San Francisco Giants vs Cleveland Guardians Final — August 19, 2026
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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 Giants visited the Guardians on Wednesday, August 19 at 6:41 PM ET.
The total closed at 7.5, up from 7 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Giants +195, Guardians -225) prices the Giants at 33% and the Guardians at 67%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
San Francisco Giants 1, Cleveland Guardians 0
San Francisco Giants won by 1.
- Against the closing spread (Cleveland Guardians -1.5): San Francisco Giants covered.
- Combined score 1 vs the closing total of 7.5: Under.
- San Francisco Giants closed at +195 on the moneyline (a 33% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Giants +1.5 (-126)
Giants +1.5 (-115)
Guardians -184 62%
Guardians -225 67%
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 10 times since 2023: the Giants won 4 and the Guardians 6.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | Giants 1, Guardians 8 Guardians won | ||
| 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 |
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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More MLB games on August 19, 2026
- Detroit Tigers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (Aug 19)
- San Diego Padres 2, New York Mets 4 (Aug 19)
- Atlanta Braves 4, Minnesota Twins 6 (Aug 19)
- Chicago White Sox 3, Chicago Cubs 0 (Aug 19)
- Arizona Diamondbacks 7, Boston Red Sox 6 (Aug 19)
- Miami Marlins 1, Philadelphia Phillies 4 (Aug 19)
- New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 (Aug 19)
- St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 5 (Aug 19)
- Toronto Blue Jays 6, Tampa Bay Rays 7 (Aug 19)
- Seattle Mariners 7, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (Aug 19)
- Athletics 7, Kansas City Royals 9 (Aug 19)
- Washington Nationals 6, Texas Rangers 0 (Aug 19)
- Los Angeles Angels 2, Houston Astros 3 (Aug 19)
- Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Colorado Rockies 4 (Aug 19)
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