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San Francisco Giants vs Cleveland Guardians Final — August 19, 2026

Wednesday, August 19 · 6:41 PM ET
Last 10 games
+3-8-2-3+3-1-3+6-6-7
Game by game
+6-3-2-2+2-3-2+5-5+7
3-7
Last 10
4-6
-18
Net
+3
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
2,161 mi3,478 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 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

Run lineno move
OpenGuardians -1.5 (+105)
Giants +1.5 (-126)
CloseGuardians -1.5 (-105)
Giants +1.5 (-115)
Totalup 0.5
Open7 (o -120 / u +100)
Close7.5 (o +100 / u -120)
Moneyline
OpenGiants +154 38%
Guardians -184 62%
CloseGiants +195 33%
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.

DateScoreLineTotal
Aug 18, 2026Giants 1, Guardians 8
Guardians won


Jun 19, 2025Guardians 1, Giants 2
Giants won


Jun 18, 2025Guardians 4, Giants 2
Guardians won


Jun 17, 2025Guardians 3, Giants 2
Guardians won


Jul 7, 2024Giants 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

Cleveland Guardians

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