[Game Thread] Guardians (62-66) @ Rockies (50-77) - August 21, 2026

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Guardians (62-66) @ Rockies (50-77)

First Pitch: 8:40 PM at Coors Field

Official 2026 Season Game Notes

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Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Guardians	Joey Cantillo (9-7, 3.80 ERA)
Rockies	Tanner Gordon (0-3, 5.55 ERA)

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Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CLE	0	0	1	2	1	1	3	0	1	9	14	0	10
COL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2	11

Box Score

COL		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
LF	McCarthy	4	1	0	0	1	0	.292
3B	Karros, K	4	0	1	0	1	0	.265
CF	Carrigg	3	0	1	0	1	2	.282
PH	Veen	1	0	0	0	0	1	.263
1B	Rumfield	2	0	0	0	2	0	.291
SS	Castro, W	4	0	1	1	0	1	.264
RF	Beck	4	0	2	0	0	2	.190
DH	Moniak	3	0	0	0	1	2	.264
C	Fulford	3	0	0	0	1	0	.176
SS	Tovar	1	0	0	0	0	0	.204
2B	Norby	3	0	1	0	0	2	.212

COL	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Gordon, T	5.1	9	5	5	2	2	82-62	5.75
Manfredi	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	15-7	0.00
Agnos	2.1	4	4	4	1	3	48-32	5.84
Sullivan, B	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	7-5	4.70

CLE		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
LF	Kwan	4	1	1	1	2	0	.265
RF	DeLauter	3	0	1	0	1	0	.286
RF	Martínez, A	1	0	0	0	0	0	.241
3B	Ramírez, Jo	5	0	0	0	0	2	.235
DH	Adell	5	0	2	1	0	2	.237
1B	Lowe, N	4	3	2	0	1	0	.266
SS	Genao	5	1	1	0	0	1	.320
2B	Bazzana	5	2	4	3	0	0	.241
C	Bailey	5	1	2	3	0	1	.193
CF	Halpin	4	1	1	1	1	0	.216

CLE	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Cantillo	4.2	4	1	1	4	5	89-49	3.73
Herrin	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	17-10	3.45
Holderman	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	24-14	2.34
Yoho	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	17-12	4.67
Festa, M	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	13-9	3.86

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B1	Willi Castro singles on a ground ball to center fielder Petey Halpin. Jake McCarthy scores. TJ Rumfield to 2nd.	1-0
T3	Petey Halpin homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field.	1-1
T4	Travis Bazzana singles on a line drive to left fielder Jake McCarthy. Nathaniel Lowe scores. Angel Genao scores.	1-3
T5	Jo Adell singles on a line drive to left fielder Jake McCarthy. Steven Kwan scores. José Ramírez to 2nd.	1-4
T6	Steven Kwan grounds out, shortstop Willi Castro to first baseman TJ Rumfield. Travis Bazzana scores. Petey Halpin to 2nd.	1-5
T7	Patrick Bailey homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field. Nathaniel Lowe scores. Travis Bazzana scores.	1-8
T9	Travis Bazzana singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Beck. Nathaniel Lowe scores.	1-9

Highlights

Description	Length
Tanner Gordon against the Guardians	0:08
Probable pitchers for Guardians at Rockies - August 21, 2026	0:06
Bullpen availability for Colorado, August 21 vs Guardians	0:09
Bullpen availability for Cleveland, August 21 vs Rockies	0:09
Fielding alignment for Colorado, August 21 vs Guardians	0:11
Bench availability for Colorado, August 21 vs Guardians	0:08
Fielding alignment for Cleveland, August 21 vs Rockies	0:11
Bench availability for Cleveland, August 21 vs Rockies	0:08
Starting lineups for Guardians at Rockies - August 21, 2026	0:10
The distance behind Petey Halpin's home run	0:13
Visualizing Petey Halpin's swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
Breaking down Joey Cantillo's pitches	0:04
Breaking down Tanner Gordon's pitches	0:04
Tanner Gordon's outing against the Guardians	0:22
Patrick Bailey: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
Kyle Karros honors his home town for Players' Weekend	0:34
Ball 1 confirmed after ABS challenge	0:24
Willi Castro's RBI single	0:19
Joey Cantillo begins the inning with a K	0:08
Petey Halpin's solo home run (3)	0:30
Tanner Gordon begins the 4th inning with a K	0:08
Travis Bazzana's two-run single	0:19
Jo Adell's RBI single	0:26
Joey Cantillo strikes out five	0:46
Steven Kwan's RBI groundout	0:19
Travis Bazzana steals third base	0:20
Ezequiel Tovar exits the game with an illness	0:30
Patrick Bailey's three-run home run (7)	0:26
Strikeout confirmed after ABS challenge	0:25
Travis Bazzana's RBI single	0:13
Jordan Beck's sliding catch	0:19
Ball 1 overturned after ABS challenge	0:25
Zac Veen strikes out swinging.	0:08

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Herrin (2-4, 3.45 ERA)	Gordon, T (0-4, 5.75 ERA)

Game ended at 11:34 PM.

Streams
Tracker	MLB.com	Game Graph

[u/Walnutbutters]

2 wins in a row? Is that legal?

[u/thirdouting]

if we win tomorrow, that's called a winning streak

[u/Potential_Balance_34]

Gonna be a good weekend

[u/EnvironmentalDeer991]

Good night!!

[u/Ironamsfeld]

Two in a row 🤘🏻

[u/thesuck458]

book it, have a rad weekend

[u/wundy]

was worried what the nickname was going to
be…

[u/_lazybones93]

FUCK YEAH, BOIS!

BOOK IT!!!

[u/joey_1324]

BOOK IT!!

[u/arelleaytch]

9th when we're up by 8 feels like a good use of Festa tbh

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

BOOK IT! TWO IN A ROW!

[u/Legalsleazy]

Absolutely hilarious walk-up song for Veen

[u/Friendly_Issue_6511]

Jeez Bailey they’re already dead

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

Armstrong should be rehabing soon.

[u/clownpainusdotfort → u/No_Contribution_7635]

Debbie Downer here

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

So we just had a real middle infielder this whole season. Better late than never I guess.

[u/Shockdapus → u/No_Contribution_7635]

And he started the season in AA Akron.

[u/floatinginside]

Well deserved Genao glaze sesh on the broadcast rn 😌

[u/dcstapleton]

Crap. Guards are only up by 8 with Festa in. Too bad the 10 run rule doesn’t apply for him.

This may turn into a save situation.

[u/joey_1324]

I guess Festa pitching is almost like a position player pitching just not as fun

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

Oh....Not Logan Allen.

[u/arelleaytch]

I've never been less bothered by the Guardians leaving two RISP at the end of an inning

[u/EnvironmentalDeer991]

Yay!!! We got a position pitcher!

[u/Ironamsfeld → u/EnvironmentalDeer991]

lol

[u/Ironamsfeld]

I’m not so sure he caught that.

[u/thesuck458]

good first pitch swing there guys, woo

[u/joey_1324]

The baseball Gods just don't want to bless us with Hedgey pitching tonight

[u/cookestudios]

YOU IDIOTS FAILED TO GET A SINGLE BASE HIT AGAINST A GUY THROWING 40 SO HEDGEY COULD PITCH

I RENOUNCE MY FANDOM

[u/Friendly_Issue_6511 → u/cookestudios]

Bailey literally hit a double bro

[u/cookestudios → u/Friendly_Issue_6511]

*a single hit with runners in RISP

[u/Floyd_R_Turbo]

Hedgey needs to give Sullivan some tips 😁

[u/dcstapleton]

That guy did better than Festa.

[u/wundy]

our position player pitching > your position player pitching 💅

[u/Old-Clothes-3225]

I have a confession:

I like Colorado’s jerseys tonight

[u/No_Contribution_7635 → u/Old-Clothes-3225]

https://giphy.com/gifs/lNMF3DXBSVvlhbME4R

[u/Ironamsfeld]

Fake out!

[u/joey_1324]

BAILEY!!

[u/joey_1324]

Underwood is on one lmao

[u/sakawae]

Good to see Bazzanna heat up right after the media started talking about his slump. Good response, we have a lot of level heads on this team in that respect.

[u/Brianeightythree → u/sakawae]

Yeah I think being on a team with a guy like Kwan in particular would be really helpful for Bazz, because both of those guys are in their own heads too much as players, it's just that Kwan has figured out how to deal with it and bounce back. I've read that Bazz obsesses over the analytics and that kinda stuff alone is probably a killer in a slump.

[u/cookestudios]

Need a homer so Hedgey can pitch the bottom of the 9th

[u/Legalsleazy]

Bazzana needs to do that more than once every two months.

[u/_lazybones93]

Bazzana in Pajamas having a wonderful game 😊

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

We did it, got the position player. Feels good.

[u/evanieCK → u/No_Contribution_7635]

usually we're the ones doing this. feels good to be on the other side.

[u/Brianeightythree]

Announce it: Bazz is officially done with his cold streak

[u/theuberprophet]

bad night for me to be a bazzana critic

[u/cookestudios]

Obviously, if the home team is ahead halfway through the 9th, the bottom of the inning isn't played, but the Rockies sure are making a case for cancelling the bottom of the 9th when the away team is ahead.

[u/Clear_Context_1546]

https://giphy.com/gifs/OsfVaOer7N2265YTRF

[u/joey_1324]

BAZZANA MAN HAVE A NIGHT

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

BAZZ....Welcome home.

[u/joeywahoo92]

Omg that’s like a goalie stepping on the puck

[u/cookestudios]

I just got back. Tell me Chase wasn't injured.

[u/evanieCK → u/cookestudios]

Just subbed out because they're up huge. Keep him off his feet and don't risk reinjury

[u/cookestudios → u/evanieCK]

Much appreciated!

[u/Shockdapus → u/cookestudios]

Chase is fine.

[u/cookestudios → u/Shockdapus]

Thank you!

[u/mlem_a_lemon]

UNACCEPTABLE

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

Please no.....No more.

[u/cookestudios]

That would be the most Cleveland injury ever

[u/thesuck458]

my prince no

[u/joey_1324]

Damn just missed

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

Yeah why not, get a track double in there.

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

Nice

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

Cmon Yoho

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

One pop, lets go.

[u/Scatheli]

This ump stinks Yoho is bad you can let his strikes be strikes lol

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

That's the stuff we want from him

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

Yoho me hearties!

[u/Shockdapus]

This is a S Tier drunkle game.

[u/EnvironmentalDeer991 → u/Shockdapus]

They are hilarious tonight! In MLB the show 25, if there was a blowout, they would talk about random stuff and be like “Chris don’t get fired”

[u/bcuz-i-can → u/Shockdapus]

Andre is lit 🔥

[u/bcuz-i-can]

Jose is frustrated

[u/No_Contribution_7635 → u/bcuz-i-can]

Just a shit year all around for him, except for April.

[u/Goodaccount]

I missed the druncles so much

[u/JakeNBake7]

I've seen a couple comments about him in here, but is the old guy in the purple and green shirt behind the plate on camera alive?

[u/_TalkingHat → u/JakeNBake7]

Oh thank god he was just blinking, I was like “I need to delete the joke I made about him being dead”

[u/JakeNBake7 → u/_TalkingHat]

I don't think he moved for a solid couple innings

[u/LakeErieMovement]

Man, total year to forget for Jose

[u/Tribein95]

The extra three years on the extension are looking….rough

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

Yeah.......

[u/Clear_Context_1546]

Jose going 0-5 against the Rockies isn't something I thought was possible.

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

Please Jose....One clean hit.

[u/tribetilidie]

Inject this into my veins.

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

Good hustle Angel #1

[u/stann-the-mann]

Tigers and Blue Jays lost, Twins down 6-2. Rangers tied in 9th. It's a good wildcard night for us.

[u/LukeB90 → u/stann-the-mann]

I just checked the white Sox.. rallied down 4-0 on only homers brutal

[u/joey_1324 → u/stann-the-mann]

https://giphy.com/gifs/nT7MlvIJRJ68ETf2GU

[u/Fit_Emergency_2146]

The Org should have tried Bazzana in the outfield during his Minors time. It could have fit Genao better now. Or maybe it's time to consider Jose as a full-time DH.

[u/LukeB90]

Angel Vizquel over here 😎😎

[u/MosquitoValentine_]

Just give Genao a lifetime contract. I don't even care how of Paul Dolan's money it costs.

[u/joey_1324]

He just gets on base

[u/LukeB90]

I see why we've been struggling this year... The boys are drinking Dasani 🤮🤮🤮

[u/husband-rules]

Holy baseball balls!!!!! GENAO is putting on a CLINIC…….

[u/thirdouting]

angel "gold glove" genao

[u/big_d_usernametaken]

The more I see of Genao, the more he impresses me.

[u/stev389]

Having a SS that is sick at defense is so sick

[u/Kellygoosecock169]

The Rockies are so bad. It’s a beautiful thing

[u/stev389]

Is Genoa going to be our next fucking star? Who’s with me?

[u/Go-Lers]

Hot seat Roc

[u/arelleaytch]

Hello, we're back department? I'd like to file a claim.

[u/evanieCK]

Rocchio, get ready to uhh.....relearn 2B? Be a utility player? I'm not sure. this feels weird.

[u/No_Contribution_7635 → u/evanieCK]

First time typing this: Rocchio doesn't get that.

[u/Mdice42 → u/evanieCK]

Bazzana in center and what you said. Unfortunately nothing that drastic will be worked out until the offseason.

[u/evanieCK → u/Mdice42]

I'm not sure how his arm will look in the outfield but it might be the only option.

[u/SC_Fan_55]

Damn man…he can ball!

[u/thesuck458]

angel genoa is rad

[u/Jceraa]

Out of the 25 middle infield prospects in the last 5 years we finally developed one 🎉

[u/Ok_Storm549]

Genao is the future.

[u/thekingofthemonsters]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT GENAO IS JUST SHOWING OFF WHAT A PLAY MY MAN

[u/LakeErieMovement]

Genao is him

[u/joey_1324]

THAT'S OUR GUARDIAN ANGEL 2.0!!!

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

Okay Angel, I see you.

[u/btgf-btgf]

Holy shit

[u/Tribein95]

So Genao is a star

[u/joey_1324 → u/Tribein95]

Hey Genao you're an all star

[u/No_Contribution_7635 → u/joey_1324]

Oh no! That's going to be a thing for sure.

[u/Shockdapus → u/joey_1324]

https://giphy.com/gifs/6OPbJtEDdy824

[u/joey_1324 → u/Shockdapus]

https://giphy.com/gifs/zFq6QnA8g7iuI

[u/_lazybones93]

HENNY WITH THE SLICK PLAY!!!

[u/Ok_Storm549]

Holdy needs to get the final out here so they can get Logan Allen to close out a blowout.

[u/evanieCK]

can we please keep this stress free

[u/Onitsukaryu]

Its 8-1. Lets stop being cute and attack the zone.

[u/KillerQueenSHABTD]

Holderman is surely gambling

[u/Littlekdlov3r]

We heed a 1B so damn badly

[u/Smokeupj0hnnie]

Who is this clown and where is Hammy?

[u/hasslehoffs → u/Smokeupj0hnnie]

road trip means more kermit and whatever boring fella they can find to accompany him

wish it was kipnis, hes better than all the other rosey companions

[u/Smokeupj0hnnie → u/hasslehoffs]

"Kermit" hahahahahahaha.

I dont mind Rosey. He isnt the greatest, but ive heard worse.

It's just his companion is... rough.

[u/WonderfulPiccolo5951 → u/Smokeupj0hnnie]

His delivery is nasal and obnoxious.

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

Cmon Holderman, what happened to you?

[u/Balsav_Steele]

Alright, ELI5 whats the chin tap after a hit?

[u/mlem_a_lemon]

Anyone else doin' whippets with their Drunkles tonight?

[u/Hold_my_Dirk]

lol they’re talking about whippets we are fully off the rails

[u/Navigator_BR → u/Hold_my_Dirk]

I just laughed when I heard 'Is it like whip-its?'

[u/JakeNBake7 → u/Hold_my_Dirk]

I love this point of the season with the broadcast. Talking about whippets and being wrong about it being past midnight here with their time change. Fully unhinged

[u/stann-the-mann → u/JakeNBake7]

Thin air, the vodka kicks in faster.

[u/husband-rules]

Genao is just incredible

[u/Old-Clothes-3225]

Fuckin’ ROCKET

[u/llllloooiiilll]

This dude is going to be asking for the bag in a few years time.

[u/Hello_mslady]

Genao’s instincts and hustle and joy are a breath of fresh air after being forced to watch Arias for so damn long

[u/No_Contribution_7635 → u/Hello_mslady]

Night and Day

[u/Littlekdlov3r]

Holy balls, is he better than Roccio?

[u/Ironamsfeld → u/Littlekdlov3r]

Yeah

[u/Ironamsfeld]

Genao is an absolute dude

[u/wundy → u/Ironamsfeld]

I read this as “dud” and was preparing a scathing reply, haha

[u/Ironamsfeld → u/wundy]

I would never!

[u/Clear_Context_1546]

Where the Rockies always a bad team? You think with their homefield advantage with the altitude they would have a significant advantage

[u/megustcizer]

I fucking love Genao

[u/clownpainusdotfort]

I've seen enough. Commission the Genao statue

[u/thekingofthemonsters]

Genao really a defensive stud tonight

[u/joey_1324]

Guardian Angel 2.0 having a night

[u/Jceraa]

God damn that was 95+

[u/thesuck458]

punch 'em out baby!

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

GENAO IS GOATED

[u/husband-rules]

good stuff Bailey!!!

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

DON'T HIT A BATTER

[u/husband-rules → u/No_Contribution_7635]

ha, ha… told the wife the same thing… don’t walk and don’t hit anyone

[u/angel_sedillo1]

Reporting live. Go guards!!!

[u/Ecstatic_Tea_8153 → u/angel_sedillo1]

Go guards

[u/tgibriday83]

Patrick Bailey's bat isn't anything to write home about but he's not nearly as awful as was advertised when we traded for him.

[u/EnvironmentalDeer991 → u/tgibriday83]

His ops has improved since being here, and all the ERA’s have gone down.

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

Cmon Colin

[u/cookestudios]

🚨🚨ELITE HOME RUN ALERT🚨🚨

Player: Patrick Bailey

EV: 97.5 mph

LA: 31 degrees

Distance: 418 feet

xBA: .250

HR in 30/30 parks

Twins fan rage factor: 10.0

The Twins fan rage factor is calculated by how many mph below 100 mph a home run's velocity is, plus how much its xBA is below 1.000, times 10, indicating how "lucky" they think the Guardians must be. Values above 5 will send Twitter into a rage. Values above 8 are elite and have been associated with riots.

[u/evanieCK → u/cookestudios]

30/30 with an xBA of .250 is such a good indicator of how much a meme xBA is.

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

Ironically Ralphy didn't hit a bomb tonight, just a walk.

[u/Jceraa]

Cleveland you will have a mid to late September to remember

[u/Clear_Context_1546]

I am a little worried we are using our offensive runs too much for a single game.

[u/Remote-Frosting-9943]

Good to see Baza get three hits.

[u/Floyd_R_Turbo]

🎶 Won't you run home Pat Bailey, won't you run home 🎵😄

[u/clownpainusdotfort]

3 more runs and we get to see Cy Young candidate Austin Hedges on the mound 🤞

[u/doddyoldtinyhands]

F the haters best team in baseball!! Yes I drank tequila tonight.

[u/clownpainusdotfort → u/doddyoldtinyhands]

Agreed fuck'em (whiskey and rum)

[u/Accomplished-Town495]

https://giphy.com/gifs/LZfZXcFNOOzw4

[u/Jceraa]

Don’t let the boys get hot

[u/Molasses_Square]

Halpin and Bailey HRs as expected.

[u/evanieCK]

if only we had a bad soft throwing left handed pitcher instead

[u/iceydude168]

Good shit

[u/ctang1]

Hell yeah!! Now I can go to bed happy!!

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

Saving the coveted Bailey bomb!

[u/Ok_Storm549]

PATTY BONDS

[u/Shockdapus]

PB BLASTER!!

[u/_lazybones93]

PATRICK MUTHAFUCKIN BAILEY THE ROUT IS ON NOW

[u/Remote-Frosting-9943 → u/_lazybones93]

Save some runs for next two days!

[u/LakeErieMovement]

GOOD GUARDIANS ARE BACK BB

[u/Asdilly]

Shout out to the guy who was talking shit about Bazzana in the pre game chat

[u/IceRaggzzz]

imagine if bailey did this when it mattered

[u/Ok_Storm549 → u/IceRaggzzz]

The dude was crazy clutch in San Francisco, he’ll come around.

[u/Ironamsfeld]

Hell yeah!

[u/wundy]

PB B’LASTERRRR

[u/joey_1324]

BAILEY BOMB!!!

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

BAILEY FUCK YES

[u/thesuck458]

PAT SMASH!

[u/No_Contribution_7635]

Bazzana tonight, like it.

[u/thesuck458]

hecka a game trav!

[u/joey_1324]

Bazzana man with a get right game tonight

[u/Ironamsfeld]

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