Guardians

70-68 (.507) · 2nd in the AL Central, 3.0 back · through 2026-09-01

Why this team matters today

The Guardians sit 3 back in the AL Central at 70-68 — close enough that every series matters. They have won 8 of their last 10.

82Proj W
+3Run diff
+4Proj RD
W2Streak
8-2Last 10
4.1R/G
4.1RA/G
130Team HR

Recent form

The Guardians have played 44 series this season; their longest run of series wins is 4. Last five series: L · W · W · W · L.

A set that ended level counts as neither won nor lost and ends a run. This season only.

Cumulative wins vs the record paces

581160162 g100 W110 Wrecord 11670
Actual wins by team game against straight 100 / 110 / 116-win paces. The record is 116 (1906 Cubs, 2001 Mariners).

Last 10 results

W 9-1 W 4-3 W 7-2 W 4-2 W 8-6 W 4-3 L 0-3 L 3-8 W 11-1 W 6-1

AL Central race

TeamW-LGBTrend
White Sox 73-65
Guardians 70-68 3.0
Twins 67-72 6.5
Tigers 63-75 10.0
Royals 62-77 11.5

Players driving the chase

Leaderboard players only — the nightly ledger tracks the players in active chases, not full rosters.

Record book

Franchise records — and who's close

The single-season record, the top mark since 2000, and this year's club leader with the gap.

Category Franchise record Best since 2000 This year's leader
Home runs 52 — Jim Thome, 2002 the record is modern 13 — Chase DeLauter (39 shy)
Hits 233 — Shoeless Joe Jackson, 1911 200 — Michael Brantley, 2014 129 — Chase DeLauter (104 shy)
RBI 165 — Manny Ramirez, 1999 140 — Juan Gonzalez, 2001 60 — Chase DeLauter (105 shy)
Runs 140 — Earl Averill, 1931 134 — Grady Sizemore, 2006 61 — José Ramírez (79 shy)
Stolen bases 75 — Kenny Lofton, 1996 44 — Jose Ramirez, 2025 31 — José Ramírez (44 shy)

Career hits

  1. Nap Lajoie — 2047
  2. Tris Speaker — 1965
  3. Earl Averill — 1903

Career home runs

  1. Jim Thome — 337
  2. Albert Belle — 242
  3. Manny Ramirez — 236

Closest active: Carlos Santana — 216, No. 6 on the franchise list.

Career RBI

  1. Earl Averill — 1084
  2. Jim Thome — 937
  3. Nap Lajoie — 919

Record book through 2021 (Lahman); current leaders from tonight's leaderboards, which cover chase-relevant players, not full rosters.