The Cleveland Guardians went 85-77 in 2026, a .525 winning percentage — 11th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 678 runs and allowed 667, a run differential of +11. The offence ranked 24th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 3.71 staff ERA was 6th of 30. Their 93 team wRC+ was 7% below league average — 27th of 30 in MLB. Chase DeLauter led the position players at 3.0 WAR, and Parker Messick the rotation at a 2.56 ERA.
The 2026 season
Month by month, the streaks, and the record in the games that are argued about.
They finished first in the AL Central, 1 game clear. They spent 83 of 186 days in first place, led by as many as 4.5 games on May 24 and were as far as 6 games back on August 16. Their best month was Sept/Oct at 16-9, their worst June at 10-15. The longest runs were a 7-game winning streak from May 16 to May 22 and a 5-game losing streak from July 22 to July 26. They were 41-40 at home and 44-37 on the road, 27-22 in one-run games and 25-36 against clubs that finished .500 or better. The most lopsided win was 11-1 against the Royals on August 30; the heaviest defeat, 13-1 at the Braves on April 12.
Record by month. March games count toward April, October’s toward September.
Month
W
L
Pct
RS
RA
Diff
March/April
16
16
.500
123
131
-8
May
18
11
.621
126
117
+9
June
10
15
.400
87
101
-14
July
12
13
.480
97
101
-4
August
13
13
.500
124
109
+15
Sept/Oct
16
9
.640
121
108
+13
Splits. Extra innings are blank for a season whose games predate the innings count.
Games
W-L
Pct
Home
41-40
.506
Road
44-37
.543
One-run games
27-22
.551
Extra innings
7-5
.583
Within the division
29-23
.558
Against .500+ clubs
25-36
.410
Decided by 5+ runs
24-19
.558
Last 10
8-2
.800
2026 postseason
In October the Cleveland Guardians beat the White Sox 3-2 in the ALDS, then lost the ALCS to the Rays 4-2.
ALDS vs White Sox3-2 W
Game 1, October 3 L 0-3 vs White Sox
Game 2, October 5 L 3-4 vs White Sox
Game 3, October 7 W 9-3 at White Sox
Game 4, October 8 W 9-5 at White Sox
Game 5, October 10 W 2-0 vs White Sox
ALCS vs Rays2-4 L
Game 1, October 12 W 7-3 at Rays
Game 2, October 13 L 1-3 at Rays
Game 3, October 15 W 3-2 vs Rays
Game 4, October 17 L 3-7 vs Rays
Game 5, October 18 L 1-3 vs Rays
Game 6, October 19 L 3-7 at Rays
American League Central standings, 2026
Final standings. The division page has the rest of its season.
American League Central, 2026. Games back of the best record in the division.
The players whose season belongs to this club, by position and then by dbWAR. A player traded mid-season is listed with the club he played most of his games for, so a deadline arrival may appear on his other club’s page instead.
Each rectangle is a player, sized by his share of the team's hits; darker means a larger share. Top 30 contributors. Select a different statistic above, or click a player for his page.
Day and night divide the home schedule, and so do weekend and weekday. The road line is a different question.
Split
Games
Avg
Med
Low
High
All home
80
25,018
24,542
10,328
37,360
Night
48
25,213
24,153
12,565
36,639
Day
32
24,724
24,789
10,328
37,360
Weekend
41
29,280
30,862
17,408
37,360
Weekday
39
20,537
20,379
10,328
31,586
On the road
81
28,194
26,928
11,390
53,614
Through the season
Average home crowd by month.
Month
Games
Average
Apr
16
16,529
May
15
25,121
Jun
10
29,250
Jul
13
27,128
Aug
14
27,783
Sep
13
25,079
By season
Announced gate — tickets distributed, which is the figure every reference publishes and is not the same as people through the turnstile. A game the feed reports no gate for is left out rather than counted as empty. Seasons before attendance was carried into the lake are absent from the trend rather than shown as zero.
Game time
First pitch to final out across 162 completed games, 2026.
Regulation
2:41
150 games
All games
2:43
Extra innings
3:09
12 of them
Longest
3:41
2026-06-08, 10 inn
Shortest
2:12
2026-06-30
By situation
Regulation and extra innings divide the season, and so do home and road. Day and night overlap both.
Split
Games
Avg
Med
Fastest
Longest
All
162
2:43
2:41
1:58
3:41
Regulation
150
2:41
2:40
1:58
3:39
Extra innings
12
3:09
3:17
2:43
3:41
Home
81
2:44
2:42
2:12
3:41
Road
81
2:41
2:41
1:58
3:23
Day
61
2:42
2:40
1:58
3:28
Night
101
2:43
2:41
2:05
3:41
Through the season
Average completed game by month.
Month
Games
Average
Apr
16
2:39
May
15
2:45
Jun
10
2:47
Jul
13
2:49
Aug
14
2:42
Sep
13
2:44
By season
Regulation games only, in minutes. 161 minutes this season.
Elapsed time from first pitch to final out. The feed does not itemise delays, so a rain delay is inside these numbers with no way to subtract it. Games called early are excluded — five innings in ninety-three minutes is not a short game — but they still count in attendance, because the crowd turned up.
Record versus run differential
Cleveland Guardians are 85-77, a .525 win rate, while their +11 run differential implies .507. That is essentially in line — the record reflects the run scoring.
