Current-feed record
+3wins for Rangers
51% Rangers · 49% Guardians
The split has held steady across the schedule change: 13-11 since 2023.
Cleveland Guardians vs Texas Rangers All-Time Record
American League
Cleveland Guardians
Texas Rangers
Rangers lead Guardians362to349since 1961
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 6 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Rangers lead 4-2
Data updated 6 min read
At a glance
All-time since 1961 · current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Cleveland Guardians vs Texas Rangers insights
Recent form
10-10last 20
Guardians won 9-4 on Jul 1, 2026
Where it matters
0Postseason games
No postseason meetings since 2002.
Schedule context
- Rangers built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 77 of 153 decided meetings (50%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 13-11, or 54% to Rangers.
Guardians vs Rangers complete all-time series record
Cleveland Guardians and Texas Rangers have met 711 times since 1961, never in the postseason. 534 meetings predate the current feed, which adds game-level detail from 2002.
- History span
- 1961 to 2026
- First and latest meeting
- Before 2002
- 534
- Meetings from the Retrosheet game logs
- Since 2002
- 177
- Meetings with game-level detail below
Win Percentage
87W
90W
CLE
TEX
49%51%
Cleveland GuardiansTexas Rangers
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Jul 1
CLE 9-4 TEX
CLEJun 30
CLE 2-4 TEX
TEXJun 29
CLE 3-6 TEX
TEXJun 7
TEX 10-0 CLE
TEXJun 6
TEX 0-6 CLE
CLEJun 5
TEX 3-2 CLE
TEXSep 28
CLE 9-8 TEX
CLESep 27
CLE 3-2 TEX
CLESep 26
CLE 3-7 TEX
TEXAug 24
TEX 5-0 CLE
TEX| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | CLE | TEX | 9–4 | CLE |
| Jun 30, 2026 | CLE | TEX | 2–4 | TEX |
| Jun 29, 2026 | CLE | TEX | 3–6 | TEX |
| Jun 7, 2026 | TEX | CLE | 10–0 | TEX |
| Jun 6, 2026 | TEX | CLE | 0–6 | CLE |
| Jun 5, 2026 | TEX | CLE | 3–2 | TEX |
| Sep 28, 2025 | CLE | TEX | 9–8 | CLE |
| Sep 27, 2025 | CLE | TEX | 3–2 | CLE |
| Sep 26, 2025 | CLE | TEX | 3–7 | TEX |
| Aug 24, 2025 | TEX | CLE | 5–0 | TEX |
Last Meeting
Jul 1, 2026Final
CLE
9
HOME
TEX
4
AWAY
Guardianswon by5runs
Snapped Rangers' streak·Game 177 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Cleveland Guardians won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.9 runs on average
3.9runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
CLE-Neutral
Last 1040%
Archive since 200249.2%
TEX-Neutral
Last 1060%
Archive since 200250.8%
Last 10 Results
CLE / TEX
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season177 games
87
90
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Cleveland Guardians Biggest Win
16–3+13 runs
Jul 21, 2018
Texas Rangers Biggest Win
16–4+12 runs
Aug 17, 2004
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | CLE ↕ | TEX ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2016 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2008 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2007 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2006 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2002 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
All 24 seasons are shown in the table above.
Home / Away Split
AWAY
42-47
CLE
AWAY
43-45
TEX
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
Cleveland Guardians vs Texas Rangers all-time record, 1961 to 2025
Explore how this matchup changed by decade, where each lineup produced its runs, and the games that pushed the rivalry record book. This archive is a separate source window from the current-feed sections above, which start in 2002.
- Games
- 705
- Peak inning
- 4
- Record game
- 27 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 177 games from 2002 to 2026. History Lab: 705 Retrosheet games from 1961 to 2025. The first refreshes with current finals; Retrosheet's published archive currently ends in 2025.
Decade balance
Select an era to inspect pace, scoring and attendance.
CLETEX
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
CLETEX
56.8
157.7
45.6
248.2
53.4
354.7
62.2
450.3
50.6
555.8
53.2
650.0
53.1
749.2
47.9
843.9
42.2
944.8
33.7
EX42.0
- CLE after scoring first
- 68.0%
- TEX after scoring first
- 68.9%
- Lead-change games
- 43.7%
- Beyond nine innings
- 58
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Highest total
27 runs
TEX 17, CLE 10
May 11, 2003
Biggest margin
17 runs
CLE 2, TEX 19
May 12, 1986
Longest game
20 innings
CLE 6, TEX 8
Sep 14, 1971
Largest crowd
62,443
CLE 3, TEX 8
Apr 10, 1982
Cleveland Guardians largest comeback
7-run deficit
CLE 12, TEX 10
May 17, 1996
Texas Rangers largest comeback
7-run deficit
TEX 8, CLE 7
Apr 16, 1980
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricCLETEX
Hits6,2926,223
Home runs652703
Walks2,3222,350
Strikeouts4,1134,525
Errors520531
Where the rivalry lived
- 01225games
Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland, OH
- 02126games
Arlington Stadium
Arlington, TX
- 03123games
Progressive Field
Cleveland, OH
Betting Context
Betting context since 2002
How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.
One-run games
19.8%
Share of the 177 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
80.2%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.9.
Average total
10.2runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
52%
Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.
Totals ladder
Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 113 | 64 | 63.8% |
| 8.5 | 107 | 70 | 60.5% |
| 9.5Closest to even | 92 | 85 | 52% |
Fair price from the base rate
The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.
Texas Rangers
90 W · 50.8%1.97
Cleveland Guardians
87 W · 49.2%2.03
A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.
Last 20 meetings vs full history
One-run games
25%vs 19.8% full archive
+5.2% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
75%vs 80.2% full archive
-5.2% in the last 20
Average total
8.6 runsvs 10.2 runs full archive
-1.6 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2023 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.
View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Rangers and Guardians in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Cleveland Guardians vs Texas Rangers
When did the Cleveland Guardians and Texas Rangers first play each other?
The Retrosheet archive's first recorded meeting for this pairing is Apr 14, 1961, when Texas Rangers beat Cleveland Guardians 3-2 at home. The archive covers 705 meetings from 1961 through 2025. The current feed starts in 2002 and is reported separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.
The all-time record and the History Lab use Retrosheet game logs through 2025, with inning lines, team totals, attendance, duration and ballpark fields when available. Final games after 2025 come from the current feed, and every section built on that feed alone is labeled as starting in 2002.
The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.
Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API, Retrosheet
Cleveland Guardians and Texas Rangers have met 177 times in this archive, which covers the 2002 season onward.