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Cleveland Guardians vs Colorado Rockies Final — August 21, 2026

Friday, August 21 · 8:41 PM ET
Last 10 games
-2-2+2-3-2+5-5+7-1+3
Game by game
-3-9+1+2+3-6+6-6-1-2
4-6
Last 10
4-6
+2
Net
-15
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
2 days
1,224 mi1,971 km
Travel to the game
Home
−2 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 Guardians visited the Rockies on Friday, August 21 at 8:41 PM ET.

The total closed at 10.5, down from 11 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Guardians -150, Rockies +135) prices the Guardians at 59% and the Rockies at 41%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Cleveland Guardians 9, Colorado Rockies 1

Cleveland Guardians won by 8.

  • Against the closing spread (Colorado Rockies +1.5): Cleveland Guardians covered.
  • Combined score 10 vs the closing total of 10.5: Under.
  • Cleveland Guardians closed at -150 on the moneyline (a 59% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenRockies +1.5 (-118)
Guardians -1.5 (-102)
CloseRockies +1.5 (-120)
Guardians -1.5 (-101)
Totaldown 0.5
Open11 (o -103 / u -118)
Close10.5 (o -110 / u -109)
Moneyline
OpenGuardians -155 59%
Rockies +132 41%
CloseGuardians -150 59%
Rockies +135 41%

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 Guardians won 4 and the Rockies 5.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jul 30, 2025Rockies 0, Guardians 5
Guardians won


Jul 29, 2025Rockies 4, Guardians 10
Guardians won


Jul 28, 2025Rockies 8, Guardians 6
Rockies won


May 29, 2024Guardians 4, Rockies 7
Rockies won


May 28, 2024Guardians 13, Rockies 7
Guardians won


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

Teams

Cleveland Guardians

Colorado Rockies

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