Today · 8:08 PM ETProjected — not officialAL Central / AL East

Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays Preview

October 19, 2026

Starting pitchers, lineup status, recent form and weather at Tropicana Field.

8:08 PM ET · Tropicana FieldStats updated Oct 19, 2:30 AM ETLineups not confirmed

T-Score52

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Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation

CategoryComparisonWhy

Starting pitcherPendingOne starter is still TBD, so the pitching comparison stays pending.

Recent formRaysTampa has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.

Plate disciplineGuardiansCleveland has drawn 574 walks this season, 60 more than Tampa.

WeatherLow impactWeather conditions are expected to have little effect on the normal scoring environment.

Starting pitchers

TBD TBD

Starter not announced

Freddy Peralta RHP

Tampa Bay Rays

2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)

ERA

4.42

133rd

WHIP

1.33

123rd

K/9

8.31

102nd

BB/9

3.36

132nd

P-Score54i

FIP

4.28

HR/9

1.22

119th

OPS/R

0.688

169.0

2026 ERA splits

Home ERA3.53

Road ERA5.42

Last 5 starts

ERA

0.96

QUALITY
START %

40%

(2 of 5)

DAYS
REST

Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent

Metric	Starter	Peralta	Note
ERA−	–	107	Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP	–	4.28
WAR	–	1.9	Season value.
Career vs opponent	–	4.41 ERA, 3 GS	Career history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Peralta arsenal

Pitch	Usage	Velo
Four-seam	53%	94.3
Changeup	23%	87.4
Curveball	13%	79.5
Sweeper	6%	82.4
Slider	4%	83.1
Slow Curve	1%	74.8

Offense vs pitcher hand

Guardians vs RHPFreddy Peralta throws right-handed

.706

OPS vs hand

24th

.696

Season OPS

4.19

Runs/G

1.00

HR/G

Lineups

Projected — not officialOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page

#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Peralta (BvP)

1Chase DeLauter—–––No MLB historyNo history

2Nathaniel Lowe—–––No MLB historyNo history

3Angel Martínez—–––No MLB historyNo history

4Travis Bazzana—–––No MLB historyNo history

5Steven Kwan—–––No MLB historyNo history

1Chase DeLauter– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2Nathaniel Lowe– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score3Angel Martínez– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score4Travis Bazzana– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score5Steven Kwan– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score

Team comparison

Offense

CLE·

AVG.239 24th.258 1st

OPS.696 26th.728 8th

Home runs162 27th169 22nd

Runs678 24th736 12th

OBP.316 18th.326 5th

SLG.380 27th.402 13th

Pitching

CLE·

1stMLB rank30th

ERA3.77vs3.70

CLETB

WHIP1.26vs1.14

CLETB

K/99.6vs8.3

CLETB

HR Allowed175vs201

CLETB

Bullpen

CLE·

1stMLB rank30th

Bullpen ERA–vs3.92

no league rank

Bullpen WHIP–vs1.19

no league rank

Saves46vs58

CLETB

Results

CLE·

+29519th

Run differential

+3798th

85–77 Record98–64

5–5 Last 107–3

Last 10 games

Cleveland Guardians (5–5)

Tampa Bay Rays (7–3)

2026 head-to-head

Season Series

5—2

7 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Guardians?+

Cleveland Guardians has not announced a starter for this game.

Who is starting for the Rays?+

Freddy Peralta (4.42 ERA, 10–11) is listed as the starter.

What time does the game start?+

8:08 PM ET at Tropicana Field.

Where is the game being played?+

Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.

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 Rays performed head-to-head?+

Season series: Rays 2–5 this season.

How do the starters compare on P-Score?+

P-Score is available for one starter only.