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San Diego Padres vs Cleveland Guardians Final — August 16, 2026

Sunday, August 16 · 4:51 PM ET
Last 10 games
-6+4-3+1+5+1+9+1+2-5
Game by game
-1-7+6-3-2-2+2-3-2+5
7-3
Last 10
3-7
+9
Net
-7
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
2,031 mi3,268 km
Travel to the game
Home
+3 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
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 Padres visited the Guardians on Sunday, August 16 at 4:51 PM ET.

The total closed 8.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Padres -111, Guardians -104) prices the Padres at 51% and the Guardians at 49%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

San Diego Padres 5, Cleveland Guardians 0

San Diego Padres won by 5.

  • Against the closing spread (Cleveland Guardians +1.5): San Diego Padres covered.
  • Combined score 5 vs the closing total of 8.5: Under.
  • San Diego Padres closed at -111 on the moneyline (a 51% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenGuardians +1.5 (-176)
Padres -1.5 (+145)
CloseGuardians +1.5 (-180)
Padres -1.5 (+148)
Totalno move
Open8.5 (o -102 / u -118)
Close8.5 (o -104 / u -117)
Moneyline
OpenPadres -110 51%
Guardians -102 49%
ClosePadres -111 51%
Guardians -104 49%

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 11 times since 2023: the Padres won 8 and the Guardians 3.

DateScoreLineTotal
Aug 15, 2026Padres 1, Guardians 6
Guardians won


Aug 14, 2026Padres 7, Guardians 5
Padres won


Apr 2, 2025Guardians 2, Padres 5
Padres won


Apr 1, 2025Guardians 0, Padres 7
Padres won


Mar 31, 2025Guardians 2, Padres 7
Padres won


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

Teams

San Diego Padres

Cleveland Guardians

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