history
7Petey HalpinLCF30.5944.676No MLB historyNo history
8Austin HedgesRC46.7026.654No MLB historyNo history
9Brayan RocchioSSS56.70415.749No MLB historyNo history
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .787 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score2José Ramírez 3B · S.235 / .688 · 12 HRvs hand .625 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score3Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .593 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score4Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample68H-Score5Angel Genao 2B · S.213 / .572 · 2 HRvs hand .560 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score6Angel Martínez LF · S.254 / .755 · 18 HRvs hand .711 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score7Petey Halpin CF · L.225 / .594 · 4 HRvs hand .676 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score8Austin Hedges C · R.247 / .702 · 6 HRvs hand .654 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .749 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score
Los Angeles AngelsOfficial lineupvs LHP Parker Messick
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Messick (BvP)
1Zach NetoRSS70.76627.8762-for-2Very small sample
2Mike TroutRCF78.80322.8220-for-3Very small sample
3Vaughn GrissomR1B55.69313.6860-for-2Very small sample
4Moisés BallesterosLDH48.6129.568No MLB historyNo history
5Jose SiriRLF52.71310.680No MLB historyNo history
6Gustavo CamperoSOF—.7880.800No MLB historyNo history
7Christian MooreR2B33.5282.602No MLB historyNo history
8Denzer GuzmanR3B37.6028.708No MLB historyNo history
9Travis d'ArnaudRC—.4751.661No MLB historyNo history
1Zach Neto SS · R.239 / .766 · 27 HRvs hand .876 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample70H-Score2Mike Trout CF · R.242 / .803 · 22 HRvs hand .822 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample78H-Score3Vaughn Grissom 1B · R.242 / .693 · 13 HRvs hand .686 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample55H-Score4Moisés Ballesteros DH · L.215 / .612 · 9 HRvs hand .568 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score5Jose Siri LF · R.241 / .713 · 10 HRvs hand .680 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score6Gustavo Campero OF · S.364 / .788 · 0 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Christian Moore 2B · R.187 / .528 · 2 HRvs hand .602 · No MLB history · No history33H-Score8Denzer Guzman 3B · R.219 / .602 · 8 HRvs hand .708 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score9Travis d'Arnaud C · R.158 / .475 · 1 HRvs hand .661 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCLECLE·LAALAA
AVG.239 23rd.234 28th
OPS.696 26th.679 30th
Home runs162 27th154 29th
Runs678 24th655 29th
OBP.316 18th.310 27th
SLG.380 27th.369 30th
PitchingCLECLE·LAALAA
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.77vs4.29
CLELAA
WHIP1.26vs1.35
CLELAA
K/99.6vs9.1
CLELAA
HR Allowed175vs164
CLELAA
BullpenCLECLE·LAALAA
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.69vs4.20
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.25vs1.29
no league rank
Saves46vs25
CLELAA
ResultsCLECLE·LAALAA
+28219th
Run differential
+25120th
85–77 Record62–100
6–4 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Cleveland Guardians (6–4)
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
Los Angeles Angels (5–5)
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Parker Messick (2.54 ERA, 9–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Angels?+
George Klassen (3.74 ERA, 2–1) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
9:38 PM ET at Angel Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Angel Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Angels.
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 Angels performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Angels 3–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Parker Messick is at 75; George Klassen is at 36. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.