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FinalFinal lineupsNL West / AL Central

San Francisco Giants 2, Cleveland Guardians 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:10 PM ET · Progressive FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 20, 4:00 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score41
San Francisco Giants
65–97 · 4th NL West · T-Score 41
2
2–5
FINAL
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 54
5
T-Score54
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGuardiansCleveland has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Williams leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handGiantsSan owns a .728 OPS vs RHP, 12th in MLB; Cleveland ranks 24th vs RHP.
LineupGiantsSan's official lineup includes 6 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenGuardiansCleveland owns a 3.58 bullpen ERA this season, compared with San's 4.41.
Recent formGuardiansCleveland has been the better recent team, at 3–7 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

SF
Landen Roupp RHP
Landen Roupp
San Francisco Giants
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.31
102nd
WHIP
1.30
111th
K/9
8.91
104th
BB/9
4.18
198th
P-Score56i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.70
16th
OPS/R
–
IP
129.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.77
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
CLE
Gavin Williams RHP
Gavin Williams
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.74
76th
WHIP
1.08
37th
K/9
11.48
3rd
BB/9
2.72
101st
P-Score66i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.45
146th
OPS/R
–
IP
149.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.73
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Williams strikes out 2.6 more batters per nine innings.
·Williams allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.08 WHIP compared with 1.30.
·Roupp allows the lower home-run rate: 0.70 vs 1.45 per nine.
·Williams enters with a 3.74 ERA compared with Roupp's 4.31.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricRouppWilliamsNote
Career vs opponent–– ERA, 2 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Roupp arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker34%93.4
Curveball26%76.7
Changeup21%87.1
Cutter14%89.3
Four-seam6%92.9
Williams arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper29%86.7
Four-seam27%96.1
Curveball22%82.0
Sinker16%96.1
Cutter6%91.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Giants vs RHP (Gavin Williams)
12th
in MLB
0.728OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Guardians vs RHP (Landen Roupp)
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
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Williams (BvP)
1Drew GilbertLCF55.72411.801No MLB historyNo history
2Rafael DeversL1B81.865371.0270-for-2Very small sample
3Willy AdamesRSS53.71321.7351-for-2Very small sample
4Bryce EldridgeLDH78.82517.799No MLB historyNo history
5Jung Hoo LeeLRF56.72410.7740-for-2Very small sample
6Osleivis BasabeR2B37.6095.748No MLB historyNo history
7Turner HillLLF47.6201.714No MLB historyNo history
8Drew CavanaughLC30.6071.616No MLB historyNo history
9Christian KossRSS26.5624.5391-for-2Very small sample
1Drew Gilbert CF · L.238 / .724 · 11 HRvs hand .801 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score2Rafael Devers 1B · L.258 / .865 · 37 HRvs hand 1.027 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample81H-Score3Willy Adames SS · R.230 / .713 · 21 HRvs hand .735 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample53H-Score4Bryce Eldridge DH · L.269 / .825 · 17 HRvs hand .799 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score5Jung Hoo Lee RF · L.276 / .724 · 10 HRvs hand .774 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample56H-Score6Osleivis Basabe 2B · R.202 / .609 · 5 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score7Turner Hill LF · L.219 / .620 · 1 HRvs hand .714 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score8Drew Cavanaugh C · L.229 / .607 · 1 HRvs hand .616 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score9Christian Koss SS · R.217 / .562 · 4 HRvs hand .539 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample26H-Score
Cleveland GuardiansOfficial lineupvs RHP Landen Roupp
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Roupp (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF53.7313.787No MLB historyNo history
2Travis BazzanaL2B61.74315.846No MLB historyNo history
3José RamírezS3B59.68812.625No MLB historyNo history
4Nathaniel LoweL1B66.76117.8851-for-3Very small sample
5Angel GenaoS2B44.5722.560No MLB historyNo history
6Angel MartínezSLF58.75518.711No MLB historyNo history
7Patrick BaileySC49.60710.731No MLB historyNo history
8Petey HalpinLCF30.5944.676No MLB historyNo history
9Brayan RocchioSSS53.70415.749No MLB historyNo history
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .787 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score2Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .846 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score3José Ramírez 3B · S.235 / .688 · 12 HRvs hand .625 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score4Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample66H-Score5Angel Genao 2B · S.213 / .572 · 2 HRvs hand .560 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score6Angel Martínez LF · S.254 / .755 · 18 HRvs hand .711 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score7Patrick Bailey C · S.206 / .607 · 10 HRvs hand .731 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score8Petey Halpin CF · L.225 / .594 · 4 HRvs hand .676 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .749 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSFSF·CLECLE
AVG.245 15th.239 23rd
OPS.706 24th.696 26th
Home runs178 20th162 27th
Runs669 26th678 24th
OBP.306 29th.316 18th
SLG.400 16th.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 ERA4.41vs3.58
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.33vs1.25
no league rank
Saves30vs46
SFCLE
ResultsSFSF·CLECLE
+22324th
Run differential
+27218th
65–97 Record85–77
3–7 Last 103–7
Last 10 games
San Francisco Giants (3–7)
W
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
L
Cleveland Guardians (3–7)
L
W
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—2
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Giants?+
Landen Roupp (4.31 ERA, 7–12) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Gavin Williams (3.74 ERA, 11–7) 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 Giants and Guardians performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Guardians 2–1 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Landen Roupp is at 56; Gavin Williams is at 66. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.