Cleveland Guardians vs Athletics, September 20, 2026

AthleticsATH
0-1
Final
GuardiansCLE

September 20, 2026, 1:40 PM ET | Progressive Field

Last 5 Form

Athletics

0-5

Last 5
L 3-4
@ TB
L 1-10
@ TB
L 3-5
@ CLE
L 6-12
@ CLE
L 0-1
@ CLE

Cleveland Guardians

5-0

Last 5
W 7-6
vs CWS
W 6-3
vs CWS
W 5-3
vs ATH
W 12-6
vs ATH
W 1-0
vs ATH

Starting Pitchers

Athletics

Jack Perkins headshot
Jack Perkins
Recorded starter

Cleveland Guardians

Gavin Williams headshot
Gavin Williams
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 20, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Athletics61-95.391#4#1117.0
Cleveland Guardians81-75.519#1N/A-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
AthleticsCleveland Guardians
.719
OPS
.696
194
HR
162
699
Runs
678
5.51
ERA
3.77
1.51
WHIP
1.26
1356
Strikeouts by pitchers
1530

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Athletics

Hitters

Zack Gelof headshot
Zack Gelof

6 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Donovan Walton headshot
Donovan Walton

4 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Lawrence Butler headshot
Lawrence Butler

4 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Drew Rom headshot
Drew Rom

3.0 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jack Perkins headshot
Jack Perkins

6.0 IP, 4 SO, 1.50 ERA

Seth Johnson headshot
Seth Johnson

3.1 IP, 5 SO, 2.70 ERA

Cleveland Guardians

Hitters

Travis Bazzana headshot
Travis Bazzana

3 H, 3 HR, 3 RBI

Angel Martínez headshot
Angel Martínez

4 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Jo Adell headshot
Jo Adell

6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Pitchers

Gavin Williams headshot
Gavin Williams

7.0 IP, 9 SO, 0.00 ERA

Cade Smith headshot
Cade Smith

5.1 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Joey Cantillo headshot
Joey Cantillo

6.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Gavin Williams headshot
Gavin Williams
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Jack Perkins headshot
Jack Perkins
Athletics, MLBDB pick
Cade Smith headshot
Cade Smith
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Cleveland Guardians 1, Athletics 0: ATH 6 hits, CLE 7 hits; ATH 0 errors, CLE 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Athletics000000000060
Cleveland Guardians00010000x170

Box Score

Batting

Zack Gelof led Athletics with 2 hits.

Athletics batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Henry BolteLF/CF4010020
Shea LangeliersDH4000020
Lawrence ButlerRF3000120
Zack Gelof3B4020000
Donovan Walton2B/SS4010030
Tommy White1B3000000
Alika WilliamsSS2000020
Jeff McNeilPH/2B1010000
Jonah HeimC3010000
Michael StefanicPR0000000
Brian ServenC0000000
Denzel ClarkeCF2000010
Carlos CortesPH/LF1000010
Totals310601130

Steven Kwan led Cleveland Guardians with 3 hits.

Cleveland Guardians batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Steven KwanCF/LF4030000
José Ramírez3B4120000
Chase DeLauterRF3010100
Jo AdellDH4011000
Travis Bazzana2B3000010
Nathaniel Lowe1B3000000
Angel MartínezLF3000020
Petey HalpinCF0000000
Patrick BaileyC3000030
Angel GenaoSS3000010
Totals30171170

Pitching

Jack Perkins went 6.0 innings for Athletics (4 SO, 1 ER); Gavin Williams went 7.0 innings for Cleveland Guardians (9 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Athletics
Jack Perkins6.0511040
Luis Medina1.0000010
Elvis Alvarado1.0200120
Cleveland Guardians
Gavin Williams7.0300190
Hunter Gaddis0.2200010
Cade Smith1.1100030
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B4

    Single Jo Adell singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Jack Perkins. José Ramírez scores. ATH 0, CLE 1

Play-by-Play

All 64 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Strikeout Donovan Walton strikes out swinging. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • T9

    Single Zack Gelof singles on a ground ball to third baseman José Ramírez. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • T9

    Groundout Lawrence Butler grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Shea Langeliers called out on strikes. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • B8

    Pop Out Jo Adell pops out to third baseman Zack Gelof. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • B8

    Intent Walk Elvis Alvarado intentionally walks Chase DeLauter. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • B8

    Single José Ramírez singles on a fly ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Steven Kwan to 3rd. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • B8

    Single Steven Kwan singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Angel Genao called out on strikes. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Patrick Bailey strikes out swinging. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Henry Bolte strikes out swinging. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Carlos Cortes strikes out swinging. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • T8

    Double Jonah Heim doubles (18) on a line drive to center fielder Petey Halpin. Jeff McNeil to 3rd. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • T8

    Single Jeff McNeil singles on a ground ball to shortstop Angel Genao. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • T8

    Groundout Tommy White grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Angel Martínez strikes out swinging. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • B7

    Flyout Nathaniel Lowe flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • B7

    Lineout Travis Bazzana lines out to left fielder Henry Bolte. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • T7

    Caught Stealing 2B Guardians challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Lawrence Butler caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Patrick Bailey to second baseman Travis Bazzana. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • T7

    Strikeout Donovan Walton strikes out swinging. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • T7

    Flyout Zack Gelof flies out sharply to right fielder Chase DeLauter. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • T7

    Walk Lawrence Butler walks. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • B6

    Pop Out Jo Adell pops out to second baseman Donovan Walton. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • B6

    Single Chase DeLauter singles on a line drive to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Steven Kwan to 2nd. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • B6

    Pop Out José Ramírez pops out to third baseman Zack Gelof. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • B6

    Single Steven Kwan singles on a line drive to left fielder Henry Bolte. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • B6

    Groundout Angel Genao grounds out, first baseman Tommy White to pitcher Jack Perkins. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • T6

    Flyout Shea Langeliers flies out to right fielder Chase DeLauter. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • T6

    Single Henry Bolte singles on a line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • T6

    Groundout Denzel Clarke grounds out softly, shortstop Angel Genao to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • B5

    Strikeout Patrick Bailey strikes out swinging. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • B5

    Groundout Angel Martínez grounds out, first baseman Tommy White to pitcher Jack Perkins. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • B5

    Groundout Nathaniel Lowe grounds out, pitcher Jack Perkins to first baseman Tommy White. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • T5

    Groundout Jonah Heim grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • T5

    Strikeout Alika Williams called out on strikes. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • T5

    Groundout Tommy White grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • B4

    Grounded Into DP Travis Bazzana grounds into a double play, shortstop Alika Williams to first baseman Tommy White. Jo Adell out at 2nd. Travis Bazzana out at 1st. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • B4

    Single Jo Adell singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Jack Perkins. José Ramírez scores. ATH 0, CLE 1

  • B4

    Flyout Chase DeLauter flies out to left fielder Henry Bolte. José Ramírez to 3rd. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • B4

    Double José Ramírez doubles (27) on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Donovan Walton strikes out swinging. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • T4

    Flyout Zack Gelof flies out to right fielder Chase DeLauter. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Lawrence Butler strikes out swinging. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • B3

    Lineout Steven Kwan lines out to center fielder Denzel Clarke. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • B3

    Groundout Angel Genao grounds out softly, pitcher Jack Perkins to first baseman Tommy White. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Patrick Bailey called out on strikes. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • T3

    Groundout Shea Langeliers grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • T3

    Groundout Henry Bolte grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Denzel Clarke called out on strikes. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Angel Martínez strikes out swinging. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • B2

    Groundout Nathaniel Lowe grounds out, second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Tommy White. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Travis Bazzana strikes out on a foul tip. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • T2

    Groundout Jonah Heim grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Alika Williams strikes out swinging. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • T2

    Groundout Tommy White grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Zack Gelof to 3rd. Donovan Walton to 2nd. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • T2

    Single Donovan Walton singles on a ground ball to left fielder Angel Martínez. Zack Gelof to 2nd. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • T2

    Single Zack Gelof singles on a line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • B1

    Flyout Jo Adell flies out to center fielder Denzel Clarke. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • B1

    Lineout Chase DeLauter lines out sharply to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Steven Kwan to 3rd. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • B1

    Groundout José Ramírez grounds out softly to first baseman Tommy White. Steven Kwan to 2nd. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • B1

    Single Steven Kwan singles on a line drive to center fielder Denzel Clarke. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Lawrence Butler strikes out swinging. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Shea Langeliers strikes out swinging. ATH 0, CLE 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Henry Bolte strikes out swinging. ATH 0, CLE 0