Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Final — August 12, 2026
Last 10 games
Rest & travelrest and travel
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 Tigers on Wednesday, August 12 at 6:40 PM ET.
The total closed 8, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Guardians +110, Tigers -124) prices the Guardians at 46% and the Tigers at 54%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Cleveland Guardians 6, Detroit Tigers 4
Cleveland Guardians won by 2.
- Against the closing spread (Detroit Tigers -1.5): Cleveland Guardians covered.
- Combined score 10 vs the closing total of 8: Over.
- Cleveland Guardians closed at +110 on the moneyline (a 46% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Guardians +1.5 (-200)
Guardians +1.5 (-194)
Tigers -130 54%
Tigers -124 54%
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 45 times since 2023: the Guardians won 24 and the Tigers 21.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | Guardians 4, Tigers 6 Tigers won | ||
| Jun 13, 2026 | Tigers 1, Guardians 3 Guardians won | ||
| Jun 12, 2026 | Tigers 2, Guardians 3 Guardians won | ||
| May 21, 2026 | Guardians 3, Tigers 1 Guardians won | ||
| May 19, 2026 | Guardians 4, Tigers 3 Guardians 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)
Detroit Tigers
More MLB games on August 12, 2026
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- Houston Astros 2, San Francisco Giants 1 (Aug 12)
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- Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Miami Marlins 8 (Aug 12)
- Chicago Cubs 12, Washington Nationals 6 (Aug 12)
- Seattle Mariners 5, New York Yankees 10 (Aug 12)
- Boston Red Sox 4, Toronto Blue Jays 6 (Aug 12)
- New York Mets 3, Atlanta Braves 6 (Aug 12)
- Cincinnati Reds 0, Chicago White Sox 5 (Aug 12)
- Kansas City Royals 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 (Aug 12)
- Texas Rangers 2, Los Angeles Angels 5 (Aug 12)
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