# 2022 Cleveland Guardians season

The 2022 Cleveland Guardians season was the 122nd season for the franchise. This was the team's first season as the Cleveland Guardians, following the franchise's name change in light of the Cleveland Indians name and logo controversy. The team opened their regular season on April 7, 2022, on the road against the Kansas City Royals, and finished the season on October 5 at home, also against the Royals.
On December 2, 2021, Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred announced a lockout of players, following expiration of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). On March 10, 2022, MLB and the MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, ending the lockout. Opening Day was played on April 7. Although MLB previously announced that several series would be cancelled due to the lockout, the agreement provides for a 162-game season, with originally canceled games to be made up via doubleheaders.
The Guardians won the American League Central title for the first time since 2018 and defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALWCS, but were defeated by the New York Yankees in the ALDS in five games.

## Offseason
### Lockout

The expiration of the league's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Major League Baseball Players Association occurred on December 1, 2021 with no new agreement in place. As a result, the team owners voted unanimously to lockout the players stopping all free agency and trades.
The parties came to an agreement on a new CBA on March 10, 2022.

### Rule changes

Pursuant to the new CBA, several new rules were instituted for the 2022 season. The National League will adopt the designated hitter full-time, a draft lottery will be implemented, the postseason will expand from ten teams to twelve, and advertising patches will appear on player uniforms and helmets for the first time.

## Summary

The Guardians signed third baseman José Ramírez to a 5-year, $124 million extension with the Cleveland Guardians. Combined with his contract extension signed in November 2021, Ramírez' new contract guaranteed nearly $150 million through 2028. The largest contract awarded in franchise history, the deal also included a full "no-trade" clause.
In Cleveland's home opener, Ramírez doubled in the ninth inning of a 4–1 defeat to the San Francisco Giants for his 1,000th career hit.
Ramírez won American League (AL) Player of the Month honors for April, having hit .342 (27-for-79) and .722 slugging percentage, 12 runs scored, seven doubles, a triple, seven home runs, 28 RBI, and nine bases on balls over 21 games. During that month, he also reached the career milestone of 1,000 games played.
On May 26, the Guardians recalled outfielder Oscar González to the major league roster. He made his major league debut that same day, starting in right field versus the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. He singled on a line drive to center field off starting pitcher Tarik Skubal in the top of the second his for the first hit. In the ninth inning, he hit his first major league double.
On May 28 versus Detroit, Ramírez homered, tripled and drove in five runs, amounting to an MLB-leading 48 RBI through the Guardians' first 42 games, tied for third-most in club history. Of all in franchise history, only Manny Ramirez (56 in 1999), Al Rosen (49 in 1954) and Earl Averill (also 48) had equaled or surpassed José Ramírez.
Ramírez was named AL Player of the Week for the May 24–30, having recorded three home runs, three stolen bases, 11 RBI, seven total extra base hits, .348/.423/.957, three walks and one strikeout.
On June 10, versus the Oakland Athletics, González achieved his first major league four-hit game.
The Guardians clinched their 11th AL Central title, and first since 2018, on September 25 after beating the Texas Rangers, 10–4.
The Guardians set a franchise record with four Gold Glove award winners: Shane Bieber, Andrés Giménez, Steven Kwan, and Myles Straw.
Manager Terry Francona was named American League Manager of the Year.
President of Baseball Operations Chris Antonetti won the MLB Executive of the Year Award.

## Season standings
### American League Central

vteAL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Cleveland Guardians | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | 46‍–‍35 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 81 | .500 | 11 | 37‍–‍44 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 14 | 46‍–‍35 | 32‍–‍49 |
| Detroit Tigers | 66 | 96 | .407 | 26 | 36‍–‍46 | 30‍–‍50 |
| Kansas City Royals | 65 | 97 | .401 | 27 | 39‍–‍42 | 26‍–‍55 |

### American League Wild Card

vteDivision leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Houston Astros | 106 | 56 | .654 |
| New York Yankees | 99 | 63 | .611 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 92 | 70 | .568 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 3 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 92 | 70 | .568 | +6 |
| Seattle Mariners | 90 | 72 | .556 | +4 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 86 | 76 | .531 | — |
| Baltimore Orioles | 83 | 79 | .512 | 3 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 81 | .500 | 5 |
| Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 8 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 8 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 73 | 89 | .451 | 13 |
| Texas Rangers | 68 | 94 | .420 | 18 |
| Detroit Tigers | 66 | 96 | .407 | 20 |
| Kansas City Royals | 65 | 97 | .401 | 21 |
| Oakland Athletics | 60 | 102 | .370 | 26 |

### Record against opponents

2022 American League recordvte
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2022 :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 9–10 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 6–0 | 9–10 | 12–8 |
| Boston | 10–9 | — | 2–4 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 7–12 | 6–1 | 3–16 | 9–11 |
| Chicago | 2–5 | 4–2 | — | 7–12 | 12–7 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 11–9 |
| Cleveland | 3–3 | 2–5 | 12–7 | — | 10–9 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–4 | 13–6 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 12–8 |
| Detroit | 5–1 | 1–5 | 7–12 | 9–10 | — | 0–7 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 11–9 |
| Houston | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 7–0 | — | 5–2 | 13–6 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 12–7 | 5–1 | 14–5 | 2–4 | 12–8 |
| Kansas City | 3–4 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 7–12 | 9–10 | 2–5 | — | 3–3 | 7–12 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 7–13 |
| Los Angeles | 1–6 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 7–13 |
| Minnesota | 4–3 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 6–13 | 11–8 | 0–6 | 12–7 | 2–4 | — | 2–5 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 8–12 |
| New York | 12–7 | 13–6 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | — | 5–2 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 10–10 |
| Oakland | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 5–2 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 1–5 | 2–5 | — | 8–11 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 5–15 |
| Seattle | 4–2 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 11–8 | — | 2–5 | 14–5 | 5–2 | 12–8 |
| Tampa Bay | 10–9 | 12–7 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 5–2 | — | 4–3 | 10–9 | 12–8 |
| Texas | 0–6 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 5–14 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 5–14 | 3–4 | — | 2–4 | 11–9 |
| Toronto | 10–9 | 16–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 9–10 | 4–2 | — | 13–7 |
Updated with the results of all games through October 5, 2022.

## Game log
### Regular season

2022 Game Log: 92–70 (Home: 46–35; Away: 46–35) :
April: 9–12 (Home: 3–3; Away: 6–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreakUse background:#fbb for loss, #bfb for win, #bbb for cancelled/postponed -->
1April 7@ Royals1–3Barlow (1–0)McKenzie (0–1)—28,4590–1L1
2April 9@ Royals0–1 (10)Snider (1–0)Clase (0–1)—17,1030–2L2
3April 10@ Royals17–3Quantrill (1–0)Bubic (0–1)—20,1651–2W1
4April 11@ Royals10–7Allen (1–0)Brentz (0–1)—8,9712–2W2
5April 12@ Reds10–5Stephan (1–0)Strickland (0–1)—43,0363–2W3
6April 13@ Reds7–3Morgan (1–0)Lodolo (0–1)—10,9764–2W4
7April 15Giants1–4Rodón (1-0)Plesac (0-1)Doval (2)33,4694–3L1
8April 16Giants2–4Leone (1-0)Sandlin (0-1)McGee (1)13,1874–4L2
9April 17Giants1–8Wood (1–0)Civale (0–1)—9,6204–5L3
—April 18White SoxPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup July 12
—April 19White SoxPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup April 20
10April 20 (1)White Sox11–1Bieber (1–0)Keuchel (1–1)—see 2nd game5–5W1
11April 20 (2)White Sox2–1Gose (1–0)Lambert (0–2)Clase (1)9,1966–5W2
12April 21White Sox6–3Plesac (1–1)Cease (2–1)Clase (2)8,3457–5W3
13April 22@ Yankees1–4Taillon (1–1)Morgan (1–1)Chapman (4)41,0627–6L1
14April 23@ Yankees4–5Castro (1–0)Clase (0–2)—39,1807–7L2
15April 24@ Yankees2–10Cole (1–0)Civale (0–2)—39,0507–8L3
16April 25@ Angels0–3Lorenzen (2–1)Bieber (1–1)Iglesias (3)23,0997–9L4
17April 26@ Angels1–4Sandoval (1–0)McKenzie (0–2)Iglesias (4)22,5517–10L5
18April 27@ Angels5–9Ohtani (2–2)Plesac (1–2)—28,5577–11L6
19April 28@ Angels1–4Detmers (1–1)Quantrill (1–1)Iglesias (5)18,8267–12L7
20April 29@ Athletics9–8Stephan (2–0)Acevedo (0–1)Clase (3)12,9108–12W1
21April 30@ Athletics3–1Sandlin (1–1)Jiménez (1–1)Clase (4)6,7079–12W2 :
May: 12–12 (Home: 7–5; Away: 5–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
22May 1@ Athletics7–3McKenzie (1–2)Kaprielian (0–1)—14,94510–12W3
—May 3PadresPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup May 4
23May 4 (1)Padres4–5Crismatt (1–0)Plesac (1–3)Rogers (10)see 2nd game10–13L1
24May 4 (2)Padres6–5 (10)Sandlin (2–1)Lamet (0–1)—10,24411–13W1
25May 5Blue Jays6–5Civale (1–2)Berríos (2–1)Clase (5)9,10412–13W2
—May 6Blue JaysPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup May 7
26May 7 (1)Blue Jays3–8Gausman (3–1)Bieber (1–2)—see 2nd game12–14L1
27May 7 (2)Blue Jays8–2McKenzie (2–2)Stripling (0–1)—16,81913–14W1
28May 8Blue Jays4–3Shaw (1–0)Cimber (4–2)Clase (6)14,78714–14W2
29May 9@ White Sox12–9 (11)Clase (1–2)Burr (0–1)Stephan (1)17,16815–14W3
30May 10@ White Sox1–4Giolito (2–1)Quantrill (1–2)Graveman (2)16,02515–15L1
—May 11@ White SoxPostponed (COVID-19); Makeup July 23
31May 13@ Twins8–12Jax (3–0)Civale (1–3)—18,71115–16L2
32May 14@ Twins3–2 (10)Sandlin (3–1)Cotton (0–1)Clase (7)22,93916–16W1
33May 15@ Twins1–3Ryan (4–2)McKenzie (2–3)Pagán (5)19,85016–17L1
34May 17Reds4–5 (10)Warren (2-1)Sandlin (3-2)Díaz (1)12,91616-18L2
—May 18RedsPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup May 19
35May 19Reds2–4Cessa (2–0)Stephan (2–1)Santillan (2)8,51016–19L3
36May 20Tigers6–1Civale (2–3)Barnes (3–1)—23,87417–19W1
—May 21TigersPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup July 14
37May 22Tigers2–4Faedo (1–1)Bieber (1–3)Soto (7)15,55417–20L1
38May 23@ Astros6–1McKenzie (3–3)García (3–3)—28,28418–20W1
39May 24@ Astros3–7Valdez (4–2)Plesac (1–4)—26,62118–21L1
40May 25@ Astros1–2Javier (3–2)Quantrill (1–3)Pressly (7)25,41218–22L2
41May 26@ Tigers3–4Soto (2–2)Stephan (2–2)—12,76418–23L3
—May 27@ TigersPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup July 4
42May 28@ Tigers8–1Bieber (2–3)Faedo (1–2)—26,13419–23W1
43May 29@ Tigers1–2Lange (2–1)McKenzie (3–4)Soto (8)19,99019–24L1
44May 30Royals7–3Sandlin (4–2)Snider (3–2)—15,27120–24W1
45May 31Royals8–3Quantrill (2–3)Lynch (2–4)—10,51921–24W2 :
June: 18–10 (Home: 9–7; Away: 9–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
46June 1Royals4–0Pilkington (1–0)Keller (1–6)—12,89522–24W3
47June 3@ Orioles6–3Bieber (3–3)Zimmermann (2–4)Clase (8)15,45623–24W4
48June 4@ Orioles4–5Bautista (2–1)McKenzie (3–5)López (7)17,18323–25L1
49June 5@ Orioles3–2Plesac (2–4)Kremer (0–1)Clase (9)14,81524–25W1
—June 6RangersPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup June 7
50June 7 (1)Rangers6–3Quantrill (3–3)Gray (1–3)Clase (10)see 2nd game25–25W2
51June 7 (2)Rangers3–6Hearn (4–4)McCarty (0–1)Barlow (11)10,76325–26L1
52June 8Rangers4–0Morgan (2–1)Dunning (1–4)—10,96526–26W1
53June 9Athletics8–4De Los Santos (1–0)Trivino (1–5)—12,99527–26W2
54June 10Athletics3–2Gose (2–0)Jiménez (2–4)—21,31128–26W3
55June 11Athletics5–10Montas (3–6)Morgan (2–2)—22,67428–27L1
56June 12Athletics6–3Quantrill (4–3)Irvin (2–3)Clase (11)17,77529–27W1
57June 14@ Rockies4–3 (10)Shaw (2–0)Stephenson (0–1)Clase (12)28,37730–27W2
58June 15@ Rockies7–5Shaw (3–0)Gomber (3–7)Clase (13)23,83831–27W3
59June 16@ Rockies4–2McKenzie (4–5)Kuhl (4–4)Clase (14)26,62932–27W4
60June 17@ Dodgers2–1 (10)Gose (3–0)Phillips (1–3)De Los Santos (1)48,36133–27W5
61June 18@ Dodgers1–7Urías (4–6)Quantrill (4–4)—50,07833–28L1
62June 19@ Dodgers5–3Morgan (3–2)Kimbrel (0–3)Clase (15)53,03334–28W1
63June 21@ Twins6–5 (11)Stephan (3–2)Jax (4–1)Clase (16)22,34135–28W2
64June 22@ Twins11–10Hentges (1–0)Jax (4–2)Clase (17)25,60436–28W3
65June 23@ Twins0–1Smeltzer (4–1)Plesac (2–5)Thielbar (1)24,92936–29L1
66June 24Red Sox3–6Pivetta (8–5)Shaw (3–1)—29,10636–30L2
67June 25Red Sox2–4Winckowski (3–1)Bieber (3–4)Houck (6)27,23936–31L3
68June 26Red Sox3–8Hill (4–4)Civale (2–4)—20,66336–32L4
69June 27Twins1–11Gray (4–1)McKenzie (4–6)—12,55436–33L5
70June 28 (1)Twins3–2Hentges (2–0)Pagán (1–3)Clase (18)12,44237–33W1
71June 28 (2)Twins0–6Winder (3–2)Pilkington (1–1)—12,14537–34L1
72June 29Twins7–6 (10)Morgan (4–2)Cotton (2–2)—12,84038–34W1
73June 30Twins5–3Clase (2–2)Thornburg (0–1)—17,06639–34W2 :
July: 13–15 (Home: 6–4; Away: 7–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
—July 1YankeesPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup July 2
74July 2 (1)Yankees4–13Cole (7–2)McCarty (0–2)—21,20339–35L1
75July 2 (2)Yankees1–6Cortés Jr. (7–3)Civale (2–5)Holmes (15)29,23639–36L2
76July 3Yankees2–0McKenzie (5–6)Montgomery (3–2)Clase (19)26,11340–36W1
77July 4 (1)@ Tigers1–4Hill (1–0)Plesac (2–6)Soto (16)19,73740–37L1
78July 4 (2)@ Tigers3–5Alexander (2–3)Stephan (3–3)Jiménez (1)24,39540–38L2
79July 5@ Tigers4–11Hutchison (1–4)Quantrill (4–5)—16,66240–39L3
80July 6@ Tigers2–8Pineda (2–3)Bieber (3–5)—17,82940–40L4
81July 8@ Royals3–4Barlow (3–2)Hentges (2–1)—19,61140–41L5
82July 9@ Royals13–1McKenzie (6–6)Heasley (1–5)—17,02441–41W1
83July 10@ Royals1–5Greinke (3–5)Plesac (2–7)—13,28441–42L1
84July 11White Sox8–4Quantrill (5–5)Lynn (1–2)—13,65542–42W1
85July 12 (1)White Sox4–1Bieber (4–5)Martin (1–3)—11,34243–42W2
86July 12 (2)White Sox0–7Cease (8–4)Pilkington (1–2)—11,75043–43L1
87July 13White Sox1–2Giolito (6–5)Hentges (2–2)Hendriks (18)13,98743–44L2
88July 14Tigers4–0McKenzie (7–6)Rodríguez (0–4)—14,32744–44W1
89July 15Tigers6–5Shaw (4–1)Fulmer (2–4)Stephan (2)27,84645–44W2
90July 16Tigers10–0Quantrill (6–5)Pineda (2–5)—26,78946–44W3
--July 17TigersPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup August 15
92nd All-Star Game: Los Angeles, CA
91July 22@ White Sox8–2Quantrill (7–5)Giolito (6–6)—31,37947–44W4
92July 23 (1)@ White Sox7–4Stephan (4–3)Hendriks (1–3)Clase (20)18,51848–44W5
93July 23 (2)@ White Sox4–5Kelly (1–2)Shaw (4–2)Foster (1)26,32948–45L1
94July 24@ White Sox3–6Cease (10–4)Bieber (4–6)—30,83148–46L2
95July 25@ Red Sox1–3Schreiber (3–1)Plesac (2–8)Whitlock (2)32,52948–47L3
96July 26@ Red Sox8–3McCarty (1–2)Winckowski (3–5)—32,48349–47W1
97July 27@ Red Sox7–6De Los Santos (2–0)Houck (5–4)Clase (21)32,91950–47W2
98July 28@ Red Sox2–4Diekman (5–1)McKenzie (7–7)Whitlock (3)32,12250–48L1
99July 29@ Rays4–1Bieber (5–6)Springs (3–3)Clase (22)14,67151–48W1
100July 30@ Rays4–6Kluber (7–6)Plesac (2–9)Fairbanks (2)22,75651–49L1
101July 31@ Rays5–3McCarty (2–2)McClanahan (10–4)Clase (23)18,02352–49W1 :
August: 16–11 (Home: 8–7; Away: 8–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
102August 1Diamondbacks6–5 (11)Hentges (3–2)Melancon (3–10)—13,70753–49W2
103August 2Diamondbacks3–6Gallen (6–2)McKenzie (7–8)Kennedy (5)14,47153–50L1
104August 3Diamondbacks7–4Bieber (6–6)Henry (0–1)—18,64254–50W1
105August 4Astros0–6Verlander (15–3)Plesac (2–10)—16,80854–51L1
106August 5Astros3–9Valdez (10–4)Gaddis (0–1)—24,71254–52L2
107August 6Astros4–1Quantrill (8–5)García (8–8)—25,32755–52W1
108August 7Astros1–0McKenzie (8–8)Javier (6–8)Clase (24)22,68856–52W2
109August 9@ Tigers5–2Bieber (7–6)Alexander (2–6)Clase (25)16,35957–52W3
110August 10@ Tigers3–2Shaw (5–2)Hutchison (1–6)Clase (26)16,56058–52W4
111August 11@ Tigers4–3 (10)De Los Santos (3–0)Soto (2–7)Shaw (1)19,03659–52W5
112August 12@ Blue Jays8–0Quantrill (9–5)Berríos (8–5)—41,67760–52W6
113August 13@ Blue Jays1–2Bass (3–3)McKenzie (8–9)Romano (26)44,97760–53L1
114August 14@ Blue Jays7–2Bieber (8–6)Gausman (8–9)—41,00261–53W1
115August 15 (1)Tigers4–1Karinchak (1–0)Vest (3–3)Clase (27)see 2nd game62–53W2
116August 15 (2)Tigers5–7Garcia (1–0)Morgan (4–3)Soto (21)16,98062–54L1
117August 16Tigers3–4Hill (3–3)Plesac (2–11)Soto (22)13,50362–55L2
118August 17Tigers8–4Shaw (6–2)Chafin (0–2)—14,33563–55W1
119August 19White Sox5-2McKenzie (9-9)Lopez (5-3)Clase (28)25,52164-55W2
120August 20White Sox0–2Cueto (6–5)Bieber (8–7)Hendriks (28)26,17964–56L1
—August 21White SoxPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup September 15
121August 23@ Padres3–1Sandlin (5–2)Clevinger (4–5)Clase (29)38,16665–56W1
122August 24@ Padres7–0Quantrill (10–5)Snell (5–7)—30,40966–56W2
123August 25@ Mariners1–3Gonzales (9–12)McKenzie (9–10)Muñoz (3)24,02866–57L1
124August 26@ Mariners2–3 (11)Murfee (4–0)Clase (2–3)—39,87066–58L2
125August 27@ Mariners4–3Plesac (3–11)Muñoz (2–5)Clase (30)45,58667–58W1
126August 28@ Mariners0–4Ray (11–8)Civale (2–6)—45,19067–59L1
127August 30Orioles5–1Quantrill (11–5)Watkins (4–5)—12,49268–59W1
128August 31Orioles0–4Lyles (10–9)McKenzie (9–11)—12,22168–60L1 :
September: 21–8 (Home: 10–7; Away: 11–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
129September 1Orioles0–3Bradish (3–5)Bieber (8–8)Bautista (11)11,82768–61L2
130September 2Mariners1–6Castillo (6–5)Morris (0–1)—21,92368–62L3
131September 3Mariners0–4Ray (12–8)Curry (0–1)—26,25468–63L4
132September 4Mariners3–6 (11)Boyd (1–0)Stephan (4–4)Flexen (2)17,80968–64L5
133September 5@ Royals6–5 (10)Morgan (5–3)Hernández (0–5)Clase (31)11,51169–64W1
134September 6@ Royals4–1Bieber (9–8)Bubic (2–11)Karinchak (1)12,58070–64W2
135September 7@ Royals1–2Barlow (6–4)Clase (2–4)—13,39470–65L1
136September 9@ Twins7–6Quantrill (12–5)Bundy (8–7)Clase (32)18,59571–65W1
137September 10@ Twins6–4McKenzie (10–11)Archer (2–8)Clase (33)26,07372–65W2
138September 11@ Twins4–1Bieber (10–8)Winder (4–4)Karinchak (2)19,01673–65W3
139September 12Angels5–4De Los Santos (4–0)Loup (0–5)Clase (34)12,46174–65W4
140September 13Angels3–1McCarty (3–2)Suárez (6–7)Clase (35)14,41975–65W5
141September 14Angels5–3Stephan (5–4)Tepera (4–3)Karinchak (3)14,52976–65W6
142September 15White Sox2–8Lynn (7–5)Gaddis (0–2)—11,18676–66L1
143September 16Twins4–3Stephan (6–4)Durán (2–4)Clase (36)20,66977–66W1
144September 17 (1)Twins5–1Bieber (11−8)Varland (0−1)—18,17778–66W2
145September 17 (2)Twins7–6 (15)McCarty (4–2)Rodríguez (0–1)—24,44979–66W3
146September 18Twins0–3Ryan (12–8)Morris (0–2)Durán (8)19,60179–67L1
147September 19Twins11–4Quantrill (13–5)Gray (8–5)Hentges (1)12,16880–67W1
148September 20@ White Sox10–7 (11)Clase (3–4)Diekman (5–4)—23,24281–67W2
149September 21@ White Sox8–2McKenzie (11–11)Lynn (7–6)—22,60682–67W3
150September 22@ White Sox4–2Bieber (12–8)Cueto (7–9)Clase (37)23,39583–67W4
151September 23@ Rangers6–3Morris (1–2)Hearn (6–8)Clase (38)34,86284–67W5
152September 24@ Rangers4–2Quantrill (14–5)Burke (7–4)Clase (39)28,41585–67W6
153September 25@ Rangers10–4Civale (3–6)Ragans (0–3)—31,84586–67W7
154September 27Rays5–6 (11)Guerra (2–0)Stephan (6–5)Faucher (1)10,77586–68L1
155September 28Rays2–1 (10)Karinchak (2–0)Guerra (2–1)—10,67487–68W1
156September 29Rays2–1De Los Santos (5–0)Armstrong (2–3)Stephan (3)11,78388–68W2
157September 30Royals6–3Civale (4–6)Singer (10–5)Clase (40)19,76389–68W3 :
October: 3–2 (Home: 3–2; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
158October 1Royals1–7Bubic (3–13)Plesac (3–12)—26,98289–69L1
159October 2Royals7–5Bieber (13–8)Castillo (0–2)Clase (41)20,62290–69W1
160October 3Royals2–5 (10)Barlow (7–4)McCarty (4–3)Clarke (3)18,68890–70L1
161October 4Royals5–3Quantrill (15–5)Lynch (4–13)Clase (42)19,45591–70W1
162October 5Royals9–2Civale (5–6)Heasley (4–10)—12,98392–70W2 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Guardians team member :

## Postseason
### Game log

2022 Postseason: 4−3 (Home 3−1; Away 1−2) :
American League Wild Card Series: 2−0 (Home 2–0; Away 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1October 7Rays2–1Bieber (1–0)McClanahan (0–1)Clase (1)30,7411–0
2October 8Rays1–0 (15)Hentges (1–0)Kluber (0–1)—34,9712–0 :
American League Division Series: 2−3 (Home 1–1; Away 1–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1October 11@ Yankees1−4Cole (1−0)Quantrill (0−1)—47,8070−1
—October 13@ YankeesPostponed (rain); Makeup October 14
2October 14@ Yankees4–2 (10)Clase (1–0)Taillon (0–1)—47,5351–1
3October 15Yankees6–5Morgan (1–0)Schmidt (0–1)—36,4832–1
4October 16Yankees2–4Cole (2–0)Quantrill (0–2)Peralta (1)36,7282–2
—October 17@ YankeesPostponed (rain); Makeup October 18
5October 18@ Yankees1–5Cortés Jr. (1–0)Civale (0–1)—48,1782–3 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Guardians team member :

### Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters :
American League Wild Card Series
Pitchers: 24 Triston McKenzie 31 Sam Hentges 34 Zach Plesac 37 Trevor Stephan 47 Cal Quantrill 48 Emmanuel Clase 49 Eli Morgan 52 Nick Sandlin 57 Shane Bieber 59 Kirk McCarty 62 Enyel De Los Santos 99 James Karinchak
Catchers: 12 Luke Maile 17 Austin Hedges 44 Bo Naylor
Infielders: 0 Andrés Giménez 1 Amed Rosario 6 Owen Miller 8 Gabriel Arias 11 José Ramírez 22 Josh Naylor
Outfielders: 7 Myles Straw 29 Will Benson 38 Steven Kwan 39 Oscar González 63 Will Brennan :
American League Division Series
Pitchers: 24 Triston McKenzie 31 Sam Hentges 34 Zach Plesac 36 Cody Morris 37 Trevor Stephan 43 Aaron Civale 47 Cal Quantrill 48 Emmanuel Clase 49 Eli Morgan 57 Shane Bieber 62 Enyel De Los Santos 99 James Karinchak
Catchers: 12 Luke Maile 17 Austin Hedges 44 Bo Naylor
Infielders: 0 Andrés Giménez 1 Amed Rosario 6 Owen Miller 8 Gabriel Arias 11 José Ramírez 22 Josh Naylor
Outfielders: 7 Myles Straw 29 Will Benson 38 Steven Kwan 39 Oscar González 63 Will Brennan :

## Player stats
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
| Gabriel Arias | 16 | 47 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .191 | 1 |
| Will Benson | 28 | 55 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 | 0 |
| Bobby Bradley | 8 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | 0 |
| Will Brennan | 11 | 42 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .357 | 2 |
| Alex Call | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | 0 |
| Yu Chang | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Ernie Clement | 63 | 145 | 18 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .200 | 0 |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Tyler Freeman | 24 | 77 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .247 | 1 |
| Andrés Giménez | 146 | 491 | 66 | 146 | 26 | 3 | 17 | 69 | .297 | 20 |
| Oscar González | 91 | 362 | 39 | 107 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 43 | .296 | 1 |
| Austin Hedges | 105 | 294 | 26 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 30 | .163 | 2 |
| Nolan Jones | 28 | 86 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .244 | 0 |
| Steven Kwan | 147 | 563 | 89 | 168 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 52 | .298 | 19 |
| Bryan Lavastida | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | 0 |
| Sandy León | 8 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | 0 |
| Luke Maile | 76 | 181 | 19 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .221 | 0 |
| Oscar Mercado | 53 | 119 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | .210 | 2 |
| Owen Miller | 130 | 424 | 53 | 103 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 51 | .243 | 2 |
| Bo Naylor | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Josh Naylor | 122 | 449 | 47 | 115 | 28 | 0 | 20 | 79 | .256 | 6 |
| Richie Palacios | 54 | 112 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .232 | 2 |
| José Ramírez | 157 | 601 | 90 | 168 | 44 | 5 | 29 | 126 | .280 | 20 |
| Franmil Reyes | 70 | 263 | 24 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 28 | .213 | 2 |
| Amed Rosario | 153 | 637 | 86 | 180 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 71 | .283 | 18 |
| Bryan Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Myles Straw | 152 | 535 | 72 | 118 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 32 | .221 | 21 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5558 | 698 | 1410 | 273 | 31 | 127 | 662 | .254 | 119 |

### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Logan Allen | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Shane Bieber | 13 | 8 | 2.88 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 200.0 | 172 | 70 | 64 | 36 | 198 |
| Anthony Castro | 0 | 0 | 7.43 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| Aaron Civale | 5 | 6 | 4.92 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 97.0 | 93 | 58 | 53 | 22 | 98 |
| Emmanuel Clase | 3 | 4 | 1.36 | 77 | 0 | 42 | 72.2 | 43 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 77 |
| Ernie Clement | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Xzavion Curry | 0 | 1 | 5.79 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9.1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 5 | 0 | 3.04 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 53.1 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 61 |
| Hunter Gaddis | 0 | 2 | 18.41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 |
| Ian Gibaut | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Gose | 3 | 0 | 4.71 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 28 |
| Sam Hentges | 3 | 2 | 2.32 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 62.0 | 41 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 72 |
| James Karinchak | 2 | 0 | 2.08 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 39.0 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 62 |
| Sandy León | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk McCarty | 4 | 3 | 4.54 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 37.2 | 37 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 26 |
| Triston McKenzie | 11 | 11 | 2.96 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 191.1 | 138 | 65 | 63 | 44 | 190 |
| Eli Morgan | 5 | 3 | 3.38 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 66.2 | 46 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 72 |
| Cody Morris | 1 | 2 | 2.28 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 23.2 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| Konnor Pilkington | 1 | 2 | 3.88 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 58.0 | 53 | 30 | 25 | 32 | 50 |
| Zach Plesac | 3 | 12 | 4.31 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 131.2 | 136 | 74 | 63 | 38 | 100 |
| Cal Quantrill | 15 | 5 | 3.38 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 186.1 | 178 | 78 | 70 | 47 | 128 |
| Yohan Ramírez | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Sandlin | 5 | 2 | 2.25 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 41 |
| Bryan Shaw | 6 | 2 | 5.40 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 58.1 | 58 | 38 | 35 | 26 | 52 |
| Trevor Stephan | 6 | 5 | 2.69 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 63.2 | 57 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 82 |
| Tanner Tully | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Alex Young | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 92 | 70 | 3.46 | 162 | 162 | 51 | 1456.0 | 1252 | 634 | 560 | 435 | 1390 |

## Postseason stats
### Batting

| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
| Gabriel Arias | 3 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | 0 |
| Will Benson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Will Brennan | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | 0 |
| Andrés Giménez | 7 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .179 | 1 |
| Oscar González | 7 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .226 | 0 |
| Austin Hedges | 7 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | 0 |
| Steven Kwan | 7 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .300 | 1 |
| Luke Maile | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 0 |
| Owen Miller | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | 0 |
| Josh Naylor | 7 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .194 | 0 |
| José Ramírez | 7 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .333 | 0 |
| Amed Rosario | 7 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .241 | 1 |
| Myles Straw | 7 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 | 1 |
| Totals | 7 | 254 | 17 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | .224 | 4 |

### Pitching

| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Shane Bieber | 1 | 0 | 2.03 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| Aaron Civale | 0 | 1 | 81.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Clase | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Hentges | 1 | 0 | 2.84 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| James Karinchak | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Triston McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 3.27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Eli Morgan | 1 | 0 | 2.70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Cody Morris | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Zach Plesac | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cal Quantrill | 0 | 2 | 5.40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| Nick Sandlin | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trevor Stephan | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Totals | 4 | 3 | 2.65 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 68.0 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 82 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Columbus Clippers | International League | Andy Tracy |
| AA | Akron RubberDucks | Eastern League | Rouglas Odor |
| High-A | Lake County Captains | Midwest League | Greg DiCenzo |
| Low–A | Lynchburg Hillcats | Carolina League | Omir Santos |
| Rookie | ACL Guardians | Arizona Complex League | Jordan R. Smith |
| Rookie | DSL Guardians Blue | Dominican Summer League | Jesús Tavárez |
| Rookie | DSL Guardians Red | Dominican Summer League | Carlos Fermin |