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Cleveland Guardians vs Cincinnati Reds Final — July 28, 2026

Tuesday, July 28 · 1:41 PM ET
Last 10 games
-6+2-6+9+3-4-2-8-3-1
Game by game
-4+5-7+3-8+2+2+2-7+2
3-7
Last 10
6-4
-16
Net
-10
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
2 days
Days of rest
2 days
223 mi358 km
Travel to the game
Home
About 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 Reds on Tuesday, July 28 at 1:41 PM ET.

The total closed 9, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Guardians +140, Reds -167) prices the Guardians at 40% and the Reds at 60%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Cleveland Guardians 6, Cincinnati Reds 5

Cleveland Guardians won by 1.

  • Against the closing spread (Cincinnati Reds -1.5): Cleveland Guardians covered.
  • Combined score 11 vs the closing total of 9: Over.
  • Cleveland Guardians closed at +140 on the moneyline (a 40% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenReds -1.5 (+127)
Guardians +1.5 (-154)
CloseReds -1.5 (+115)
Guardians +1.5 (-138)
Totalno move
Open9 (o -110 / u -110)
Close9 (o -110 / u -110)
Moneyline
OpenGuardians +134 41%
Reds -158 59%
CloseGuardians +140 40%
Reds -167 60%

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 17 times since 2023: the Guardians won 8 and the Reds 9.

DateScoreLineTotal
May 17, 2026Reds 3, Guardians 10
Guardians won


May 16, 2026Reds 4, Guardians 7
Guardians won


May 15, 2026Reds 7, Guardians 6
Reds won


Jun 11, 2025Reds 2, Guardians 11
Guardians won


Jun 10, 2025Reds 1, Guardians 0
Reds won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Cleveland Guardians

Cincinnati Reds

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