Cleveland Guardians at Colorado Rockies: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| COL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
The Story
The Cleveland Guardians handed the Colorado Rockies a 9-1 defeat at Coors Field on August 21, 2026, building their lead steadily across nine innings and finishing with 14 hits against zero errors while Colorado committed two of their own. The DiamondIQ model entered the game giving Colorado a 44 percent chance of winning at home, but that probability eroded inning by inning until it reached zero by the final out.
The decisive stretch came across the third and fourth innings, where Cleveland did the bulk of its damage against Rockies starter Tanner Gordon. Petey Halpin delivered the game's single biggest offensive swing in the third, connecting for a home run that shifted win probability 10.6 percent in Cleveland's favor. The Guardians compounded that damage in the fourth, where Angel Genao ripped a double worth 9.2 percent in win probability, and Travis Bazzana followed with a single that added another 12.4 percent, representing the largest positive WPA play of the night. Colorado's most consequential missed opportunity came in the bottom of the fifth, when Willi Castro grounded out against Tim Herrin in a spot that cost the Rockies 9.5 percent in win probability, effectively extinguishing any realistic path back into the game.
Among the standout performers, Tim Herrin led all pitchers with a WPA of plus-13.6 percent, making him the most impactful arm on either side. At the plate, Halpin finished with a WPA of plus-11.2 percent and a RE24 of plus-0.4, while Bazzana contributed plus-8.1 percent WPA and led all hitters with a RE24 of plus-2.0. Steven Kwan added plus-8.2 percent WPA and a RE24 of plus-1.0 to round out a well-distributed Cleveland offensive effort.