# 2023 Cleveland Guardians season

The 2023 Cleveland Guardians season was the 123rd season for the franchise, which competed in the American League of Major League Baseball (MLB). This was the franchise's second season using the "Guardians" nickname, and 11th and final season under manager Terry Francona, the longest-tenured manager in MLB entering the 2023 season. They entered the season as the defending American League Central champions. The team opened the regular season on March 30, losing on the road against the Seattle Mariners, and concluded the regular season on October 1, losing on the road against the Detroit Tigers. They failed to improve on their 92–70 record from the 2022 season, and failed to qualify for the playoffs.
The Cleveland Guardians drew an average home attendance of 23,513 in 78 home games in the 2023 MLB season. The total attendance was 1,834,068.

## Offseason
### Rule changes

Pursuant to the CBA, new rule changes will be in place for the 2023 season:
* institution of a pitch clock between pitches;
* limits on pickoff attempts per plate appearance;
* limits on defensive shifts requiring two infielders to be on either side of second and be within the boundary of the infield; and
* larger bases (increased to 18-inch squares);

## Season standings
### American League Central

vteAL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Minnesota Twins | 87 | 75 | .537 | — | 47‍–‍34 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Detroit Tigers | 78 | 84 | .481 | 9 | 37‍–‍44 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 76 | 86 | .469 | 11 | 42‍–‍39 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Chicago White Sox | 61 | 101 | .377 | 26 | 31‍–‍50 | 30‍–‍51 |
| Kansas City Royals | 56 | 106 | .346 | 31 | 33‍–‍48 | 23‍–‍58 |

### American League Wild Card

vteDivision leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Baltimore Orioles | 101 | 61 | .623 |
| Houston Astros | 90 | 72 | .556 |
| Minnesota Twins | 87 | 75 | .537 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 3 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 99 | 63 | .611 | +10 |
| Texas Rangers | 90 | 72 | .556 | +1 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
| Seattle Mariners | 88 | 74 | .543 | 1 |
| New York Yankees | 82 | 80 | .506 | 7 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 11 |
| Detroit Tigers | 78 | 84 | .481 | 11 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 76 | 86 | .469 | 13 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 73 | 89 | .451 | 16 |
| Chicago White Sox | 61 | 101 | .377 | 28 |
| Kansas City Royals | 56 | 106 | .346 | 33 |
| Oakland Athletics | 50 | 112 | .309 | 39 |

### Record vs. opponents
#### Record vs. American League

2023 American League recordvte
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2023 :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 7–6 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 7–6 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 8–5 | 3–3 | 10–3 | 26–20 |
| Boston | 6–7 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 9–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–11 | 3–3 | 7–6 | 20–26 |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 4–2 | — | 8–5 | 5–8 | 3–4 | 6–7 | 3–4 | 4–9 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 15–31 |
| Cleveland | 4–3 | 3–3 | 5–8 | — | 4–9 | 2–4 | 7–6 | 3–4 | 7–6 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 20–26 |
| Detroit | 1–6 | 1–5 | 8–5 | 9–4 | — | 3–3 | 10–3 | 3–3 | 8–5 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 21–25 |
| Houston | 3–3 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 1–5 | 9–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 10–3 | 4–9 | 3–3 | 9–4 | 3–4 | 28–18 |
| Kansas City | 1–5 | 2–5 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 3–10 | 5–1 | — | 2–4 | 4–9 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 16–30 |
| Los Angeles | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–9 | 4–2 | — | 3–3 | 4–2 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 2–4 | 6–7 | 2–4 | 19–27 |
| Minnesota | 2–4 | 3–4 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 4–2 | 9–4 | 3–3 | — | 4–3 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 25–21 |
| New York | 6–7 | 4–9 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–4 | — | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–8 | 3–4 | 7–6 | 23–23 |
| Oakland | 1–6 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 3–10 | 4–2 | 6–7 | 1–5 | 1–5 | — | 1–12 | 2–5 | 4–9 | 2–4 | 14–32 |
| Seattle | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 9–4 | 6–1 | 8–5 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 12–1 | — | 3–4 | 4–9 | 3–3 | 22–24 |
| Tampa Bay | 5–8 | 11–2 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 8–5 | 5–2 | 4–3 | — | 2–4 | 7–6 | 27–19 |
| Texas | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–9 | 5–1 | 7–6 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 4–2 | — | 6–1 | 22–24 |
| Toronto | 3–10 | 6–7 | 6–0 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 6–7 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 6–7 | 1–6 | — | 30–16 |
Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

#### Record vs. National League

2023 American League record vs. National Leaguevte
Source: MLB Standings :
| Team | ARI | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH |
| Baltimore | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 |
| Boston | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Chicago | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Cleveland | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Detroit | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Houston | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Kansas City | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Los Angeles | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Minnesota | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| New York | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Oakland | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Seattle | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Tampa Bay | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Texas | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Toronto | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

## Regular season
### Game log

2023 Game Log: 76–86 (Home: 42–39; Away: 34–47) :
March/April: 13–15 (Home: 4–8; Away: 9–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1March 30@ Mariners0–3Sewald (1–0)Karinchak (0–1)Muñoz (1)45,2680–1L1
2March 31@ Mariners9–4Sandlin (1–0)Ray (0–1)—31,5161–1W1
3April 1@ Mariners2–0Civale (1–0)Gilbert (0–1)Clase (1)44,2502–1W2
4April 2@ Mariners6–5 (10)De Los Santos (1–0)Murfee (0–1)Stephan (1)34,0453–1W3
5April 3@ Athletics12–11 (10)Clase (1–0)May (1–1)Morgan (1)3,0354–1W4
6April 4@ Athletics3–4May (2–1)Karinchak (0–2)—3,4074–2L1
7April 5@ Athletics6–4 (10)Morgan (1–0)Jackson (0–1)Clase (2)4,9305–2W1
8April 7Mariners3–5Murfee (1–1)Civale (1–1)Sewald (1)34,8215–3L1
9April 8Mariners2–3Gonzales (1–0)Quantrill (0–1)Sewald (2)17,4895–4L2
10April 9Mariners7–6 (12)Herrin (1–0)Murfee (1–2)—12,7166–4W1
11April 10Yankees3–2Bieber (1–0)Hamilton (0–1)Clase (3)19,2787–4W2
12April 11Yankees2–11Cole (3–0)Gaddis (0–1)—20,1647–5L1
13April 12Yankees3–4Peralta (1–0)Clase (1–1)Holmes (4)23,1647–6L2
14April 14@ Nationals4–3Stephan (1–0)Edwards Jr. (0–1)Clase (4)21,3678–6W1
15April 15@ Nationals6–4Plesac (1–0)Kuhl (0–1)Clase (5)24,9099–6W2
16April 16@ Nationals6–7Thompson (1–1)Sandlin (1–1)Finnegan (3)21,9299–7L1
—April 17@ TigersPostponed (rain); Makeup April 18
17April 18 (1)@ Tigers3–4Lange (1–0)Karinchak (0–3)—see 2nd game9–8L2
18April 18 (2)@ Tigers0–1Rodríguez (1–2)Battenfield (0–1)Foley (1)10,0999–9L3
19April 19@ Tigers3–2Quantrill (1–1)Turnbull (1–3)Clase (6)11,23010–9W1
—April 21MarlinsPostponed (rain); Makeup April 22
20April 22 (1)Marlins1–6Nardi (2–1)Bieber (1–1)—see 2nd game10–10L1
21April 22 (2)Marlins2–3Garrett (1–0)Plesac (1–1)Puk (4)14,47810–11L2
22April 23Marlins7–4Allen (1–0)Luzardo (2–1)Clase (7)12,66411–11W1
23April 24Rockies0–6Gomber (1–4)Quantrill (1–2)—9,25811–12L1
24April 25Rockies1–5Feltner (2–2)Battenfield (0–2)—9,49311–13L2
25April 26Rockies4–1Bibee (1–0)Márquez (2–2)Clase (8)9,84112–13W1
26April 28@ Red Sox5–2Bieber (2–1)Pivetta (1–2)Clase (9)30,57813–13W2
27April 29@ Red Sox7–8 (10)Bernardino (1–0)Clase (1–2)—31,71713–14L1
28April 30@ Red Sox1–7Sale (2–2)Allen (1–1)—29,39513–15L2 :
May: 12–15 (Home: 8–7; Away: 4–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
29May 1@ Yankees3–2De Los Santos (2–0)Holmes (0–2)Clase (10)33,41414–15W1
30May 2@ Yankees2–4Peralta (2–0)Karinchak (0–4)King (2)32,52114–16L1
31May 3@ Yankees3–4 (10)Abreu (1–0)Stephan (1–1)—36,06014–17L2
32May 5Twins0–2Ober (2–0)Battenfield (0–3)Durán (7)17,84914–18L3
33May 6Twins4–3Stephan (2–1)Alcalá (0–1)Clase (11)20,79515–18W1
34May 7Twins2–0Quantrill (2–2)Ryan (5–1)Clase (12)17,47716–18W2
35May 8Tigers2–6Wentz (1–3)Bibee (1–1)—12,50916–19L1
36May 9Tigers2–0Bieber (3–1)Lorenzen (1–2)Clase (13)13,09617–19W1
37May 10Tigers0–5Rodríguez (4–2)Battenfield (0–4)—16,12817–20L1
38May 12Angels4–5Moore (3–1)Clase (1–3)Estévez (9)22,55017–21L2
39May 13Angels8–6Morgan (2–0)Tepera (2–2)Stephan (2)27,64418–21W1
40May 14Angels4–3Karinchak (1–4)Sandoval (3–2)Clase (14)23,17519–21W2
41May 16@ White Sox3–8Lynn (2–5)Bieber (3–2)—18,45919–22L1
42May 17@ White Sox2–7Clevinger (3–3)Battenfield (0–5)—12,24119–23L2
43May 18@ White Sox3–1Sandlin (2–1)Cease (2–3)Clase (15)11,90020–23W1
44May 19@ Mets9–10 (10)Smith (3–1)Clase (1–4)—35,01020–24L1
--May 20@ MetsPostponed (rain); Makeup May 21
45May 21@ Mets4–5Robertson (2–0)Stephan (2–2)—39,99520–25L2
46May 21@ Mets1–2Verlander (2–2)Bieber (3–3)Raley (1)29,86220–26L3
47May 22White Sox3–0Gaddis (1–1)Scholtens (0–2)Clase (16)13,87821–26W1
48May 23White Sox2–4Cease (3–3)Allen (1–2)Graveman (4)14,52421–27L1
49May 24White Sox0–6Kopech (3–4)Quantrill (2–3)—17,76721–28L2
50May 26Cardinals4–3Bieber (4–3)Liberatore (1–1)Clase (17)31,30322–28W1
51May 27Cardinals1–2 (10)Helsley (3–3)Sandlin (2–2)Gallegos (6)32,22422–29L1
52May 28Cardinals4–3Curry (1–0)Helsley (3–4)—27,39823–29W1
53May 29@ Orioles5–0Allen (2–2)Wells (3–2)—25,24924–29W2
54May 30@ Orioles5–8Gibson (7–3)Quantrill (2–4)Bautista (14)11,70924–30L1
55May 31@ Orioles12–8Curry (2–0)Givens (0–1)—11,30425–30W1 :
June: 14–12 (Home: 8–4; Away: 6–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
56June 1@ Twins6–7Jax (3–6)Morgan (2–1)—16,78825–31L1
57June 2@ Twins0–1Stewart (2–0)Sandlin (2–3)Durán (8)26,81825–32L2
58June 3@ Twins4–2Allen (3–2)Gray (4–1)Clase (18)27,15326–32W1
59June 4@ Twins2–1Karinchak (2–4)Ryan (7–3)Clase (19)23,62927–32W2
60June 6Red Sox4–5Paxton (2–1)De Los Santos (2–1)Jansen (13)21,47127–33L1
61June 7Red Sox5–2Bibee (2–1)Crawford (1–3)Clase (20)19,44428–33W1
62June 8Red Sox10–3Civale (2–1)Dermody (0–1)—21,47329–33W2
63June 9Astros10–9 (14)Curry (3–0)Martinez (1–2)—31,78730–33W3
64June 10Astros4–6France (2–1)McKenzie (0–1)Pressly (12)35,08730–34L1
65June 11Astros5–0Bieber (5–3)Bielak (3–3)—26,31831–34W1
66June 13@ Padres3–6Musgrove (4–2)Bibee (2–2)Hader (16)40,19731–35L1
67June 14@ Padres0–5Wacha (7–2)Civale (2–2)—43,66031–36L2
68June 15@ Padres8–6Stephan (3–2)Weathers (1–5)Clase (21)41,86432–36W1
69June 16@ Diamondbacks1–5Gallen (8–2)Toussaint (0–1)—27,20332–37L1
70June 17@ Diamondbacks3–6Castro (4–2)Bieber (5–4)McGough (3)25,47132–38L2
71June 18@ Diamondbacks12–3Bibee (3–2)Davies (1–3)—42,03133–38W1
72June 20Athletics3–2 (10)De Los Santos (3–1)May (2–4)—17,77334–38W2
73June 21Athletics7–6Morgan (3–1)Pruitt (1–5)Clase (22)17,85335–38W3
74June 22Athletics6–1Sandlin (3–3)Sears (1–5)—23,96936–38W4
75June 23Brewers1–7Miley (5–2)Bieber (5–5)—30,05636–39L1
76June 24Brewers4-2Bibee (4-2)Peralta (5-7)Clase (23)32,34937-39W1
77June 25Brewers4–5 (10)Williams (4–1)Stephan (3–3)Peguero (1)24,70137–40L1
78June 27@ Royals2–1Stephan (4–3)Barlow (2–4)Clase (24)15,71838–40W1
79June 28@ Royals14–1Sandlin (4–3)Cox (0–1)—11,97839–40W2
80June 29@ Royals3–4 (10)Chapman (4–2)Clase (1–5)—12,41439–41L1
81June 30@ Cubs1–10Steele (9–2)Quantrill (2–5)—32,23039–42L2 :
July: 14–12 (Home: 8–5; Away: 6–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
82July 1@ Cubs6–0Bibee (5–2)Stroman (9–6)—34,34240–42W1
83July 2@ Cubs8–6 (10)Hentges (1–0)Alzolay (1–4)—38,39241–42W2
84July 3Braves2–4Elder (7–1)Williams (0–1)Iglesias (15)38,10641–43L1
85July 4Braves6–5 (10)De Los Santos (4–1)Iglesias (3–3)—24,80842–43W1
86July 5Braves1–8Tonkin (5–2)Quantrill (2–6)—23,86242–44L1
87July 6Royals6–1Morgan (4–1)Garrett (0–1)—17,46443–44W1
88July 7Royals3–0Civale (3–2)Lynch (2–4)Clase (25)29,99044–44W2
89July 8Royals10–6Williams (1–1)Singer (5–8)—30,86445–44W3
90July 9Royals1–4Yarbrough (2–4)Bieber (5–6)Barlow (11)25,91145–45L1
93rd All-Star Game: Seattle, WA
91July 14@ Rangers4–12Burke (3–2)Hentges (1–1)—33,86345–46L2
92July 15@ Rangers0–2Heaney (6–6)Williams (1–2)Chapman (3)37,73045–47L3
93July 16@ Rangers5–6Bradford (2–1)Stephan (4–4)Smith (16)33,95745–48L4
94July 17@ Pirates11–0Kelly (1–0)Priester (0–1)—20,08046–48W1
95July 18@ Pirates10–1Allen (4–2)Keller (9–5)—21,62247–48W2
96July 19@ Pirates5–7Borucki (1–0)Hentges (1–2)Bednar (18)26,54147–49L1
97July 21Phillies6–5Stephan (5–4)Suárez (2–5)Clase (26)38,26048–49W1
98July 22Phillies1–0Bibee (6–2)Wheeler (7–5)Clase (27)37,93749–49W2
99July 23Phillies5–8 (10)Kimbrel (6–1)Herrin (1–1)Marte (2)31,80649–50L1
100July 24Royals3–5Yarbrough (3–5)Allen (4–3)Barlow (12)19,63049–51L2
101July 25Royals5–1Civale (4–2)Greinke (1–11)—22,17750–51W1
102July 26Royals8–3Sandlin (5–3)Marsh (0–5)—26,69951–51W2
103July 27@ White Sox6–3Bibee (7–2)Cease (4–4)Clase (28)20,89352–51W3
104July 28@ White Sox0–3Toussaint (1–3)Curry (3–1)Santos (2)26,65452–52L1
105July 29@ White Sox2–7Clevinger (4–4)Allen (4–4)—26,29952–53L2
106July 30@ White Sox5–0Civale (5–2)Kopech (4–10)—28,09653–53W1
107July 31@ Astros3–7France (7–3)Morgan (4–2)Pressly (25)30,16553–54L1 :
August: 11–16 (Home: 5–9; Away: 6–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
108August 1@ Astros0–2Valdez (9–7)Williams (1–3)—33,70353–55L2
109August 2@ Astros2–3Maton (3–3)Sandlin (5–4)Pressly (26)37,52253–56L3
110August 4White Sox4–2Allen (5–4)Clevinger (4–5)Clase (29)37,05654–56W1
111August 5White Sox4–7Kopech (5–10)Syndergaard (1–5)—35,82354–57L1
112August 6White Sox3–5Peralta (1–0)Clase (1–6)Lambert (1)27,30554–58L2
113August 7Blue Jays1–3Swanson (3–2)De Los Santos (4–2)Hicks (10)18,19854–59L3
114August 8Blue Jays1–0Bibee (8–2)Kikuchi (9–4)Clase (30)19,46755–59W1
115August 9Blue Jays0–1Gausman (9–6)Allen (5–5)Hicks (11)21,22755–60L1
116August 10Blue Jays4–3Syndergaard (2–5)Manoah (3–9)Clase (31)23,90556–60W1
117August 11@ Rays8–9Stephenson (2–4)Sandlin (5–5)—19,62556–61L1
118August 12@ Rays5–6Fleming (2–0)Clase (1–7)—25,02556–62L2
119August 13@ Rays9–2Bibee (9–2)Eflin (12–7)—22,16357–62W1
120August 15@ Reds3–0Allen (6–5)Ashcraft (6–8)Clase (32)26,29058–62W2
121August 16@ Reds2–7Abbott (8–3)Syndergaard (2–6)—19,79758–63L1
—August 17TigersPostponed (rain); Makeup August 18
122August 18 (1)Tigers2–4Skubal (3–2)Williams (1–4)Foley (6)see 2nd game58–64L2
123August 18 (2)Tigers4–1De Los Santos (5–2)Cisnero (2–4)Clase (33)31,55659–64W1
124August 19Tigers3–4Manning (5–4)Bibee (9–3)Foley (7)32,64159–65L1
125August 20Tigers1–4Rodríguez (9–6)Allen (6–6)Lange (18)26,82459–66L2
126August 22Dodgers8–3Hentges (2–2)Miller (7–3)—22,17360–66W1
—August 23DodgersSuspended (rain); Completion August 24
127August 24 (1)Dodgers1–6Varland (1–0)Curry (3–2)—60–67L1
128August 24 (2)Dodgers3–9Pepiot (1–0)Williams (1–5)—23,53360–68L2
129August 25@ Blue Jays5–2Bibee (10–3)Bassitt (12–7)Clase (34)40,75561–68W1
130August 26@ Blue Jays3–8Ryu (3–1)Allen (6–7)—41,92461–69L1
131August 27@ Blue Jays10–7 (11)Clase (2–7)Jackson (3–1)—41,97862–69W1
132August 28@ Twins6–10Funderburk (1–0)Curry (3–3)Winder (1)20,32362–70L1
133August 29@ Twins4–2Gaddis (2–1)López (9–7)Clase (35)23,43363–70W1
134August 30@ Twins5–2 (10)Stephan (6–4)Pagán (5–2)Clase (36)20,16964–70W2 :
September/October: 12–16 (Home: 9–6; Away: 3–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
135September 1Rays3–2Morgan (5–2)Glasnow (7–5)Clase (37)25,68565–70W3
136September 2Rays7–6 (11)Hentges (3–2)Devenski (3–3)—27,78866–70W4
137September 3Rays2–6Poche (10–3)Stephan (6–5)Fairbanks (19)25,55666–71L1
138September 4Twins6–20López (10–7)Giolito (7–12)—17,35966–72L2
139September 5Twins3–8Jax (6–8)Stephan (6–6)—20,22466–73L3
140September 6Twins2–1Williams (2–5)Ryan (10–9)Clase (38)16,14867–73W1
141September 7@ Angels2–3Soriano (1–2)Clase (2–8)—24,28867–74L1
142September 8@ Angels6–3Allen (7–7)Canning (7–6)Clase (39)34,20968–74W1
143September 9@ Angels2–6Anderson (6–6)Giolito (7–13)—27,23368–75L1
144September 10@ Angels1–2Rosenberg (1–1)Bibee (10–4)Estévez (30)26,13468–76L2
145September 11@ Giants4–5 (10)Jackson (2–2)Clase (2–9)—20,70568–77L3
146September 12@ Giants3–1Quantrill (3–6)Manaea (5–6)Clase (40)23,54169–77W1
147September 13@ Giants5–6 (10)Doval (6–4)Curry (3–4)—26,21869–78L1
148September 15Rangers12–3Giolito (8–13)Gray (8–8)—21,04370–78W1
149September 16Rangers2–1López (3–7)Smith (2–6)Clase (41)25,26371–78W2
150September 17Rangers9–2Williams (3–5)Bradford (4–2)—19,36172–78W3
151September 18@ Royals4–6Kowar (2–0)Stephan (6–7)McArthur (1)9,73672–79L1
152September 19@ Royals6–7Marsh (2–8)Allen (7–8)Snider (1)15,25472–80L2
153September 20@ Royals2–6Zerpa (3–3)Giolito (8–14)—12,16272–81L3
154September 21Orioles5–2Stephan (7–7)Pérez (4–2)Clase (42)25,22673–81W1
155September 22Orioles9–8Clase (3–9)Canó (1–4)—22,56774–81W2
156September 23Orioles1–2Means (1–1)Quantrill (3–7)Pérez (3)28,27174–82L1
157September 24Orioles1–5Gibson (15–9)McKenzie (0–2)—20,28774–83L2
158September 26Reds7–11Moll (2–3)Karinchak (2–5)Díaz (38)29,18974–84L3
159September 27Reds4–3Bieber (6–6)Abbott (8–6)Clase (43)28,91575–84W1
160September 29@ Tigers7–5Quantrill (4–7)Wentz (3–13)Clase (44)30,05376–84W2
161September 30@ Tigers0–8Brieske (2–3)McKenzie (0–3)—40,22476–85L1
162October 1@ Tigers2–5Rodríguez (13–9)Giolito (8–15)Lange (26)41,42576–86L2 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Guardians team member :

## Player stats

Note = Individual team leaders in each category are in bold.

### 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 | 122 | 315 | 36 | 66 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 26 | .210 | 3 |
| Josh Bell | 97 | 347 | 26 | 81 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 48 | .233 | 0 |
| Will Brennan | 139 | 432 | 41 | 115 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 41 | .266 | 13 |
| Kole Calhoun | 43 | 157 | 18 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 25 | .217 | 0 |
| Zack Collins | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 0 |
| Tyler Freeman | 64 | 153 | 20 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .242 | 5 |
| David Fry | 57 | 101 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .238 | 2 |
| Cam Gallagher | 56 | 143 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .126 | 0 |
| Andrés Giménez | 153 | 557 | 76 | 140 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 62 | .251 | 30 |
| Oscar González | 54 | 173 | 15 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | .214 | 0 |
| Eric Haase | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 1 |
| Steven Kwan | 158 | 638 | 93 | 171 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 54 | .268 | 21 |
| Ramón Laureano | 41 | 136 | 22 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 14 | .243 | 4 |
| Bo Naylor | 67 | 198 | 33 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 32 | .237 | 5 |
| Josh Naylor | 121 | 452 | 52 | 139 | 31 | 0 | 17 | 97 | .308 | 10 |
| José Ramírez | 156 | 611 | 87 | 172 | 36 | 5 | 24 | 80 | .282 | 28 |
| Brayan Rocchio | 23 | 81 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .247 | 0 |
| Amed Rosario | 94 | 385 | 51 | 102 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 40 | .265 | 9 |
| Myles Straw | 147 | 462 | 52 | 110 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 29 | .238 | 20 |
| José Tena | 18 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .226 | 0 |
| Meibrys Viloria | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Mike Zunino | 42 | 124 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .177 | 0 |
| Totals | 162 | 5513 | 662 | 1379 | 294 | 29 | 124 | 622 | .250 | 151 |

### 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 | 7 | 8 | 3.81 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 125.1 | 127 | 55 | 53 | 48 | 119 |
| Peyton Battenfield | 0 | 5 | 5.19 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 34.2 | 34 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 27 |
| Tanner Bibee | 10 | 4 | 2.98 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 142.0 | 122 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 141 |
| Shane Bieber | 6 | 6 | 3.80 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 128.0 | 124 | 56 | 54 | 34 | 107 |
| Aaron Civale | 5 | 2 | 2.34 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 77.0 | 58 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 58 |
| Emmanuel Clase | 3 | 9 | 3.22 | 75 | 0 | 44 | 72.2 | 68 | 37 | 26 | 16 | 64 |
| Xzavion Curry | 3 | 4 | 4.07 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 95.0 | 98 | 47 | 43 | 30 | 67 |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 5 | 2 | 3.29 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 65.2 | 50 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 62 |
| David Fry | 0 | 0 | 12.60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Gaddis | 2 | 1 | 4.50 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 42.0 | 41 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 24 |
| Lucas Giolito | 1 | 4 | 7.04 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 30.2 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 16 | 39 |
| Sam Hentges | 3 | 2 | 3.61 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 52.1 | 53 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 56 |
| Tim Herrin | 1 | 1 | 5.53 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 32 |
| James Karinchak | 2 | 5 | 4.15 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 52 |
| Michael Kelly | 1 | 0 | 3.78 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Reynaldo López | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| Triston McKenzie | 0 | 3 | 5.06 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16.0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 |
| Matt Moore | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Eli Morgan | 5 | 2 | 4.01 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 67.1 | 73 | 37 | 30 | 24 | 75 |
| Cody Morris | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Daniel Norris | 0 | 0 | 5.68 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 |
| Konnor Pilkington | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Zach Plesac | 1 | 1 | 7.59 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 21.1 | 37 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 14 |
| Cal Quantrill | 4 | 7 | 5.24 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 99.2 | 111 | 59 | 58 | 35 | 58 |
| Nick Sandlin | 5 | 5 | 3.75 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 38 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 66 |
| Trevor Stephan | 7 | 7 | 4.06 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 68.2 | 63 | 35 | 31 | 26 | 75 |
| Noah Syndergaard | 1 | 2 | 5.40 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 33.1 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 18 |
| Touki Toussaint | 0 | 1 | 4.91 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Gavin Williams | 3 | 5 | 3.29 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 82.0 | 66 | 32 | 30 | 37 | 81 |
| Totals | 76 | 86 | 3.98 | 162 | 162 | 47 | 1444.0 | 1353 | 697 | 639 | 534 | 1311 |
Note: No qualifiers for league ERA title as no pitchers averaged 1 inning pitched per game (162 innings).

## 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 | |
| Low–A | Lynchburg Hillcats | Carolina League | |
| Rookie | ACL Guardians | Arizona Complex League | |
| Rookie | DSL Guardians Blue | Dominican Summer League | |
| Rookie | DSL Guardians Red | Dominican Summer League | |