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Record
85-77 1st in AL Central, American League No. 2 Last win
October 15, 2026 19 days ago
Last loss
October 19, 2026 14 days ago
Last 3
L L L Wins 0 · Losses 3
Overview Standings Playoff race Charts Schedule History FAQ The Guardians are 85-77 in the MLB standings for the 2026 season and sit first in the AL Central. They lead the division by a game over the Chicago White Sox.
In the American League they hold the No. 2 seed, inside the playoff line. Last time out they lost to the Rays 3-7 on October 19. They have lost three in a row and are 1-4 over their last five.
They have scored 678 runs and allowed 667, a differential of +11. They are 14-11 at home and 16-7 on the road. Last season they finished 88-74, 1st of 5 in the AL Central. Clinched division.
The Guardians have clinched the AL Central. They have clinched a playoff spot.
Record 85-77 .525 pct
AL Central 1st leader
American League seed No. 2 in the playoffs
Streak L3 lost three straight
Last 5 1-4
Home 14-11
Away 16-7
Division 13-8 in division games
League 25-17 in league games
PF / PA 678 / 667 4.2 / 4.1 per game
Diff +11
Playoff GB +5 clear of the line
Projected 85 wins at the current rate
Magic no. Clinched to clinch the AL Central
Cleveland Guardians Standings
American League
#
Team
W L PCT HOME AWAY DIV CONF RS RA DIFF STRK L5 WCGB PROJ NEXT
1*
Tampa Bay Rays TB AL East leader 98
64
.605
18-8
13-13
8-8
22-13
736
650
+86 L1 1-4
+18 98
-
2z
Cleveland Guardians CLE AL Central leader 85
77
.525
14-11
16-7
13-8
25-17
678
667
+11 L3 1-4
+5 85
-
3z
Houston Astros HOU AL West leader 81
81
.500
8-13
10-8
6-6
13-14
734
766
-32 L2 2-3
+1 81
-
4y
New York Yankees NYY AL East 93
68
.578
17-8
9-8
14-7
19-11
739
601
+138 L3 2-3
+13.5 94
-
5y
Boston Red Sox BOS AL East 87
75
.537
12-9
9-10
6-7
12-16
689
611
+78 L3 2-3
+7 87
-
6y
Chicago White Sox CWS AL Central 84
78
.519
11-11
12-12
12-9
17-13
776
720
+56 L3 2-3
+4 84
-
Playoff cutoff
7e
Texas Rangers TEX AL West 80
82
.494
13-9
6-9
5-4
13-12
673
719
-46 L1 2-3
4 80
-
8e
Baltimore Orioles BAL AL East 79
82
.491
7-12
11-6
7-11
12-12
718
739
-21 L1 4-1
4.5 79
-
9e
Toronto Blue Jays TOR AL East 79
83
.488
9-6
9-12
5-7
16-17
648
694
-46 W1 2-3
5 79
-
10e ▲
Minnesota Twins MIN AL Central 77
85
.475
10-8
7-12
6-9
12-16
739
797
-58 W1 4-1
7 77
-
11e ▼
Detroit Tigers DET AL Central 76
86
.469
10-8
5-14
5-12
8-15
723
652
+71 L1 2-3
8 76
-
12e
Seattle Mariners SEA AL West 76
86
.469
10-9
7-11
8-11
10-15
664
722
-58 W2 3-2
8 76
-
13e
Kansas City Royals KC AL Central 69
93
.426
12-10
6-9
7-5
16-12
690
810
-120 W1 2-3
15 69
-
14e
Athletics OAK AL West 64
98
.395
9-9
6-14
11-8
15-23
699
937
-238 L2 2-3
20 64
-
15e
Los Angeles Angels LAA AL West 62
100
.383
5-11
8-13
7-8
12-16
655
752
-97 L2 2-3
22 62
-
Cleveland Guardians in the American League Playoff Race
2 Cleveland Guardians AL Central 85-77
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Cleveland Guardians Season Charts
Games over .500 tap a dot Last season pace last season pace +7 -7 .500 Game 1: vs Athletics W 5-3 Game 2: vs Athletics W 12-6 Game 3: vs Athletics W 1-0 Game 4: @ Red Sox W 3-2 Game 5: @ Red Sox L 0-1 Game 6: @ Red Sox W 1-0 Game 7: @ Royals W 12-9 Game 8: @ Royals W 11-5 Game 9: @ Royals L 2-3 Game 10: vs White Sox L 0-3 Game 11: vs White Sox L 3-4 Game 12: @ White Sox W 9-3 Game 13: @ White Sox W 9-5 Game 14: vs White Sox W 2-0 Game 15: @ Rays W 7-3 Game 16: @ Rays L 1-3 Game 17: vs Rays W 3-2 Game 18: vs Rays L 3-7 Game 19: vs Rays L 1-3 Game 20: @ Rays L 3-7 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 61 66 71 76 81 86 91 96 101 106 111 116 121 126 131 136 141 146 151 156 161
Runs scored vs allowed 20 10 Average scored 4.4 Average allowed 3.5 avg 4.4 avg 3.5 vs Athletics: scored 5 vs Athletics: allowed 3 OAK vs Athletics: scored 12 vs Athletics: allowed 6 OAK vs Athletics: scored 1 vs Athletics: allowed 0 OAK @ Red Sox: scored 3 @ Red Sox: allowed 2 BOS @ Red Sox: scored 0 @ Red Sox: allowed 1 BOS @ Red Sox: scored 1 @ Red Sox: allowed 0 BOS @ Royals: scored 12 @ Royals: allowed 9 KC @ Royals: scored 11 @ Royals: allowed 5 KC @ Royals: scored 2 @ Royals: allowed 3 KC vs White Sox: scored 0 vs White Sox: allowed 3 CWS vs White Sox: scored 3 vs White Sox: allowed 4 CWS @ White Sox: scored 9 @ White Sox: allowed 3 CWS @ White Sox: scored 9 @ White Sox: allowed 5 CWS vs White Sox: scored 2 vs White Sox: allowed 0 CWS @ Rays: scored 7 @ Rays: allowed 3 TB @ Rays: scored 1 @ Rays: allowed 3 TB vs Rays: scored 3 vs Rays: allowed 2 TB vs Rays: scored 3 vs Rays: allowed 7 TB vs Rays: scored 1 vs Rays: allowed 3 TB @ Rays: scored 3 @ Rays: allowed 7 TB
Point margin by game green wins, red losses +7 -7 vs Athletics: +2 OAK vs Athletics: +6 OAK vs Athletics: +1 OAK @ Red Sox: +1 BOS @ Red Sox: -1 BOS @ Red Sox: +1 BOS @ Royals: +3 KC @ Royals: +6 KC @ Royals: -1 KC vs White Sox: -3 CWS vs White Sox: -1 CWS @ White Sox: +6 CWS @ White Sox: +4 CWS vs White Sox: +2 CWS @ Rays: +4 TB @ Rays: -2 TB vs Rays: +1 TB vs Rays: -4 TB vs Rays: -2 TB @ Rays: -4 TB
Points per game 4.4
Allowed per game 3.5
Average margin +1.0
Biggest win +6 @ CWS
Worst loss -4 vs TB
Cleveland Guardians Schedule and Scores
#
Date
Opponent
TV
Result
1
Fri, Sep 18 Final vs Athletics W 5-3 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Guardians
0
0
0
3
5
Athletics
3
0
0
0
3
2
Sat, Sep 19 Final vs Athletics W 12-6 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Guardians
5
0
5
1
12
Athletics
2
0
1
1
6
3
Sun, Sep 20 Final vs Athletics W 1-0 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Guardians
0
0
0
1
1
Athletics
0
0
0
0
0
4
Tue, Sep 22 Final @ Boston Red Sox W 3-2 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Guardians
0
2
0
0
3
Red Sox
0
1
0
0
2
5
Wed, Sep 23 Final @ Boston Red Sox L 0-1 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Guardians
0
0
0
0
0
Red Sox
0
0
0
0
1
6
Thu, Sep 24 Final @ Boston Red Sox W 1-0 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Guardians
0
1
0
0
1
Red Sox
0
0
0
0
0
7
Fri, Sep 25 Final @ Kansas City Royals Division W 12-9 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Guardians
2
1
0
1
12
Royals
1
2
0
2
9
8
Sat, Sep 26 Final @ Kansas City Royals Division W 11-5 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Guardians
0
4
1
0
11
Royals
3
0
0
0
5
9
Sun, Sep 27 Final @ Kansas City Royals Division L 2-3 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Guardians
0
0
1
0
2
Royals
1
0
0
0
3
10
Sat, Oct 3 Final vs Chicago White Sox Division L 0-3 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Guardians
0
0
0
0
0
White Sox
0
0
0
2
3
11
Mon, Oct 5 Final vs Chicago White Sox Division L 3-4 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Guardians
2
0
0
0
3
White Sox
0
0
0
1
4
12
Wed, Oct 7 Final @ Chicago White Sox Division W 9-3 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Guardians
0
0
4
0
9
White Sox
1
0
0
1
3
13
Thu, Oct 8 Final @ Chicago White Sox Division W 9-5 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Guardians
0
0
0
0
9
White Sox
0
0
2
0
5
14
Sat, Oct 10 Final vs Chicago White Sox Division W 2-0 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Guardians
0
0
0
2
2
White Sox
0
0
0
0
0
15
Mon, Oct 12 Final @ Tampa Bay Rays W 7-3 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Guardians
0
0
0
0
7
Rays
2
0
0
0
3
16
Tue, Oct 13 Final @ Tampa Bay Rays L 1-3 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Guardians
0
0
0
0
1
Rays
0
0
0
3
3
17
Thu, Oct 15 Final vs Tampa Bay Rays W 3-2 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Guardians
0
1
0
0
3
Rays
0
0
0
2
2
18
Sat, Oct 17 Final vs Tampa Bay Rays L 3-7 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Guardians
1
0
0
0
3
Rays
0
0
1
0
7
19
Sun, Oct 18 Final vs Tampa Bay Rays L 1-3 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Guardians
0
0
0
0
1
Rays
1
1
1
0
3
20
Mon, Oct 19 Final @ Tampa Bay Rays L 3-7 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Guardians
0
0
0
0
3
Rays
0
2
1
0
7
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Times shown in Eastern Time. vs = home, @ = away. Tap ▾ on a final for the inning-by-inning score.
Cleveland Guardians Season by Season
Season
Record
Win %
RS / RA
2026 In progress
85-77 .525
678 / 667 +11
2025 1st of 5 in AL Central 88-74 .543
–
🏆 Division title
2024 1st of 5 in AL Central 92-69 .571
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🏆 Division title Best recent
2023 3rd of 5 in AL Central 76-86 .469
–
2022 1st of 5 in AL Central 92-70 .568
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🏆 Division title
2022 1st of 5 in AL Central 92-70 .568
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🏆 Division title
Bar = winning percentage (green at .500 or better). RS / RA with differential. Seasons open the archived standings in a new tab.
Cleveland Guardians last 5 seasons
Since 2022 the Guardians have won four division titles in five seasons and averaged 88 wins a year. Four of the five seasons finished at .500 or better. They come into 2026 on a run of two straight AL Central titles.
Their best season in that span was 2024, when they went 92-69 and finished 1st of 5. Their worst was 2023 at 76-86, 3rd of 5. Their strongest run differential was +0 in 2025 and their weakest was +0 in 2022.
The offense peaked at 0 runs in 2025. This season they are 85-77, a .525 winning percentage that is behind last year's .543.
Figures cover the seasons in the table above, taken from final regular-season standings.
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Cleveland Guardians Standings FAQ
What is the Cleveland Guardians record?
The Guardians are 85-77 as of October 30, 2026, first in the AL Central.
Where are the Guardians in the AL Central?
First of five. They lead the division.
Are the Guardians in playoff position?
Yes. They hold the No. 2 seed in the American League right now.
What is the Guardians current streak?
They have lost three in a row and are 1-4 over their last five games.
When do the Guardians play next?
No upcoming game is scheduled.
How many runs have the Guardians scored and allowed?
They have scored 678 and allowed 667 in 162 games, a differential of +11.
What is the Guardians home and away record?
They are 14-11 at home and 16-7 on the road.
What was the Guardians record last season?
They went 88-74 in 2025 and finished 1st of 5 in the AL Central.
Have the Guardians clinched anything?
🕑 Updated Oct 30, 2026 4:24 PM EDT · last result change Sep 27
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