Cleveland Guardians Playoffs 2026

The Cleveland Guardians' season ended in the ALCS, a 2-4 series loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. They went 85-77 in the regular season as the AL's No. 2 seed and 5-6 in the postseason.

Cleveland GuardiansAL Central · American LeagueEliminated · ALCS

85-77Regular season

No. 2AL seed

5-6Postseason

1stAL Central

+11Run diff

8-2Last 10

–GB in AL Central

.525Win %

ALCS · best of 7Lost 2-4 vs RaysEvery game of the series →

Season Trend

Guardians 2026 Postseason Games

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	TV
LDS G1	Oct 3	vs White Sox	L 0-3
LDS G2	Oct 5	vs White Sox	L 3-4
LDS G3	Oct 7	at White Sox	W 9-3
LDS G4	Oct 8	at White Sox	W 9-5
LDS G5	Oct 10	vs White Sox	W 2-0
LCS G1	Oct 12	at Rays	W 7-3
LCS G2	Oct 13	at Rays	L 1-3
LCS G3	Oct 15	vs Rays	W 3-2
LCS G4	Oct 16	vs Rays	8:00 PM	TBS/truTV
LCS G5	Oct 17	vs Rays	L 3-7
LCS G6	Oct 18	vs Rays	L 1-3
LCS G7	Oct 19	at Rays	L 3-7

WC = Wild Card Series, LDS = Division Series, LCS = League Championship Series, WS = World Series. Times Eastern; unplayed “if necessary” games disappear once a series is decided.

AL Central Final Standings

#	Team	W-L	Pct	GB
1	Guardians	85-77	.525	–
2	White Sox	84-78	.519	1
3	Twins	77-85	.475	8
4	Tigers	76-86	.469	9
5	Royals	69-93	.426	16

Division winners take seeds 1-3; the three best remaining records in the AL are wild cards. Full playoff picture →

Last Five Regular-Season Games

Date	Opponent	Result
Wed, Sep 23	at Red Sox	L 0-1
Thu, Sep 24	at Red Sox	W 1-0
Fri, Sep 25	at Royals	W 12-9
Sat, Sep 26	at Royals	W 11-5
Sun, Sep 27	at Royals	L 2-3

This Cleveland Guardians playoffs page refreshes after every Guardians game: record, series score, next game, postseason results and standings. Compare them with the rest of the AL playoff picture, or see their path on the bracket.