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San Francisco Giants vs Cleveland Guardians

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026Progressive Field6:40 PM ETPreview
SF · Away · 51-74

San Francisco Giants

NL West · 3rd · 24.0 GB
—:—
6:40 PM ET
H2H 1–2
CLE · Home · 61-65

Cleveland Guardians

AL Central · 4th · 4.5 GB
Starting pitcher matchup
Matt Wilkinson —
San Francisco Giants
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
—
—
WHIP
—
—
K/9
—
—
BB/9
—
—
FIP
—
HR/9
—
—
OPS/R
—
IP
—
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA—
Road ERA—
Last 5 starts
ERA
—
QUALITY
START %
—
DAYS
REST
—
Parker Messick LHP
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.59
12th
WHIP
1.03
16th
K/9
8.98
61st
BB/9
2.53
54th
FIP
3.25
HR/9
0.89
51st
OPS/R
0.593
IP
142.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.90
Road ERA2.31
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.08
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand (2026)
Giants vs LHP (Parker Messick)
27th
in MLB
0.668OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Cleveland vs — (Matt Wilkinson)
27th
in MLB
0.689OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
2026 season team comparison
San Francisco Giants
Stat
Cleveland Guardians
0.248 (10th)
Batting Average
0.248 (27th)
0.713 (18th)
OPS
0.713 (29th)
138 (20th)
Home Runs
138 (28th)
510 (25th)
Runs Scored
510 (29th)
4.38 (23rd)
Team ERA
4.38 (7th)
1.36 (24th)
Team WHIP
1.36 (11th)
7.71 (27th)
K/9 (Starters)
7.71 (3rd)
Runs scored & allowed per inning (2026)
Giants
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.38
0.43
0.41
0.44
0.57
0.61
0.44
0.44
0.42
Runs Allowed
0.56
0.50
0.37
0.58
0.67
0.42
0.53
0.46
0.62
Guardians
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.52
0.26
0.43
0.34
0.68
0.30
0.53
0.58
0.31
Runs Allowed
0.34
0.42
0.36
0.53
0.49
0.61
0.45
0.61
0.42
Projected lineups vs opposing starter (2026)
Giants vs — Parker Messick
#
Player
Bats
AVG
OPS
HR
PA
1
Osleivis Basabe
R
0.143
0.343
3
0
2
Rafael Devers
L
0.191
0.562
25
0
3
Casey Schmitt
R
0.314
0.820
21
0
4
Bryce Eldridge
L
0.262
0.755
13
0
5
Jonah Cox
R
0.227
0.636
1
0
Top hitters from roster with season splits vs pitcher hand — not the official batting order
Cleveland vs LHP Matt Wilkinson
#
Player
Bats
AVG
OPS
HR
PA
1
Nathaniel Lowe
L
0.291
0.895
14
0
2
Chase DeLauter
L
0.256
0.766
13
0
3
Angel Genao
S
0.333
0.843
1
0
4
José Ramírez
S
0.208
0.633
10
0
5
Austin Hedges
R
0.267
0.733
4
0
Top hitters from roster with season splits vs pitcher hand — not the official batting order

Official starting lineups are published a few hours before first pitch. They will appear here and on the lineup page as soon as they are posted.

Lineup not yet announced · posted ~1–2 hrs before first pitch
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Last 10 games
San Francisco Giants (3–7)
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
Cleveland Guardians (4–6)
W
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—2
3 Games Played
Weather at game time
Progressive Field
☁
71°F
—
WindS 6 mph
Precip Chance11%
Humidity—
IMPACT ON GAME: Low
Odds
Giants @ Guardians
SF
—— flat
CLE
— flat—
TOTAL——flat
O—— flat
U—— flat
Standings
(AS OF AUG 19, 2026)
NL West
1Los Angeles Dodgers76-51-
2Arizona Diamondbacks66-6110.0
3San Francisco Giants51-7424.0
4Colorado Rockies50-7625.5
5San Diego Padres68-598.0
AL Central
1Chicago White Sox65-60-
2Kansas City Royals53-7413.0
3Minnesota Twins62-654.0
4Cleveland Guardians61-654.5
5Detroit Tigers61-654.5
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