Cleveland Guardians Defeat San Francisco Giants 5-2, Improve to 62-66

Final result

Cleveland Guardians defeated San Francisco Giants 5-2 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed San Francisco Giants at 52-75 (.409).

MLB data listed Cleveland Guardians at 62-66 (.484).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 1st — Cleveland Guardians 3 runs; 4th — San Francisco Giants 2 runs; 6th — Cleveland Guardians 1 run; 8th — Cleveland Guardians 1 run.

Gavin Williams (Cleveland Guardians): 5.2 innings and 11 strikeouts, (W, 12-7). Willy Adames (San Francisco Giants): 1 hit, 2 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Patrick Bailey (Cleveland Guardians): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 1 run. José Ramírez (Cleveland Guardians): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 run. Steven Kwan (Cleveland Guardians): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 run. Brayan Rocchio (Cleveland Guardians): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 0 runs.

Willy Adames hit a home run for San Francisco Giants in the top of the 4th (2 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 3 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the San Francisco Giants were 52-75, 4th in the division, 24.5 games back in the division, 11th in the wild-card standings, 15.5 wild-card games back, elimination number 11, wild-card elimination number 20.

In the 2026 standings, the Cleveland Guardians were 62-66, 3rd in the division, 4.5 games back in the division, 6th in the wild-card standings, 1.0 wild-card games back, elimination number 31, wild-card elimination number 34.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings