San Francisco Giants vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Giants

51-74

1-8

Final

Guardians

61-65

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
SF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
CLE	3	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	X	8

Who won: Guardians 8-1

The Cleveland Guardians beat the San Francisco Giants 8-1 on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 2-1. The Guardians outscored the Giants 3-0 in the 1st inning. Jo Adell went 3-for-4 with a home run and 6 RBI for the Guardians. Bryce Eldridge went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Giants.

Recap · Aug 18

Jo Adell erupts for a career-high 6 RBIs, 455-foot homer as the Guardians crush the Giants 8-1

Jo Adell set a career high with six RBI and hit a 455-foot, three-run homer in the first inning as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the San Francisco Giants 8-1 Tuesday night.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 2-1.
Giants 22-41 on the road; Guardians 30-33 at home.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

Giants4th in NL West

Adrian Houser SP
Forearm, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Joel Peguero RP
Hamstring, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Keaton Winn RP
Elbow, Pinched Nerve, right
60-Day-IL
Matt Gage RP
Elbow, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Willy Adames SS
Elbow, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Andrew Walters RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Colin Holderman RP
Wrist, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Rhys Hoskins 1B
Back, Inflammation
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Giants4th in NL West

Carson Whisenhunt SP

Probable starter · 3-4, 6.49 ERA, 26 K, 1.79 WHIP

Lineup

1Jonah CoxCF
2Rafael DeversDH
3Victor BericotoRF
4Bryce Eldridge1B
5Osleivis Basabe2B
6Buddy Kennedy3B
7Drew GilbertLF
8Andrew KniznerC
9Christian KossSS

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Foster Griffin SP

Probable starter · 15-6, 3.60 ERA, 158 K, 1.21 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Jose Ramirez3B
3Jo AdellRF
4Angel MartinezRF
5Rhys Hoskins1B
6Angel Genao2B
7Travis BazzanaDH
8Patrick BaileyC
9Brayan RocchioSS

The series

CLE wins series 2-1

Last 5

No games yet this season.

CLE

Wvs SF8-1
Lvs SD0-5
Wvs SD6-1
Lvs SD5-7
L@ DET0-3

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 21,309
Officials: Jordan Baker (Home Plate Umpire), Stu Scheurwater (First Base Umpire), Steven Jaschinski (Second Base Umpire), Rob Drake (Third Base Umpire)