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August 24, 2026 · AL West

Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Angels

August 24, 2026Angel StadiumClear 88°F · 7 mph, R To L
AWAY
Cleveland Guardians
66-66
4
vs
HOME
Los Angeles Angels
52-80
2

Game Highlights

Published August 25, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T3 Nathaniel Lowe Nathaniel Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Mike Trout. Steven Kwan scores. José Ramírez to 3rd. CLE 1, LAA 0
B4 Moisés Ballesteros Moisés Ballesteros singles on a line drive to center fielder Petey Halpin. Zach Neto scores. Vaughn Grissom to 3rd. CLE 1, LAA 1
T5 Jo Adell Jo Adell singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Mike Trout. Brayan Rocchio scores. CLE 2, LAA 1
T6 Austin Hedges Austin Hedges homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. Angel Genao scores. CLE 4, LAA 1
B9 Gustavo Campero Gustavo Campero out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Petey Halpin. Vaughn Grissom scores. CLE 4, LAA 2

Box score

  123456789 R
CLE 001012000 4
LAA 000100001 2

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Guardians AWAY 4

Parker Messick started for Guardians, leaving with a 4–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Cade Smith took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Parker Messick Starter 6.0 94 1 4 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Parker Messick threw
    CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 52% 4.5 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 54 57% 2 7 16 20 9
    Changeup 30 32% 6 3 5 11 5
    Slider 7 7% 2 1 0 4 0
    Sinker 2 2% 0 0 0 0 2
    Curveball 1 1% 0 1 0 0 0
  • Colin Holderman Setup 1.0 21 0 3 HLD
  • Hunter Gaddis Setup 1.0 12 0 0 HLD
  • Cade Smith Closer 1.0 20 1 1 SV
Angels HOME 2

George Klassen started for Angels, leaving trailing 1–4. Out of the bullpen, Blake Weiman took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • George Klassen Starter 5.1 90 3 3 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what George Klassen threw
    CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 44% 3.6 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Slider 41 46% 5 7 6 16 7
    Four-Seam Fastball 34 38% 1 5 5 16 7
    Changeup 7 8% 1 1 1 2 2
    Sinker 6 7% 0 3 1 0 2
    Curveball 2 2% 0 0 0 2 0
  • Blake Weiman Middle 1.0 16 1 0 inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Luke Murphy Setup 0.2 12 0 1
  • Sammy Peralta Middle 2.0 22 0 1

Where the game turned

1 run Top 5th · off Klassen
  • Adell 1B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · CLE
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Steven Kwan LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .265 .371 .324 .695
José Ramírez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .235 .334 .374 .708
Jo Adell DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 .242 .294 .412 .706
Nathaniel Lowe 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .262 .327 .469 .796
Angel Genao 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .290 .353 .387 .740
Angel Martínez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 .277 .428 .705 2B
Petey Halpin CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .214 .255 .321 .576
Austin Hedges C 4 1 1 2 0 1 .270 .338 .397 .735 HR (5)
Brayan Rocchio SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 .247 .309 .365 .674
HOME · LAA
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Zach Neto SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .237 .316 .434 .750
Mike Trout CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .240 .381 .433 .814
Vaughn Grissom 1B 3 1 0 0 0 0 .245 .308 .371 .679
Moisés Ballesteros DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 .214 .281 .332 .613
Josh Lowe RF 2 0 2 0 0 0 .212 .267 .363 .630 2B, SB
Gustavo Campero LF 3 0 0 1 0 2 .300 .273 .400 .673
Christian Moore 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .156 .176 .188 .364
Denzer Guzman 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .268 .356 .624
Jose Siri RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .310 .442 .752
Travis d'Arnaud C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .164 .270 .236 .506
Adam Frazier PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .257 .322 .371 .693

Pitching lines

AWAY · CLE
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Parker Messick 6.0 3 1 1 1 4 0 94 2.50 W
Colin Holderman 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 21 2.29 HLD
Hunter Gaddis 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.22 HLD
Cade Smith 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 20 2.44 SV
HOME · LAA
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
George Klassen 5.1 6 3 2 3 3 0 90 3.67 L
Blake Weiman 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16 2.25
Luke Murphy 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.74
Sammy Peralta 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 5.19

Manager comparison

AWAY · CLE
Stephen Vogt
Lineup 3.0 R Bunts 3.2 R IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · LAA
Kurt Suzuki
Lineup 3.0 R Bunts 4.5 R IBBs 5.5 R

Recent form

AWAY · CLE
7-3 W5 +14 run diff
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HOME · LAA
4-6 L1 -14 run diff
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Season series: 3-0 with CLE listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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