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FinalFinal lineupsNL East / AL Central

New York Mets 13, Cleveland Guardians 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:10 PM ET · Progressive FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 6, 1:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score46
New York Mets
74–88 · 5th NL East · T-Score 46
13
13–6
FINAL
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 52
6
T-Score52
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
LineupMetsNew's official lineup includes 7 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenGuardiansCleveland owns a 3.58 bullpen ERA this season, compared with New's 4.62.
Starter formMetsMcLean has a 1.78 ERA over his last five starts, while Griffin is at 3.48.
Recent formMetsNew has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

NYM
Nolan McLean RHP
Nolan McLean
New York Mets
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.29
33rd
WHIP
1.12
60th
K/9
10.60
40th
BB/9
3.22
141st
P-Score65i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.93
38th
OPS/R
–
IP
125.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.78
QUALITY
START %
100%
(5 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
CLE
Foster Griffin LHP
Foster Griffin
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.06
60th
WHIP
1.07
74th
K/9
8.07
109th
BB/9
2.09
38th
P-Score60i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.32
111th
OPS/R
–
IP
129.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.48
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·McLean strikes out 2.5 more batters per nine innings.
·Griffin walks 1.1 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Griffin has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.39 more per nine innings.
·McLean has produced a quality start in 100% of outings versus 60%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

McLean arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker34%95.1
Four-seam20%96.0
Curveball14%82.0
Sweeper11%84.9
Cutter10%92.1
Changeup6%88.2
Slider4%86.0
Slow Curve0%74.8
Griffin arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter33%88.5
Four-seam16%91.5
Sweeper15%80.3
Changeup12%82.5
Sinker10%91.4
Curveball9%77.8
Splitter6%81.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Mets vs LHP (Foster Griffin)
23rd
in MLB
0.687OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Guardians vs RHP (Nolan McLean)
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 LHP Foster Griffin
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Griffin (BvP)
1Francisco LindorSSS69.73221.623No MLB historyNo history
2Bo BichetteR3B62.70218.773No MLB historyNo history
3Luis Robert Jr.RCF55.70711.753No MLB historyNo history
4Carson BengeLRF67.77620.724No MLB historyNo history
5Francisco AlvarezRC60.71016.606No MLB historyNo history
6Marcus SemienR2B46.62015.661No MLB historyNo history
7Eric WagamanR1B—.5882.721No MLB historyNo history
8Luis TorrensRC53.6919.748No MLB historyNo history
9Cristian PacheROF—.2500.500No MLB historyNo history
1Francisco Lindor SS · S.225 / .732 · 21 HRvs hand .623 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score2Bo Bichette 3B · R.260 / .702 · 18 HRvs hand .773 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score3Luis Robert Jr. CF · R.221 / .707 · 11 HRvs hand .753 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score4Carson Benge RF · L.282 / .776 · 20 HRvs hand .724 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score5Francisco Alvarez C · R.233 / .710 · 16 HRvs hand .606 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score6Marcus Semien 2B · R.215 / .620 · 15 HRvs hand .661 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score7Eric Wagaman 1B · R.191 / .588 · 2 HRvs hand .721 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Luis Torrens C · R.235 / .691 · 9 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score9Cristian Pache OF · R.125 / .250 · 0 HRvs hand .500 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Cleveland GuardiansOfficial lineupvs RHP Nolan McLean
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs McLean (BvP)
1Travis BazzanaL2B61.74315.846No MLB historyNo history
2Chase DeLauterLRF79.82016.808No MLB historyNo history
3José RamírezS3B60.68812.625No MLB historyNo history
4Nathaniel LoweL1B65.76117.885No MLB historyNo history
5Angel MartínezSLF60.75518.711No MLB historyNo history
6Brayan RocchioSSS54.70415.749No MLB historyNo history
7Petey HalpinLCF31.5944.676No MLB historyNo history
8Patrick BaileySC49.60710.731No MLB historyNo history
9Angel GenaoS2B41.5722.560No MLB historyNo history
1Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .846 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score2Chase DeLauter RF · L.287 / .820 · 16 HRvs hand .808 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score3José Ramírez 3B · S.235 / .688 · 12 HRvs hand .625 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score4Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score5Angel Martínez LF · S.254 / .755 · 18 HRvs hand .711 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score6Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .749 · No MLB history · No history54H-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 history49H-Score9Angel Genao 2B · S.213 / .572 · 2 HRvs hand .560 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseNYMNYM·CLECLE
AVG.239 23rd.239 22nd
OPS.706 23rd.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 ERA4.62vs3.58
no league rank
Saves31vs46
NYMCLE
ResultsNYMNYM·CLECLE
+27920th
Run differential
+28519th
74–88 Record85–77
6–4 Last 103–7
Last 10 games
New York Mets (6–4)
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
Cleveland Guardians (3–7)
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—3
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Mets?+
Nolan McLean (3.29 ERA, 7–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Foster Griffin (3.06 ERA, 12–3) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:10 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?+
Nolan McLean is at 65; Foster Griffin is at 60. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.