Cleveland Guardians vs Colorado Rockies Picks and Predictions for Saturday, August 22nd, 2026

By: Cameron Ross Published 08/22/2026, 12:50 AM ET

Guardians vs Rockies Game Information

The Cleveland Guardians stay on the road Saturday night for an 8:10 PM matchup inside Coors Field in Colorado. Cleveland is a few games below .500 coming into this matchup but still in contention within the American League Central. The Colorado Rockies stay home Saturday as one of the worst teams in baseball, sitting nearly 30 games below .500 this year. For more MLB news, see our MLB Picks.

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Offensively, Cleveland has been below average this season with a .233 batting average, and they have scored 507 runs on 991 hits. Cleveland has a .313 OBP and a .368 team slugging percentage. The Cleveland pitching has carried them this season, with a 3.79 team ERA. Chase DeLauter leads the Cleveland offense this season with a .285 batting average and 57 RBI. Rhys Hoskins has a .179 batting average and leads the team with 13 home runs.

Rockies Preview

The Colorado Rockies offense has fared well this season, posting a .254 batting average and scoring 611 runs on 1093 hits. Colorado has a .323 OBP and a .418 team slugging percentage. Colorado's pitching has been one of the worst units in baseball with a 5.51 team ERA this year. Jake McCarthy leads Colorado’s offense this season with a .295 batting average. Hunter Goodman has a .251 batting average and leads the team with 34 home runs and 69 RBI's.

Guardians vs Rockies Pitching Matchup

Tanner Bibee will start Saturday for Cleveland. Bibee is 4-13 this season with a 4.01 ERA across 150.1 innings. Gabriel Hughes will counter for Colorado. Hughes is 0-4 with a 6.69 ERA through 37.2 innings.

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Guardians vs Rockies Pick

Cleveland has the edge on both sides of the plate despite sending out a below-average pitcher. Colorado’s pitching has been unreliable throughout the season, and Hughes has struggled during his limited work. Look for the Guardians to do the job at Coors Field and grab the road victory.

Pick: Cleveland Guardians -142
Secondary: Over 11
Lean: Chase DeLauter Over 1.5 Bases

Final Score Prediction: Cleveland Guardians win 9-5.

Game Written Before completion of the game on Friday.