Guardians Predictions 2026 — Next Game, Record, Standings & Team Stats

Engine Verdict

League percentile ratings · updated with every game

C+

Overall rating

Guardians · 57th percentile

▲ Improving

Offense

Weak

Pitching

Strong

Bullpen

Elite

Defense

Below par

Primary strength

Bullpen — rated elite against the rest of MLB.

Biggest concern

Offense — the department most likely to cost them a close game.

Why the Engine Rates Cleveland This Way

8th Day Engine · Rating rationale

The 8th Day Engine ranks Cleveland around the middle of MLB because the club owns a positive run differential (+11), an offence that struggles to score and below-average defence. A dependable bullpen is what stops the overall grade falling further. Their staff ERA of 3.77 ranks 8th in MLB, and they score 4.19 runs per game (24th).

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Season Snapshot

Official MLB standings feed

Record

85-77

Home

41-40

Away

44-37

Runs scored

678

Runs allowed

667

Run diff

+11

Streak

L1

Season Trends

Last 30 days vs season average · 11 games

Run differential

Last 30 days

+1

11 games

Offense

Runs scored per game

Declining

3.73 vs 4.19 season

Pitching

Runs allowed per game

Improving

3.64 vs 4.12 season

Home form

Last 30 days at home

Declining

2-4 vs .506 season

Against the League

MLB average across all 30 clubs

Runs per game

Guardians 4.19

MLB average 4.48

-0.30 vs average · 24th in MLB

ERA

Guardians 3.77

MLB average 4.17

-0.40 vs average · 8th in MLB

OPS

Guardians .696

MLB average .719

-0.023 vs average · 26th in MLB

Team Strength Radar

0–100 = percentile vs the other 29 clubs

8th Day Engine Insight

Guardians: the engine ranks their offence 24th in MLB at 4.19 runs per game, and their staff sits 8th on earned run average (3.77), while the bullpen grades elite on save conversion.

Offense = runs per game + OPS · Pitching = ERA + WHIP · Bullpen = save conversion + blown saves · Defense = fielding pct + errors per game · Speed = steals + success rate · Momentum = last ten + run differential. Every axis is a live percentile against all 30 clubs.

American League Central Standings

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Team	W	L	PCT	GB	DIFF	STRK
Guardians	85	77	.525	—	+11	L1
White Sox	84	78	.519	1.0	+56	W1
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0	-58	W1
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0	+71	L1
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0	-120	W1

Recent Results

Graded in public · misses included

Chicago White Sox 2–0

Won ✓ Called

Thu, Oct 8 · @

Chicago White Sox 9–5

Won ✗ Missed

Wed, Oct 7 · @

Chicago White Sox 9–3

Won ✗ Missed

Team Leaders

2026 season · rate stats qualified

Batting

AVG

1 Chase DeLauter .287

2 Steven Kwan .282

3 Brayan Rocchio .253

4 Travis Bazzana .245

5 José Ramírez .235

HR

1 Chase DeLauter 16

2 Brayan Rocchio 15

3 Travis Bazzana 15

4 José Ramírez 12

5 Steven Kwan 3

RBI

1 Brayan Rocchio 73

2 Chase DeLauter 67

3 Travis Bazzana 57

4 José Ramírez 53

5 Steven Kwan 32

OBP

1 Steven Kwan .382

2 Chase DeLauter .363

3 Travis Bazzana .335

4 José Ramírez .320

5 Brayan Rocchio .313

OPS

1 Chase DeLauter .820

2 Travis Bazzana .743

3 Steven Kwan .731

4 Brayan Rocchio .704

5 José Ramírez .688

Hits

1 Steven Kwan 152

2 Chase DeLauter 142

3 Brayan Rocchio 135

4 José Ramírez 111

5 Travis Bazzana 110

Runs

1 Steven Kwan 80

2 José Ramírez 71

3 Brayan Rocchio 66

4 Chase DeLauter 62

5 Travis Bazzana 56

SB

1 José Ramírez 37

2 Brayan Rocchio 20

3 Travis Bazzana 19

4 Chase DeLauter 11

5 Steven Kwan 10

Pitching

ERA

1 Parker Messick 2.56

2 Gavin Williams 3.76

3 Tanner Bibee 4.36

Wins

1 Gavin Williams 14

2 Parker Messick 12

3 Tanner Bibee 7

SV

1 Parker Messick 0

2 Gavin Williams 0

3 Tanner Bibee 0

SO

1 Gavin Williams 248

2 Parker Messick 193

3 Tanner Bibee 148

WHIP

1 Parker Messick 1.06

2 Gavin Williams 1.11

3 Tanner Bibee 1.22

Starting Rotation

By games started

#	Pitcher	GS	W-L	ERA	WHIP	Next projected start
1	Tanner Bibee	33	7-15	4.36	1.22	—
2	Parker Messick	32	12-9	2.56	1.06	—
3	Gavin Williams	32	14-8	3.76	1.11	—

Injury Report

40-man roster status

No Guardians players are currently listed on the injured list.

Team Form

Official split records

Last 10

8-2

.800 win rate

Home

41-40

.506 win rate

Away

44-37

.543 win rate

vs winning teams

25-36

.410 win rate

One-run games

27-22

.551 win rate

The Ballpark

Stadium

Progressive Field

Capacity

34,830

Opened

1994

Surface

Grass · Open

Comparable Profiles

Closest engine profile, not closest record

Measured as the distance between clubs across all six engine strength ratings — so these are teams built like Guardians, which is not the same as teams with a similar record.

Key Rivalries

Tigers

Twins

White Sox

About the Guardians

The Cleveland Guardians compete in the American League Central and play their home games at Progressive Field, opened in 1994. A perennial AL Central contender, rebranded as the Guardians in 2022. They are currently 85-77 (.525), 1st in the division, with a run differential of +11. Recent form has them 8-2 over their last ten, 41-40 at home, 44-37 on the road. On the 8th Day Engine's league-wide percentile ratings, their strongest department is bullpen (Elite) and their weakest is offense (Weak). Those grades are measured against the other 29 clubs and move as the season does. Every Guardians prediction on CleverScores is published before first pitch and graded afterwards in public, wins and misses alike.

Cleveland Guardians Predictions, Record, Standings and Team Stats — 2026

Engine Verdict

Why the Engine Rates Cleveland This Way

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Season Snapshot

Season Trends

Against the League

Team Strength Radar

American League Central Standings

Recent Results

Team Leaders

Batting

AVG

HR

RBI

OBP

OPS

Hits

Runs

SB

Pitching

ERA

Wins

SV

SO

WHIP

Starting Rotation

Injury Report

Team Form

The Ballpark

Comparable Profiles

Key Rivalries

About the Guardians

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