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FinalFinal lineupsNL East / AL Central

New York Mets 6, Cleveland Guardians 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:40 PM ET · Progressive FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 5, 7:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score45
New York Mets
74–88 · 5th NL East · T-Score 45
6
6–5
FINAL
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 54
5
T-Score54
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherMetsThe starters are close overall, but Scott owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handEvenThe handedness splits are nearly even, with less than a .007 difference in OPS.
BullpenGuardiansCleveland has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formMetsNew has won 5 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
PowerMetsNew has 134 home runs this season, 25 more than Cleveland.

Starting pitchers

NYM
Christian Scott RHP
Christian Scott
New York Mets
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.99
87th
WHIP
1.24
101st
K/9
11.03
13th
BB/9
3.89
166th
P-Score58i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.91
70th
OPS/R
–
IP
69.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.16
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
CLE
Tanner Bibee RHP
Tanner Bibee
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.81
128th
WHIP
1.15
78th
K/9
6.80
164th
BB/9
2.58
63rd
P-Score51i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.36
149th
OPS/R
–
IP
132.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.20
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Scott strikes out 4.2 more batters per nine innings.
·Bibee walks 1.3 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Scott allows the lower home-run rate: 0.91 vs 1.36 per nine.
·Scott enters with a 2.99 ERA compared with Bibee's 3.81.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Scott arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam48%95.5
Sweeper23%81.4
Cutter19%89.6
Curveball5%81.9
Splitter4%84.7
Sinker2%92.2
Slider0%82.4
Bibee arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter24%85.7
Four-seam24%94.0
Sinker21%93.2
Changeup15%80.8
Curveball11%78.0
Sweeper5%82.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Mets vs RHP (Tanner Bibee)
20th
in MLB
0.713OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Guardians vs RHP (Christian Scott)
24th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
New York MetsOfficial lineupvs RHP Tanner Bibee
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Bibee (BvP)
1A.J. EwingLCF59.70011.713No MLB historyNo history
2Francisco LindorSSS69.73221.775No MLB historyNo history
3Bo BichetteR3B62.70218.670No MLB historyNo history
4Carson BengeLRF67.77620.780No MLB historyNo history
5Jared YoungL1B64.7599.793No MLB historyNo history
6Francisco AlvarezRC62.71016.749No MLB historyNo history
7Brett BatyL3B57.68511.729No MLB historyNo history
8Jorge PolancoSDH19.4312.492No MLB historyNo history
9Marcus SemienR2B45.62015.607No MLB historyNo history
1A.J. Ewing CF · L.252 / .700 · 11 HRvs hand .713 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score2Francisco Lindor SS · S.225 / .732 · 21 HRvs hand .775 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260 / .702 · 18 HRvs hand .670 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score4Carson Benge RF · L.282 / .776 · 20 HRvs hand .780 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score5Jared Young 1B · L.266 / .759 · 9 HRvs hand .793 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score6Francisco Alvarez C · R.233 / .710 · 16 HRvs hand .749 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score7Brett Baty 3B · L.238 / .685 · 11 HRvs hand .729 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score8Jorge Polanco DH · S.148 / .431 · 2 HRvs hand .492 · No MLB history · No history19H-Score9Marcus Semien 2B · R.215 / .620 · 15 HRvs hand .607 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Scott (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF55.7313.787No MLB historyNo history
2Chase DeLauterLRF82.82016.808No MLB historyNo history
3Jo AdellRRF66.69923.593No MLB historyNo history
4Nathaniel LoweL1B68.76117.885No MLB historyNo history
5Travis BazzanaL2B64.74315.846No MLB historyNo history
6Brayan RocchioSSS56.70415.749No MLB historyNo history
7Petey HalpinLCF30.5944.676No MLB historyNo history
8Patrick BaileySC51.60710.731No MLB historyNo history
9Angel GenaoS2B44.5722.560No MLB historyNo history
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .787 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score2Chase DeLauter RF · L.287 / .820 · 16 HRvs hand .808 · No MLB history · No history82H-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 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score5Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .846 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score6Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .749 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score7Petey Halpin CF · L.225 / .594 · 4 HRvs hand .676 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score8Patrick Bailey C · S.206 / .607 · 10 HRvs hand .731 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score9Angel Genao 2B · S.213 / .572 · 2 HRvs hand .560 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseNYMNYM·CLECLE
AVG.239 22nd.239 23rd
OPS.706 24th.696 26th
Home runs204 7th162 27th
Runs699 20th678 24th
OBP.310 26th.316 18th
SLG.396 22nd.380 27th
PitchingNYMNYM·CLECLE
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.15vs3.77
NYMCLE
WHIP1.29vs1.26
NYMCLE
K/99.1vs9.6
NYMCLE
HR Allowed184vs175
NYMCLE
BullpenNYMNYM·CLECLE
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.56vs3.49
no league rank
Saves31vs46
NYMCLE
ResultsNYMNYM·CLECLE
+23822nd
Run differential
+27518th
74–88 Record85–77
5–5 Last 103–7
Last 10 games
New York Mets (5–5)
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
Cleveland Guardians (3–7)
L
W
L
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—3
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Mets?+
Christian Scott (2.99 ERA, 3–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Tanner Bibee (3.81 ERA, 4–11) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:40 PM ET at Progressive Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Guardians.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Mets and Guardians performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Guardians 3–0 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Christian Scott is at 58; Tanner Bibee is at 51. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.