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Cleveland Guardians 5, Miami Marlins 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:40 PM ET · loanDepot parkGame-day snapshot Jul 12, 12:45 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
5
5–2
FINAL
Miami Marlins
80–82 · 3rd NL East · T-Score 54
2
T-Score54
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Starter formGuardiansCantillo has a 1.55 ERA over his last five starts, while Phillips is at 3.95.
Recent formEvenRecent results are nearly identical, with both clubs playing around .500 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

CLE
Joey Cantillo LHP
Joey Cantillo
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.66
62nd
WHIP
1.39
164th
K/9
9.00
42nd
BB/9
4.41
204th
P-Score51i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.13
63rd
OPS/R
–
IP
96.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.55
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
MIA
Tyler Phillips RHP
Tyler Phillips
Miami Marlins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.28
41st
WHIP
1.36
124th
K/9
6.69
156th
BB/9
4.14
176th
P-Score46i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.97
114th
OPS/R
–
IP
74.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.95
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
4
How the starters differ
·Cantillo strikes out 2.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Cantillo averages 0.6 more innings per start.
·Cantillo carries a 3.95 road ERA, compared with Phillips's 2.49 mark at home.
·Cantillo has one extra day of rest entering this start.

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
Phillips arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker26%95.5
Sweeper24%84.2
Splitter23%87.0
Curveball17%83.5
Four-seam8%96.1
Slider1%87.1

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Guardians vs RHP (Tyler Phillips)
24th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Marlins vs LHP (Joey Cantillo)
24th
in MLB
0.684OPS
.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 Tyler Phillips
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Phillips (BvP)
1Travis BazzanaL2B64.74315.846No MLB historyNo history
2Brayan RocchioSSS56.70415.749No MLB historyNo history
3Chase DeLauterLRF82.82016.808No MLB historyNo history
4Kyle ManzardoL1B44.68413.698No MLB historyNo history
5Kahlil WatsonLRF—.6051.650No MLB historyNo history
6Gabriel AriasR3B42.65351.550No MLB historyNo history
7Petey HalpinLCF31.5944.676No MLB historyNo history
8Patrick BaileySC51.60710.731No MLB historyNo history
9Steven KwanLLF55.7313.787No MLB historyNo history
1Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .846 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score2Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .749 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score3Chase DeLauter RF · L.287 / .820 · 16 HRvs hand .808 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score4Kyle Manzardo 1B · L.215 / .684 · 13 HRvs hand .698 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score5Kahlil Watson RF · L.239 / .605 · 1 HRvs hand .650 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Gabriel Arias 3B · R.243 / .653 · 5 HRvs hand 1.550 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score7Petey Halpin CF · L.225 / .594 · 4 HRvs hand .676 · No MLB history · No history31H-Score8Patrick Bailey C · S.206 / .607 · 10 HRvs hand .731 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score9Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .787 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score
Miami MarlinsOfficial lineupvs LHP Joey Cantillo
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Cantillo (BvP)
1Otto LopezRSS70.78611.852No MLB historyNo history
2Heriberto HernándezRLF73.75525.844No MLB historyNo history
3Liam HicksLC63.80118.498No MLB historyNo history
4Xavier EdwardsS2B57.7316.707No MLB historyNo history
5Javier SanojaR3B63.79111.873No MLB historyNo history
6Leo JiménezR3B36.5652.548No MLB historyNo history
7Esteury RuizRRF42.6996.816No MLB historyNo history
8Rece HindsRRF—.4330.283No MLB historyNo history
9Brian NavarretoRC—.4431.513No MLB historyNo history
1Otto Lopez SS · R.305 / .786 · 11 HRvs hand .852 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score2Heriberto Hernández LF · R.228 / .755 · 25 HRvs hand .844 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score3Liam Hicks C · L.284 / .801 · 18 HRvs hand .498 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score4Xavier Edwards 2B · S.280 / .731 · 6 HRvs hand .707 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score5Javier Sanoja 3B · R.295 / .791 · 11 HRvs hand .873 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score6Leo Jiménez 3B · R.199 / .565 · 2 HRvs hand .548 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score7Esteury Ruiz RF · R.216 / .699 · 6 HRvs hand .816 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score8Rece Hinds RF · R.143 / .433 · 0 HRvs hand .283 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Brian Navarreto C · R.135 / .443 · 1 HRvs hand .513 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCLECLE·MIAMIA
AVG.239 22nd.249 7th
OPS.696 26th.726 9th
Home runs162 27th168 23rd
Runs678 24th715 18th
OBP.316 17th.326 5th
SLG.380 27th.400 17th
PitchingCLECLE·MIAMIA
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.77vs4.09
CLEMIA
WHIP1.26vs1.28
CLEMIA
K/99.6vs8.3
CLEMIA
HR Allowed175vs171
CLEMIA
BullpenCLECLE·MIAMIA
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.58vs3.77
no league rank
Saves46vs35
CLEMIA
ResultsCLECLE·MIAMIA
+28519th
Run differential
+30515th
85–77 Record80–82
6–4 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Cleveland Guardians (6–4)
W
W
W
L
L
L
L
W
W
W
Miami Marlins (6–4)
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—1
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Joey Cantillo (3.66 ERA, 7–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Marlins?+
Tyler Phillips (3.28 ERA, 2–3) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:40 PM ET at loanDepot park.
Where is the game being played?+
loanDepot park, home of the Miami Marlins.
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 Marlins performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Marlins 1–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Joey Cantillo is at 51; Tyler Phillips is at 46. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.