Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays Final — July 26, 2026
Last 10 games
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Rest & travelAbout these numbers
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
The pre-game matchup
The Guardians visited the Rays on Sunday, July 26 at 12:16 PM ET.
The total closed 7, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Guardians +105, Rays -125) prices the Guardians at 47% and the Rays at 53%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Cleveland Guardians 0, Tampa Bay Rays 1
Tampa Bay Rays won by 1.
- Against the closing spread (Tampa Bay Rays -1.5): Cleveland Guardians covered.
- Combined score 1 vs the closing total of 7: Under.
- Tampa Bay Rays closed at -125 on the moneyline (a 53% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Guardians +1.5 (-208)
Guardians +1.5 (-217)
Rays -140 56%
Rays -125 53%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 25 times since 2023: the Guardians won 12 and the Rays 13.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2026 | Guardians 0, Rays 3 Rays won | ||
| Jul 24, 2026 | Guardians 3, Rays 11 Rays won | ||
| Apr 29, 2026 | Rays 1, Guardians 3 Guardians won | ||
| Apr 28, 2026 | Rays 1, Guardians 0 Rays won | ||
| Apr 27, 2026 | Rays 3, Guardians 2 Rays won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Cleveland Guardians
- Cleveland Guardians team stats
- Cleveland Guardians 3, Tampa Bay Rays 7 (Oct 19)
- Tampa Bay Rays 3, Cleveland Guardians 1 (Oct 18)
- Tampa Bay Rays 7, Cleveland Guardians 3 (Oct 17)
Tampa Bay Rays
- Tampa Bay Rays team stats
- Milwaukee Brewers at Tampa Bay Rays (Oct 28)
- Milwaukee Brewers 3, Tampa Bay Rays 4 (Oct 27)
- Milwaukee Brewers 10, Tampa Bay Rays 1 (Oct 26)
- Tampa Bay Rays 4, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (Oct 24)
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More MLB games on July 26, 2026
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- Colorado Rockies 2, Milwaukee Brewers 11 (Jul 26)
- Athletics 8, Minnesota Twins 11 (Jul 26)
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- New York Yankees 4, Philadelphia Phillies 11 (Jul 26)
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