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FinalFinal lineupsNL West / AL Central

San Francisco Giants 1, Cleveland Guardians 8

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:40 PM ET · Progressive FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 18, 9:30 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score40
San Francisco Giants
65–97 · 4th NL West · T-Score 40
1
1–8
FINAL
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 54
8
T-Score54
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGuardiansGriffin leads Whisenhunt in P-Score (60 vs 23), WHIP and K/9.
LineupGiantsSan's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenGuardiansCleveland has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Starter formGiantsWhisenhunt has a 3.80 ERA over his last five starts, while Griffin is at 5.14.
Plate disciplineGuardiansCleveland has drawn 455 walks this season, 128 more than San.

Starting pitchers

SF
Carson Whisenhunt LHP
Carson Whisenhunt
San Francisco Giants
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.11
213th
WHIP
1.71
223rd
K/9
7.07
183rd
BB/9
5.79
218th
P-Score23i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.29
133rd
OPS/R
–
IP
28.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.80
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
CLE
Foster Griffin LHP
Foster Griffin
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.25
60th
WHIP
1.11
76th
K/9
8.13
109th
BB/9
2.15
39th
P-Score60i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.43
111th
OPS/R
–
IP
138.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.14
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Griffin allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.11 WHIP compared with 1.71.
·Griffin enters with a 3.25 ERA compared with Whisenhunt's 6.11.
·Griffin owns a 8.1 K/9 compared with Whisenhunt's 7.1.
·Griffin has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 0%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricWhisenhuntGriffinNote
Career vs opponent–1.50 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Whisenhunt arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup35%83.4
Four-seam35%92.8
Slider16%85.1
Sinker9%92.9
Slurve5%80.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Giants vs LHP (Foster Griffin)
29th
in MLB
0.658OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Guardians vs LHP (Carson Whisenhunt)
27th
in MLB
0.675OPS
.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 LHPVs Griffin (BvP)
1Jonah CoxRCF41.6824.8001-for-2Very small sample
2Rafael DeversL1B81.86537.5730-for-3Very small sample
3Victor BericotoRLF45.6875.6250-for-2Very small sample
4Bryce EldridgeLDH78.82517.8780-for-3Very small sample
5Osleivis BasabeR2B37.6095.394No MLB historyNo history
6Buddy KennedyR3B—.3640.212No MLB historyNo history
7Drew GilbertLCF55.72411.204No MLB historyNo history
8Andrew KniznerRC—.6442.271No MLB historyNo history
9Christian KossRSS26.5624.750No MLB historyNo history
1Jonah Cox CF · R.252 / .682 · 4 HRvs hand .800 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample41H-Score2Rafael Devers 1B · L.258 / .865 · 37 HRvs hand .573 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample81H-Score3Victor Bericoto LF · R.241 / .687 · 5 HRvs hand .625 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample45H-Score4Bryce Eldridge DH · L.269 / .825 · 17 HRvs hand .878 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample78H-Score5Osleivis Basabe 2B · R.202 / .609 · 5 HRvs hand .394 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score6Buddy Kennedy 3B · R.116 / .364 · 0 HRvs hand .212 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Drew Gilbert CF · L.238 / .724 · 11 HRvs hand .204 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score8Andrew Knizner C · R.219 / .644 · 2 HRvs hand .271 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Christian Koss SS · R.217 / .562 · 4 HRvs hand .750 · No MLB history · No history26H-Score
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Whisenhunt (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF55.7313.609No MLB historyNo history
2José RamírezS3B61.68812.835No MLB historyNo history
3Jo AdellRRF66.69923.9711-for-2Very small sample
4Angel MartínezSLF58.75518.745No MLB historyNo history
5Rhys HoskinsR1B51.68213.643No MLB historyNo history
6Angel GenaoS2B44.5722.661No MLB historyNo history
7Travis BazzanaL2B64.74315.526No MLB historyNo history
8Patrick BaileySC51.60710.459No MLB historyNo history
9Brayan RocchioSSS56.70415.619No MLB historyNo history
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .609 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score2José Ramírez 3B · S.235 / .688 · 12 HRvs hand .835 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score3Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .971 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample66H-Score4Angel Martínez LF · S.254 / .755 · 18 HRvs hand .745 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score5Rhys Hoskins 1B · R.179 / .682 · 13 HRvs hand .643 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score6Angel Genao 2B · S.213 / .572 · 2 HRvs hand .661 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score7Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .526 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score8Patrick Bailey C · S.206 / .607 · 10 HRvs hand .459 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .619 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSFSF·CLECLE
AVG.245 14th.239 23rd
OPS.706 24th.696 26th
Home runs178 20th162 27th
Runs669 26th678 24th
OBP.306 29th.316 18th
SLG.400 18th.380 27th
PitchingSFSF·CLECLE
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.33vs3.77
SFCLE
WHIP1.36vs1.26
SFCLE
K/97.6vs9.6
SFCLE
HR Allowed160vs175
SFCLE
BullpenSFSF·CLECLE
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.35vs3.69
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.31vs1.25
no league rank
Saves30vs46
SFCLE
ResultsSFSF·CLECLE
+23724th
Run differential
+28219th
65–97 Record85–77
3–7 Last 103–7
Last 10 games
San Francisco Giants (3–7)
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
Cleveland Guardians (3–7)
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—2
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Giants?+
Carson Whisenhunt (6.11 ERA, 3–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Foster Griffin (3.25 ERA, 13–4) 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 Giants and Guardians performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Guardians 2–1 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Carson Whisenhunt is at 23; Foster Griffin is at 60. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.