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Cleveland Guardians 8, Los Angeles Angels 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

9:38 PM ET · Angel StadiumGame-day snapshot Aug 26, 1:10 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
8
8–6
FINAL
Los Angeles Angels
62–100 · 5th AL West · T-Score 37
6
T-Score37
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGuardiansWilliams holds a modest edge in P-Score and WHIP, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handGuardiansCleveland owns a .706 OPS vs RHP, 24th in MLB; Los ranks 30th vs RHP.
BullpenGuardiansCleveland owns a 3.52 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Los's 4.40.
Starter formAngelsUreña has a 1.55 ERA over his last five starts, while Williams is at 3.49.
Recent formGuardiansCleveland has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

CLE
Gavin Williams RHP
Gavin Williams
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.72
77th
WHIP
1.09
37th
K/9
11.70
3rd
BB/9
2.79
101st
P-Score65i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.45
147th
OPS/R
–
IP
154.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.49
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
LAA
Walbert Ureña RHP
Walbert Ureña
Los Angeles Angels
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.80
26th
WHIP
1.24
88th
K/9
8.71
87th
BB/9
4.71
190th
P-Score63i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.56
15th
OPS/R
–
IP
112.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.55
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Williams strikes out 3.0 more batters per nine innings.
·Ureña allows the lower home-run rate: 0.56 vs 1.45 per nine.
·Williams walks 1.9 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Ureña enters with a 2.80 ERA compared with Williams's 3.72.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricWilliamsUreñaNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 2 GS3.60 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Williams arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper29%86.7
Four-seam27%96.1
Knuckle Curve22%82.0
Sinker16%96.1
Cutter6%91.8
Ureña arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup34%90.9
Sinker33%98.1
Four-seam19%97.9
Sweeper14%87.1
Fastball0%84.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Guardians vs RHP (Walbert Ureña)
24th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Angels vs RHP (Gavin Williams)
30th
in MLB
0.672OPS
.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 Walbert Ureña
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Ureña (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF55.7313.7871-for-2Very small sample
2Travis BazzanaL2B64.74315.8460-for-2Very small sample
3José RamírezS3B61.68812.6250-for-2Very small sample
4Jo AdellRRF66.69923.593No MLB historyNo history
5Nathaniel LoweL1B68.76117.885No MLB historyNo history
6Angel MartínezSLF58.75518.7111-for-2Very small sample
7Patrick BaileySC51.60710.7310-for-2Very small sample
8Petey HalpinLCF30.5944.676No MLB historyNo history
9Brayan RocchioSSS56.70415.7491-for-2Very small sample
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .787 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample55H-Score2Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .846 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample64H-Score3José Ramírez 3B · S.235 / .688 · 12 HRvs hand .625 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample61H-Score4Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .593 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score5Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score6Angel Martínez LF · S.254 / .755 · 18 HRvs hand .711 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample58H-Score7Patrick Bailey C · S.206 / .607 · 10 HRvs hand .731 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample51H-Score8Petey Halpin CF · L.225 / .594 · 4 HRvs hand .676 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .749 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample56H-Score
Los Angeles AngelsOfficial lineupvs RHP Gavin Williams
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Williams (BvP)
1Zach NetoRSS70.76627.7271-for-3Very small sample
2Mike TroutRCF78.80322.7921-for-1Very small sample
3Moisés BallesterosLDH48.6129.694No MLB historyNo history
4Vaughn GrissomR1B55.69313.676No MLB historyNo history
5Josh LoweLLF43.63312.6742-for-8Very small sample
6Christian MooreR2B33.5282.494No MLB historyNo history
7Gustavo CamperoSOF—.7880.786No MLB historyNo history
8Denzer GuzmanR3B37.6028.563No MLB historyNo history
9Adam FrazierL2B30.6641.6640-for-4Very small sample
1Zach Neto SS · R.239 / .766 · 27 HRvs hand .727 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample70H-Score2Mike Trout CF · R.242 / .803 · 22 HRvs hand .792 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample78H-Score3Moisés Ballesteros DH · L.215 / .612 · 9 HRvs hand .694 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score4Vaughn Grissom 1B · R.242 / .693 · 13 HRvs hand .676 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score5Josh Lowe LF · L.209 / .633 · 12 HRvs hand .674 · 2-for-8 · Very small sample43H-Score6Christian Moore 2B · R.187 / .528 · 2 HRvs hand .494 · No MLB history · No history33H-Score7Gustavo Campero OF · S.364 / .788 · 0 HRvs hand .786 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Denzer Guzman 3B · R.219 / .602 · 8 HRvs hand .563 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score9Adam Frazier 2B · L.240 / .664 · 1 HRvs hand .664 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample30H-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 ERA3.52vs4.40
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.24vs1.31
no league rank
Saves46vs25
CLELAA
ResultsCLECLE·LAALAA
+28219th
Run differential
+25120th
85–77 Record62–100
7–3 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Cleveland Guardians (7–3)
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
Los Angeles Angels (4–6)
L
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Gavin Williams (3.72 ERA, 12–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Angels?+
Walbert Ureña (2.80 ERA, 8–9) 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?+
Gavin Williams is at 65; Walbert Ureña is at 63. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.