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New York Mets vs Cleveland Guardians

2026-08-04 · Updated August 4, 2026 6:50 AM ET

Matchup

New York Mets vs Cleveland Guardians

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Away Team
New York Mets

Road club

Home Team
Cleveland Guardians

Home club

Game Date
2026-08-04

Scheduled slate date

New York Mets Outlook
Underdog

Team outlook tier

Cleveland Guardians Outlook
Commanding

Team outlook tier

Favorite
Cleveland Guardians

Higher modeled team outlook

Simulation Outlook

Game simulation summary

Public outlook tiers from the MLB game simulation.

One-Run Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

Blowout Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

High Scoring Game Outlook
Neutral

Simulation outlook tier

Low Scoring Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

MLB Game

Starting Pitchers

Confirmed starters for this matchup.

PitcherTeamConfidence
Sean ManaeaNew York Mets
Joey CantilloCleveland Guardians
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Top Home Run Threats

Leading home-run outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHR Outlook
Francisco LindorNew York MetsDifficult
Tyrone TaylorNew York MetsDifficult
José RamírezCleveland GuardiansDifficult
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Top Hitters

Leading hitter outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHit Outlook2+ Bases OutlookRBI Outlook
Francisco LindorNew York MetsNeutralBelow AverageDifficult
José RamírezCleveland GuardiansNeutralBelow AverageDifficult
Tyrone TaylorNew York MetsNeutralBelow AverageDifficult
Weather

Weather impacts

Published weather context for this matchup.

Temperature
56°F

Weather

Wind
4 mph SSE

Weather

Roof
Retractable

Venue

Weather Label
Pitcher Friendly

Impact

Summary
Mild, calm

Weather

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