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FinalFinal lineupsAL Central / AL West

Cleveland Guardians 4, Los Angeles Angels 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

4:07 PM ET · Angel StadiumGame-day snapshot Aug 26, 7:00 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score55
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 55
4
4–3
FINAL
Los Angeles Angels
62–100 · 5th AL West · T-Score 36
3
T-Score36
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGuardiansCleveland has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Cantillo leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
LineupGuardiansCleveland's official lineup includes 3 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenGuardiansCleveland has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formGuardiansCleveland has won 8 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
Team strengthGuardiansCleveland leads 55–36 in T-Score, driven by recent team form.

Starting pitchers

CLE
Joey Cantillo LHP
Joey Cantillo
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.73
62nd
WHIP
1.45
164th
K/9
9.94
42nd
BB/9
4.35
204th
P-Score51i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.04
63rd
OPS/R
–
IP
130.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.92
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
LAA
Grayson Rodriguez RHP
Grayson Rodriguez
Los Angeles Angels
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.41
207th
WHIP
1.53
209th
K/9
8.32
129th
BB/9
4.09
172nd
P-Score39i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.36
160th
OPS/R
–
IP
66.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.33
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Cantillo enters with a 3.73 ERA compared with Rodriguez's 6.41.
·Cantillo owns a 9.9 K/9 compared with Rodriguez's 8.3.
·The WHIP gap favors Cantillo, 1.45 to 1.53.
·Rodriguez has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 20%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricCantilloRodriguezNote
Career vs opponent0.00 ERA, 1 GS– ERA, 2 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Cantillo arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam33%92.2
Curveball30%80.0
Changeup24%80.9
Cutter8%87.0
Slider4%82.8
Rodriguez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam52%96.1
Changeup26%83.2
Curveball11%80.8
Slider11%85.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Guardians vs RHP (Grayson Rodriguez)
24th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Angels vs LHP (Joey Cantillo)
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
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Rodriguez (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF55.7313.7871-for-3Very small sample
2Travis BazzanaL2B64.74315.846No MLB historyNo history
3José RamírezS3B61.68812.6252-for-2Very small sample
4Jo AdellRRF66.69923.5932-for-2Very small sample
5Nathaniel LoweL1B68.76117.8850-for-3Very small sample
6Angel MartínezSLF62.75518.711No MLB historyNo history
7Angel GenaoS2B43.5722.560No MLB historyNo history
8Austin HedgesRC51.7026.6541-for-2Very small sample
9Brayan RocchioSSS56.70415.7490-for-3Very small sample
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .787 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample55H-Score2Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .846 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score3José Ramírez 3B · S.235 / .688 · 12 HRvs hand .625 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample61H-Score4Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .593 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample66H-Score5Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample68H-Score6Angel Martínez LF · S.254 / .755 · 18 HRvs hand .711 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score7Angel Genao 2B · S.213 / .572 · 2 HRvs hand .560 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score8Austin Hedges C · R.247 / .702 · 6 HRvs hand .654 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample51H-Score9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .749 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample56H-Score
Los Angeles AngelsOfficial lineupvs LHP Joey Cantillo
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Cantillo (BvP)
1Zach NetoRSS67.76627.8760-for-3Very small sample
2Mike TroutRCF78.80322.8221-for-4Very small sample
3Vaughn GrissomR1B52.69313.6860-for-3Very small sample
4Christian MooreR2B33.5282.602No MLB historyNo history
5Jose SiriRLF52.71310.6801-for-2Very small sample
6Josh LoweLLF43.63312.3840-for-1Very small sample
7Denzer GuzmanR3B37.6028.708No MLB historyNo history
8Tyler HeinemanSC19.4431.3481-for-2Very small sample
9Bryce TeodosioRLF—.5100.5500-for-2Very small sample
1Zach Neto SS · R.239 / .766 · 27 HRvs hand .876 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample67H-Score2Mike Trout CF · R.242 / .803 · 22 HRvs hand .822 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample78H-Score3Vaughn Grissom 1B · R.242 / .693 · 13 HRvs hand .686 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample52H-Score4Christian Moore 2B · R.187 / .528 · 2 HRvs hand .602 · No MLB history · No history33H-Score5Jose Siri LF · R.241 / .713 · 10 HRvs hand .680 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample52H-Score6Josh Lowe LF · L.209 / .633 · 12 HRvs hand .384 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample43H-Score7Denzer Guzman 3B · R.219 / .602 · 8 HRvs hand .708 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score8Tyler Heineman C · S.175 / .443 · 1 HRvs hand .348 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample19H-Score9Bryce Teodosio LF · R.214 / .510 · 0 HRvs hand .550 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample—H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCLECLE·LAALAA
AVG.239 22nd.234 28th
OPS.696 26th.679 30th
Home runs162 27th154 29th
Runs678 24th655 29th
OBP.316 17th.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 ERA3.54vs4.00
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.19vs1.29
no league rank
Saves46vs25
CLELAA
ResultsCLECLE·LAALAA
+28519th
Run differential
+25323rd
85–77 Record62–100
8–2 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Cleveland Guardians (8–2)
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
Los Angeles Angels (4–6)
L
L
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?+
Joey Cantillo (3.73 ERA, 9–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Angels?+
Grayson Rodriguez (6.41 ERA, 4–5) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
4:07 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?+
Joey Cantillo is at 51; Grayson Rodriguez is at 39. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.