San Francisco Giants vs Cleveland Guardians Final — August 18, 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 Giants visited the Guardians on Tuesday, August 18 at 6:41 PM ET.
The total closed 8, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Giants +170, Guardians -201) prices the Giants at 36% and the Guardians at 64%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
San Francisco Giants 1, Cleveland Guardians 8
Cleveland Guardians won by 7.
- Against the closing spread (Cleveland Guardians -1.5): Cleveland Guardians covered.
- Combined score 9 vs the closing total of 8: Over.
- Cleveland Guardians closed at -201 on the moneyline (a 64% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Giants +1.5 (-135)
Giants +1.5 (-132)
Guardians -190 63%
Guardians -201 64%
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 9 times since 2023: the Giants won 4 and the Guardians 5.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2025 | Guardians 1, Giants 2 Giants won | ||
| Jun 18, 2025 | Guardians 4, Giants 2 Guardians won | ||
| Jun 17, 2025 | Guardians 3, Giants 2 Guardians won | ||
| Jul 7, 2024 | Giants 4, Guardians 5 Guardians won | ||
| Jul 6, 2024 | Giants 4, Guardians 5 Guardians won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
San Francisco Giants
- San Francisco Giants team stats
- Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 3 (Sep 26)
- Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Francisco Giants 0 (Sep 25)
- Minnesota Twins 4, San Francisco Giants 2 (Sep 23)
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)
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