2022 Cleveland Guardians season

The 2022 Cleveland Guardians season was the 122nd season for the franchise. This was the team's first season as the Cleveland Guardians, following the franchise's name change in light of the Cleveland Indians name and logo controversy. The team opened their regular season on April 7, 2022, on the road against the Kansas City Royals,[1] and finished the season on October 5 at home, also against the Royals.[2]

2022 Cleveland Guardians
American League Central Champions
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionCentral
BallparkProgressive Field
CityCleveland, Ohio
Record92–70 (.568)
Divisional place1st
OwnersLarry Dolan
President of baseball operationsChris Antonetti
General managersMike Chernoff
ManagersTerry Francona
TelevisionBally Sports Great Lakes
(Matt Underwood, Rick Manning)
RadioWTAM · WMMS
Cleveland Guardians Radio Network
(Tom Hamilton, Jim Rosenhaus)
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On December 2, 2021, Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred announced a lockout of players, following expiration of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). On March 10, 2022, MLB and the MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, ending the lockout. Opening Day was played on April 7.[3] Although MLB previously announced that several series would be cancelled due to the lockout, the agreement provides for a 162-game season, with originally canceled games to be made up via doubleheaders.[4]

The Guardians won the American League Central title for the first time since 2018 and defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALWCS, but were defeated by the New York Yankees in the ALDS in five games.

Offseason

Lockout

The expiration of the league's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Major League Baseball Players Association occurred on December 1, 2021 with no new agreement in place.[5] As a result, the team owners voted unanimously to lockout the players stopping all free agency and trades.[6][7]

The parties came to an agreement on a new CBA on March 10, 2022.[8]

Rule changes

Pursuant to the new CBA, several new rules were instituted for the 2022 season. The National League will adopt the designated hitter full-time, a draft lottery will be implemented, the postseason will expand from ten teams to twelve, and advertising patches will appear on player uniforms and helmets for the first time.[9][10]

Roster

2022 Cleveland Guardians
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Summary

The Guardians signed third baseman José Ramírez to a 5-year, $124 million extension with the Cleveland Guardians. Combined with his contract extension signed in November 2021, Ramírez' new contract guaranteed nearly $150 million through 2028. The largest contract awarded in franchise history, the deal also included a full "no-trade" clause.[11]

In Cleveland's home opener, Ramírez doubled in the ninth inning of a 4–1 defeat to the San Francisco Giants for his 1,000th career hit.[12]

Ramírez won American League (AL) Player of the Month honors for April, having hit .342 (27-for-79) and .722 slugging percentage, 12 runs scored, seven doubles, a triple, seven home runs, 28 RBI, and nine bases on balls over 21 games. During that month, he also reached the career milestone of 1,000 games played.[13]

On May 26, the Guardians recalled outfielder Oscar González to the major league roster. He made his major league debut that same day, starting in right field versus the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. He singled on a line drive to center field off starting pitcher Tarik Skubal in the top of the second his for the first hit. In the ninth inning, he hit his first major league double.[14]

On May 28 versus Detroit, Ramírez homered, tripled and drove in five runs, amounting to an MLB-leading 48 RBI through the Guardians' first 42 games, tied for third-most in club history. Of all in franchise history, only Manny Ramirez (56 in 1999), Al Rosen (49 in 1954) and Earl Averill (also 48) had equaled or surpassed José Ramírez.[15]

Ramírez was named AL Player of the Week for the May 24–30, having recorded three home runs, three stolen bases, 11 RBI, seven total extra base hits, .348/.423/.957, three walks and one strikeout.[16]

On June 10, versus the Oakland Athletics, González achieved his first major league four-hit game.[17]

The Guardians clinched their 11th AL Central title, and first since 2018, on September 25 after beating the Texas Rangers, 10–4.[18]

The Guardians set a franchise record with four Gold Glove award winners: Shane Bieber, Andrés Giménez, Steven Kwan, and Myles Straw.[19]

Manager Terry Francona was named American League Manager of the Year.[20]

President of Baseball Operations Chris Antonetti won the MLB Executive of the Year Award.[21]

Season standings

American League Central

AL Central
TeamWLPct.GBHomeRoad
Cleveland Guardians9270.56846‍–‍3546‍–‍35
Chicago White Sox8181.5001137‍–‍4444‍–‍37
Minnesota Twins7884.4811446‍–‍3532‍–‍49
Detroit Tigers6696.4072636‍–‍4630‍–‍50
Kansas City Royals6597.4012739‍–‍4226‍–‍55


American League Wild Card

Division leaders
TeamWLPct.
Houston Astros10656.654
New York Yankees9963.611
Cleveland Guardians9270.568
Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)
TeamWLPct.GB
Toronto Blue Jays9270.568+6
Seattle Mariners9072.556+4
Tampa Bay Rays8676.531
Baltimore Orioles8379.5123
Chicago White Sox8181.5005
Minnesota Twins7884.4818
Boston Red Sox7884.4818
Los Angeles Angels7389.45113
Texas Rangers6894.42018
Detroit Tigers6696.40720
Kansas City Royals6597.40121
Oakland Athletics60102.37026


Record against opponents

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2022

TeamBALBOSCWSCLEDETHOUKCLAAMINNYYOAKSEATBTEXTORNL
Baltimore9–105–23–31–54–34–36–13–47–123–42–49–106–09–1012–8
Boston10–92–45–25–14–23–44–33–46–135–16–17–126–13–169–11
Chicago2–54–27–1212–73–49–103–49–103–45–24–24–23–42–411–9
Cleveland3–32–512–710–93–412–73–413–61–56–11–64–25–15–212–8
Detroit5–11–57–129–100–710–93–38–111–52–51–62–54–32–511–9
Houston3–42–44–34–37–05–213–66–05–212–712–75–114–52–412–8
Kansas City3–44–310–97–129–102–53–37–121–63–32–43–42–42–57–13
Los Angeles1–63–44–34–33–36–133–34–22–412–710–92–59–103–47–13
Minnesota4–34–310–96–1311–80–612–72–42–55–14–34–22–54–38–12
New York12–713–64–35–15–12–56–14–25–25–22–411–84–311–810–10
Oakland4–31–52–51–65–27–123–37–121–52–58–113–48–113–35–15
Seattle4–21–62–46–16–17–124–29–103–44–211–82–514–55–212–8
Tampa Bay10–912–72–42–45–21–54–35–22–48–114–35–24–310–912–8
Texas0–61–64–31–53–45–144–210–95–23–411–85–143–42–411–9
Toronto10–916–34–22–55–24–25–24–33–48–113–32–59–104–213–7

Updated with the results of all games through October 5, 2022.

Game log

Regular season

2022 Game Log: 92–70 (Home: 46–35; Away: 46–35)
April: 9–12 (Home: 3–3; Away: 6–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreakUse background:#fbb for loss, #bfb for win, #bbb for cancelled/postponed -->
1April 7@ Royals1–3Barlow (1–0)McKenzie (0–1)28,4590–1L1
2April 9@ Royals0–1 (10)Snider (1–0)Clase (0–1)17,1030–2L2
3April 10@ Royals17–3Quantrill (1–0)Bubic (0–1)20,1651–2W1
4April 11@ Royals10–7Allen (1–0)Brentz (0–1)8,9712–2W2
5April 12@ Reds10–5Stephan (1–0)Strickland (0–1)43,0363–2W3
6April 13@ Reds7–3Morgan (1–0)Lodolo (0–1)10,9764–2W4
7April 15Giants1–4Rodón (1-0)Plesac (0-1)Doval (2)33,4694–3L1
8April 16Giants2–4Leone (1-0)Sandlin (0-1)McGee (1)13,1874–4L2
9April 17Giants1–8Wood (1–0)Civale (0–1)9,6204–5L3
April 18White SoxPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup July 12
April 19White SoxPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup April 20
10April 20 (1)White Sox11–1Bieber (1–0)Keuchel (1–1)see 2nd game5–5W1
11April 20 (2)White Sox2–1Gose (1–0)Lambert (0–2)Clase (1)9,1966–5W2
12April 21White Sox6–3Plesac (1–1)Cease (2–1)Clase (2)8,3457–5W3
13April 22@ Yankees1–4Taillon (1–1)Morgan (1–1)Chapman (4)41,0627–6L1
14April 23@ Yankees4–5Castro (1–0)Clase (0–2)39,1807–7L2
15April 24@ Yankees2–10Cole (1–0)Civale (0–2)39,0507–8L3
16April 25@ Angels0–3Lorenzen (2–1)Bieber (1–1)Iglesias (3)23,0997–9L4
17April 26@ Angels1–4Sandoval (1–0)McKenzie (0–2)Iglesias (4)22,5517–10L5
18April 27@ Angels5–9Ohtani (2–2)Plesac (1–2)28,5577–11L6
19April 28@ Angels1–4Detmers (1–1)Quantrill (1–1)Iglesias (5)18,8267–12L7
20April 29@ Athletics9–8Stephan (2–0)Acevedo (0–1)Clase (3)12,9108–12W1
21April 30@ Athletics3–1Sandlin (1–1)Jiménez (1–1)Clase (4)6,7079–12W2
May: 12–12 (Home: 7–5; Away: 5–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
22May 1@ Athletics7–3McKenzie (1–2)Kaprielian (0–1)14,94510–12W3
May 3PadresPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup May 4
23May 4 (1)Padres4–5Crismatt (1–0)Plesac (1–3)Rogers (10)see 2nd game10–13L1
24May 4 (2)Padres6–5 (10)Sandlin (2–1)Lamet (0–1)10,24411–13W1
25May 5Blue Jays6–5Civale (1–2)Berríos (2–1)Clase (5)9,10412–13W2
May 6Blue JaysPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup May 7
26May 7 (1)Blue Jays3–8Gausman (3–1)Bieber (1–2)see 2nd game12–14L1
27May 7 (2)Blue Jays8–2McKenzie (2–2)Stripling (0–1)16,81913–14W1
28May 8Blue Jays4–3Shaw (1–0)Cimber (4–2)Clase (6)14,78714–14W2
29May 9@ White Sox12–9 (11)Clase (1–2)Burr (0–1)Stephan (1)17,16815–14W3
30May 10@ White Sox1–4Giolito (2–1)Quantrill (1–2)Graveman (2)16,02515–15L1
May 11@ White SoxPostponed (COVID-19); Makeup July 23
31May 13@ Twins8–12Jax (3–0)Civale (1–3)18,71115–16L2
32May 14@ Twins3–2 (10)Sandlin (3–1)Cotton (0–1)Clase (7)22,93916–16W1
33May 15@ Twins1–3Ryan (4–2)McKenzie (2–3)Pagán (5)19,85016–17L1
34May 17Reds4–5 (10)Warren (2-1)Sandlin (3-2)Díaz (1)12,91616-18L2
May 18RedsPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup May 19
35May 19Reds2–4Cessa (2–0)Stephan (2–1)Santillan (2)8,51016–19L3
36May 20Tigers6–1Civale (2–3)Barnes (3–1)23,87417–19W1
May 21TigersPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup July 14
37May 22Tigers2–4Faedo (1–1)Bieber (1–3)Soto (7)15,55417–20L1
38May 23@ Astros6–1McKenzie (3–3)García (3–3)28,28418–20W1
39May 24@ Astros3–7Valdez (4–2)Plesac (1–4)26,62118–21L1
40May 25@ Astros1–2Javier (3–2)Quantrill (1–3)Pressly (7)25,41218–22L2
41May 26@ Tigers3–4Soto (2–2)Stephan (2–2)12,76418–23L3
May 27@ TigersPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup July 4
42May 28@ Tigers8–1Bieber (2–3)Faedo (1–2)26,13419–23W1
43May 29@ Tigers1–2Lange (2–1)McKenzie (3–4)Soto (8)19,99019–24L1
44May 30Royals7–3Sandlin (4–2)Snider (3–2)15,27120–24W1
45May 31Royals8–3Quantrill (2–3)Lynch (2–4)10,51921–24W2
June: 18–10 (Home: 9–7; Away: 9–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
46June 1Royals4–0Pilkington (1–0)Keller (1–6)12,89522–24W3
47June 3@ Orioles6–3Bieber (3–3)Zimmermann (2–4)Clase (8)15,45623–24W4
48June 4@ Orioles4–5Bautista (2–1)McKenzie (3–5)López (7)17,18323–25L1
49June 5@ Orioles3–2Plesac (2–4)Kremer (0–1)Clase (9)14,81524–25W1
June 6RangersPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup June 7
50June 7 (1)Rangers6–3Quantrill (3–3)Gray (1–3)Clase (10)see 2nd game25–25W2
51June 7 (2)Rangers3–6Hearn (4–4)McCarty (0–1)Barlow (11)10,76325–26L1
52June 8Rangers4–0Morgan (2–1)Dunning (1–4)10,96526–26W1
53June 9Athletics8–4De Los Santos (1–0)Trivino (1–5)12,99527–26W2
54June 10Athletics3–2Gose (2–0)Jiménez (2–4)21,31128–26W3
55June 11Athletics5–10Montas (3–6)Morgan (2–2)22,67428–27L1
56June 12Athletics6–3Quantrill (4–3)Irvin (2–3)Clase (11)17,77529–27W1
57June 14@ Rockies4–3 (10)Shaw (2–0)Stephenson (0–1)Clase (12)28,37730–27W2
58June 15@ Rockies7–5Shaw (3–0)Gomber (3–7)Clase (13)23,83831–27W3
59June 16@ Rockies4–2McKenzie (4–5)Kuhl (4–4)Clase (14)26,62932–27W4
60June 17@ Dodgers2–1 (10)Gose (3–0)Phillips (1–3)De Los Santos (1)48,36133–27W5
61June 18@ Dodgers1–7Urías (4–6)Quantrill (4–4)50,07833–28L1
62June 19@ Dodgers5–3Morgan (3–2)Kimbrel (0–3)Clase (15)53,03334–28W1
63June 21@ Twins6–5 (11)Stephan (3–2)Jax (4–1)Clase (16)22,34135–28W2
64June 22@ Twins11–10Hentges (1–0)Jax (4–2)Clase (17)25,60436–28W3
65June 23@ Twins0–1Smeltzer (4–1)Plesac (2–5)Thielbar (1)24,92936–29L1
66June 24Red Sox3–6Pivetta (8–5)Shaw (3–1)29,10636–30L2
67June 25Red Sox2–4Winckowski (3–1)Bieber (3–4)Houck (6)27,23936–31L3
68June 26Red Sox3–8Hill (4–4)Civale (2–4)20,66336–32L4
69June 27Twins1–11Gray (4–1)McKenzie (4–6)12,55436–33L5
70June 28 (1)Twins3–2Hentges (2–0)Pagán (1–3)Clase (18)12,44237–33W1
71June 28 (2)Twins0–6Winder (3–2)Pilkington (1–1)12,14537–34L1
72June 29Twins7–6 (10)Morgan (4–2)Cotton (2–2)12,84038–34W1
73June 30Twins5–3Clase (2–2)Thornburg (0–1)17,06639–34W2
July: 13–15 (Home: 6–4; Away: 7–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
July 1YankeesPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup July 2
74July 2 (1)Yankees4–13Cole (7–2)McCarty (0–2)21,20339–35L1
75July 2 (2)Yankees1–6Cortés Jr. (7–3)Civale (2–5)Holmes (15)29,23639–36L2
76July 3Yankees2–0McKenzie (5–6)Montgomery (3–2)Clase (19)26,11340–36W1
77July 4 (1)@ Tigers1–4Hill (1–0)Plesac (2–6)Soto (16)19,73740–37L1
78July 4 (2)@ Tigers3–5Alexander (2–3)Stephan (3–3)Jiménez (1)24,39540–38L2
79July 5@ Tigers4–11Hutchison (1–4)Quantrill (4–5)16,66240–39L3
80July 6@ Tigers2–8Pineda (2–3)Bieber (3–5)17,82940–40L4
81July 8@ Royals3–4Barlow (3–2)Hentges (2–1)19,61140–41L5
82July 9@ Royals13–1McKenzie (6–6)Heasley (1–5)17,02441–41W1
83July 10@ Royals1–5Greinke (3–5)Plesac (2–7)13,28441–42L1
84July 11White Sox8–4Quantrill (5–5)Lynn (1–2)13,65542–42W1
85July 12 (1)White Sox4–1Bieber (4–5)Martin (1–3)11,34243–42W2
86July 12 (2)White Sox0–7Cease (8–4)Pilkington (1–2)11,75043–43L1
87July 13White Sox1–2Giolito (6–5)Hentges (2–2)Hendriks (18)13,98743–44L2
88July 14Tigers4–0McKenzie (7–6)Rodríguez (0–4)14,32744–44W1
89July 15Tigers6–5Shaw (4–1)Fulmer (2–4)Stephan (2)27,84645–44W2
90July 16Tigers10–0Quantrill (6–5)Pineda (2–5)26,78946–44W3
--July 17TigersPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup August 15
92nd All-Star Game: Los Angeles, CA
91July 22@ White Sox8–2Quantrill (7–5)Giolito (6–6)31,37947–44W4
92July 23 (1)@ White Sox7–4Stephan (4–3)Hendriks (1–3)Clase (20)18,51848–44W5
93July 23 (2)@ White Sox4–5Kelly (1–2)Shaw (4–2)Foster (1)26,32948–45L1
94July 24@ White Sox3–6Cease (10–4)Bieber (4–6)30,83148–46L2
95July 25@ Red Sox1–3Schreiber (3–1)Plesac (2–8)Whitlock (2)32,52948–47L3
96July 26@ Red Sox8–3McCarty (1–2)Winckowski (3–5)32,48349–47W1
97July 27@ Red Sox7–6De Los Santos (2–0)Houck (5–4)Clase (21)32,91950–47W2
98July 28@ Red Sox2–4Diekman (5–1)McKenzie (7–7)Whitlock (3)32,12250–48L1
99July 29@ Rays4–1Bieber (5–6)Springs (3–3)Clase (22)14,67151–48W1
100July 30@ Rays4–6Kluber (7–6)Plesac (2–9)Fairbanks (2)22,75651–49L1
101July 31@ Rays5–3McCarty (2–2)McClanahan (10–4)Clase (23)18,02352–49W1
August: 16–11 (Home: 8–7; Away: 8–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
102August 1Diamondbacks6–5 (11)Hentges (3–2)Melancon (3–10)13,70753–49W2
103August 2Diamondbacks3–6Gallen (6–2)McKenzie (7–8)Kennedy (5)14,47153–50L1
104August 3Diamondbacks7–4Bieber (6–6)Henry (0–1)18,64254–50W1
105August 4Astros0–6Verlander (15–3)Plesac (2–10)16,80854–51L1
106August 5Astros3–9Valdez (10–4)Gaddis (0–1)24,71254–52L2
107August 6Astros4–1Quantrill (8–5)García (8–8)25,32755–52W1
108August 7Astros1–0McKenzie (8–8)Javier (6–8)Clase (24)22,68856–52W2
109August 9@ Tigers5–2Bieber (7–6)Alexander (2–6)Clase (25)16,35957–52W3
110August 10@ Tigers3–2Shaw (5–2)Hutchison (1–6)Clase (26)16,56058–52W4
111August 11@ Tigers4–3 (10)De Los Santos (3–0)Soto (2–7)Shaw (1)19,03659–52W5
112August 12@ Blue Jays8–0Quantrill (9–5)Berríos (8–5)41,67760–52W6
113August 13@ Blue Jays1–2Bass (3–3)McKenzie (8–9)Romano (26)44,97760–53L1
114August 14@ Blue Jays7–2Bieber (8–6)Gausman (8–9)41,00261–53W1
115August 15 (1)Tigers4–1Karinchak (1–0)Vest (3–3)Clase (27)see 2nd game62–53W2
116August 15 (2)Tigers5–7Garcia (1–0)Morgan (4–3)Soto (21)16,98062–54L1
117August 16Tigers3–4Hill (3–3)Plesac (2–11)Soto (22)13,50362–55L2
118August 17Tigers8–4Shaw (6–2)Chafin (0–2)14,33563–55W1
119August 19White Sox5-2McKenzie (9-9)Lopez (5-3)Clase (28)25,52164-55W2
120August 20White Sox0–2Cueto (6–5)Bieber (8–7)Hendriks (28)26,17964–56L1
August 21White SoxPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup September 15
121August 23@ Padres3–1Sandlin (5–2)Clevinger (4–5)Clase (29)38,16665–56W1
122August 24@ Padres7–0Quantrill (10–5)Snell (5–7)30,40966–56W2
123August 25@ Mariners1–3Gonzales (9–12)McKenzie (9–10)Muñoz (3)24,02866–57L1
124August 26@ Mariners2–3 (11)Murfee (4–0)Clase (2–3)39,87066–58L2
125August 27@ Mariners4–3Plesac (3–11)Muñoz (2–5)Clase (30)45,58667–58W1
126August 28@ Mariners0–4Ray (11–8)Civale (2–6)45,19067–59L1
127August 30Orioles5–1Quantrill (11–5)Watkins (4–5)12,49268–59W1
128August 31Orioles0–4Lyles (10–9)McKenzie (9–11)12,22168–60L1
September: 21–8 (Home: 10–7; Away: 11–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
129September 1Orioles0–3Bradish (3–5)Bieber (8–8)Bautista (11)11,82768–61L2
130September 2Mariners1–6Castillo (6–5)Morris (0–1)21,92368–62L3
131September 3Mariners0–4Ray (12–8)Curry (0–1)26,25468–63L4
132September 4Mariners3–6 (11)Boyd (1–0)Stephan (4–4)Flexen (2)17,80968–64L5
133September 5@ Royals6–5 (10)Morgan (5–3)Hernández (0–5)Clase (31)11,51169–64W1
134September 6@ Royals4–1Bieber (9–8)Bubic (2–11)Karinchak (1)12,58070–64W2
135September 7@ Royals1–2Barlow (6–4)Clase (2–4)13,39470–65L1
136September 9@ Twins7–6Quantrill (12–5)Bundy (8–7)Clase (32)18,59571–65W1
137September 10@ Twins6–4McKenzie (10–11)Archer (2–8)Clase (33)26,07372–65W2
138September 11@ Twins4–1Bieber (10–8)Winder (4–4)Karinchak (2)19,01673–65W3
139September 12Angels5–4De Los Santos (4–0)Loup (0–5)Clase (34)12,46174–65W4
140September 13Angels3–1McCarty (3–2)Suárez (6–7)Clase (35)14,41975–65W5
141September 14Angels5–3Stephan (5–4)Tepera (4–3)Karinchak (3)14,52976–65W6
142September 15White Sox2–8Lynn (7–5)Gaddis (0–2)11,18676–66L1
143September 16Twins4–3Stephan (6–4)Durán (2–4)Clase (36)20,66977–66W1
144September 17 (1)Twins5–1Bieber (11−8)Varland (0−1)18,17778–66W2
145September 17 (2)Twins7–6 (15)McCarty (4–2)Rodríguez (0–1)24,44979–66W3
146September 18Twins0–3Ryan (12–8)Morris (0–2)Durán (8)19,60179–67L1
147September 19Twins11–4Quantrill (13–5)Gray (8–5)Hentges (1)12,16880–67W1
148September 20@ White Sox10–7 (11)Clase (3–4)Diekman (5–4)23,24281–67W2
149September 21@ White Sox8–2McKenzie (11–11)Lynn (7–6)22,60682–67W3
150September 22@ White Sox4–2Bieber (12–8)Cueto (7–9)Clase (37)23,39583–67W4
151September 23@ Rangers6–3Morris (1–2)Hearn (6–8)Clase (38)34,86284–67W5
152September 24@ Rangers4–2Quantrill (14–5)Burke (7–4)Clase (39)28,41585–67W6
153September 25@ Rangers10–4Civale (3–6)Ragans (0–3)31,84586–67W7
154September 27Rays5–6 (11)Guerra (2–0)Stephan (6–5)Faucher (1)10,77586–68L1
155September 28Rays2–1 (10)Karinchak (2–0)Guerra (2–1)10,67487–68W1
156September 29Rays2–1De Los Santos (5–0)Armstrong (2–3)Stephan (3)11,78388–68W2
157September 30Royals6–3Civale (4–6)Singer (10–5)Clase (40)19,76389–68W3
October: 3–2 (Home: 3–2; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
158October 1Royals1–7Bubic (3–13)Plesac (3–12)26,98289–69L1
159October 2Royals7–5Bieber (13–8)Castillo (0–2)Clase (41)20,62290–69W1
160October 3Royals2–5 (10)Barlow (7–4)McCarty (4–3)Clarke (3)18,68890–70L1
161October 4Royals5–3Quantrill (15–5)Lynch (4–13)Clase (42)19,45591–70W1
162October 5Royals9–2Civale (5–6)Heasley (4–10)12,98392–70W2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Guardians team member

Postseason

Game log

2022 Postseason: 4−3 (Home 3−1; Away 1−2)
American League Wild Card Series: 2−0 (Home 2–0; Away 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1October 7Rays2–1Bieber (1–0)McClanahan (0–1)Clase (1)30,7411–0
2October 8Rays1–0 (15)Hentges (1–0)Kluber (0–1)34,9712–0
American League Division Series: 2−3 (Home 1–1; Away 1–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1October 11@ Yankees1−4Cole (1−0)Quantrill (0−1)47,8070−1
October 13@ YankeesPostponed (rain); Makeup October 14
2October 14@ Yankees4–2 (10)Clase (1–0)Taillon (0–1)47,5351–1
3October 15Yankees6–5Morgan (1–0)Schmidt (0–1)36,4832–1
4October 16Yankees2–4Cole (2–0)Quantrill (0–2)Peralta (1)36,7282–2
October 17@ YankeesPostponed (rain); Makeup October 18
5October 18@ Yankees1–5Cortés Jr. (1–0)Civale (0–1)48,1782–3
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Guardians team member

Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGSB
Gabriel Arias1647991115.1911
Will Benson28558101003.1820
Bobby Bradley817120000.1180
Will Brennan11426151117.3572
Alex Call1212220000.1670
Yu Chang410000000.0000
Ernie Clement6314518293006.2000
Enyel De Los Santos100000000
Tyler Freeman24779193003.2471
Andrés Giménez146491661462631769.29720
Oscar González91362391072701143.2961
Austin Hedges105294264840730.1632
Nolan Jones2886102150213.2440
Steven Kwan14756389168257652.29819
Bryan Lavastida612010000.0830
Sandy León815020000.1330
Luke Maile761811940100317.2210
Oscar Mercado53119172561416.2102
Owen Miller13042453103261651.2432
Bo Naylor58000000.0000
Josh Naylor122449471152802079.2566
Richie Palacios5411272660010.2322
José Ramírez1576019016844529126.28020
Franmil Reyes70263245690928.2132
Amed Rosario153637861802691171.28318
Bryan Shaw100000000
Myles Straw15253572118223032.22121
Team Totals1625558698141027331127662.254119

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBK
Logan Allen104.504006.093336
Shane Bieber1382.8831310200.0172706436198
Anthony Castro007.43120013.11915111012
Aaron Civale564.922020097.09358532298
Emmanuel Clase341.367704272.24318111077
Ernie Clement0018.002002.064400
Xzavion Curry015.792209.1137663
Enyel De Los Santos503.04500153.14018181761
Hunter Gaddis0218.412207.115151535
Ian Gibaut000.001001.110000
Anthony Gose304.71220021.01513111428
Sam Hentges322.32570162.04117161972
James Karinchak202.08380339.022992162
Sandy León000.001002.000000
Kirk McCarty434.54132037.23723191326
Triston McKenzie11112.9631300191.1138656344190
Eli Morgan533.38501066.24629251372
Cody Morris122.2875023.221861223
Konnor Pilkington123.881511058.05330253250
Zach Plesac3124.3125240131.2136746338100
Cal Quantrill1553.3832320186.1178787047128
Yohan Ramírez004.501002.031111
Nick Sandlin522.25460044.02713112441
Bryan Shaw625.40602158.15838352652
Trevor Stephan652.69660363.25724191882
Tanner Tully006.003006.084462
Alex Young000.001000.110001
Team Totals92703.46162162511456.012526345604351390

Postseason Stats

Batting

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGSB
Gabriel Arias311131000.2730
Will Benson11000000.0000
Will Brennan511020001.1820
Andrés Giménez728151001.1791
Oscar González731270014.2260
Austin Hedges715120000.1330
Steven Kwan730491012.3001
Luke Maile53010000.3330
Owen Miller59010000.1110
Josh Naylor731261013.1940
José Ramírez7302102014.3330
Amed Rosario729370012.2411
Myles Straw725140000.1601
Totals7254175760517.2244

Pitching

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBK
Shane Bieber102.0322013.1833415
Aaron Civale0181.001100.123311
Emmanuel Clase100.004016.010026
Enyel De Los Santos000.003003.120011
Sam Hentges102.843006.1522210
James Karinchak000.004005.030046
Triston McKenzie003.2722011.0644313
Eli Morgan102.703003.121105
Cody Morris000.001002.000003
Zach Plesac000.001001.000002
Cal Quantrill025.4022010.087648
Nick Sandlin000.001000.200011
Trevor Stephan001.594005.2011111
Totals432.6577168.03721202382

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAAColumbus ClippersInternational LeagueAndy Tracy
AAAkron RubberDucksEastern LeagueRouglas Odor
High-ALake County CaptainsMidwest LeagueGreg DiCenzo
Low–ALynchburg HillcatsCarolina LeagueOmir Santos
RookieACL GuardiansArizona Complex LeagueJordan R. Smith
RookieDSL Guardians BlueDominican Summer LeagueJesús Tavárez
RookieDSL Guardians RedDominican Summer LeagueCarlos Fermin

References