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Matt Festa
Cleveland Guardians
RP · #52 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'1" · 195 lb · Age 33 · 7 yrs in MLB
2026 grade
56.8
- Runs prevented
- +3.0
- IP · ERA
- 66.2 · 3.78
- K · BB
- 69 · 21
- Rank
- 89 of 205 relievers
What the grade is made of
Runs each part saves or costs against an average pitcher facing the same batters. Contact counts a quarter for how it turned out, because over a season that's mostly the fielders and luck.
- Home runs allowed7 vs 9 avg+2.5
- Walks21 vs 25 avg+1.3
- Strikeouts69 vs 64 avg+1.2
- Contact allowed (how it turned out counts a quarter)186 vs 187 avg−1.2
- Hit batters6 vs 3 avg−0.9
- Parks pitched in+0.1
2026 game log: pitching
Game grades need 3 batters faced; starts are ranked against starts, relief outings against relief outings.
| Game | Result | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Sep 25@KC | W 12-9 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15.4 | |
| Wed, Sep 23@BOS | L 0-1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 45.9 | |
| Sat, Sep 19vsATH | W 12-6 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 70.1 | |
| Sun, Sep 13@MIN | W 9-2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 44.6 | |
| Wed, Sep 9@BAL | L 5-9 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 91.5 | |
| Sat, Sep 5vsDET | L 0-6 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 10.3 | |
| Thu, Sep 3vsTOR | L 3-6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 64.1 | |
| Tue, Sep 1vsTOR | W 6-1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 57.1 | |
| Sat, Aug 29vsKC | L 3-8 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 92.7 | |
| Tue, Aug 25@LAA | W 8-6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 91.3 | |
| Sun, Aug 23@COL | W 7-2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | – | |
| Fri, Aug 21@COL | W 9-1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 89.6 | |
| Tue, Aug 18vsSF | W 8-1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 53.6 | |
| Sun, Aug 16vsSD | L 0-5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 30.4 | |
| Fri, Aug 14vsSD | L 5-7 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 35.5 | |
| Tue, Aug 11@DET | L 4-6 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 46.1 | |
| Sat, Aug 8@CHW | L 3-6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 38.1 | |
| Thu, Aug 6vsNYM | L 6-13 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17.8 | |
| Wed, Aug 5vsNYM | L 5-6 | L | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 45.1 |
| Sun, Aug 2vsARI | W 5-0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 32.0 | |
| Fri, Jul 31vsARI | L 1-4 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – | |
| Wed, Jul 29@CIN | W 6-1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 86.7 | |
| Fri, Jul 24@TB | L 3-11 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 46.8 | |
| Wed, Jul 22vsMIN | L 6-10 | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 29.0 | |
| Mon, Jul 20vsMIN | W 13-4 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 18.9 | |
| Sat, Jul 18vsPIT | L 1-7 | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 34.7 | |
| Wed, Jul 8@MIN | L 5-6 | L | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 10.9 |
| Tue, Jul 7@MIN | L 1-3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 60.0 | |
| Sat, Jul 4vsCHW | L 1-3 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17.9 | |
| Wed, Jul 1vsTEX | W 9-4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 81.7 | |
| Mon, Jun 29vsTEX | L 3-6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – | |
| Sun, Jun 28vsSEA | W 6-5 | W | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 25.5 |
| Fri, Jun 26vsSEA | L 1-3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 35.7 | |
| Sat, Jun 20@HOU | W 8-1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 57.2 | |
| Fri, Jun 19@HOU | L 3-9 | B | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3.4 |
| Tue, Jun 16@MIL | L 1-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 76.1 | |
| Wed, Jun 10vsNYY | L 4-8 | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9.7 | |
| Tue, Jun 9vsNYY | L 2-3 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 44.2 | |
| Fri, Jun 5@TEX | L 2-3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 91.8 | |
| Thu, Jun 4@NYY | L 1-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 73.4 | |
| Tue, Jun 2@NYY | W 9-4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 72.8 | |
| Sat, May 30vsBOS | L 1-9 | L | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 23.5 |
| Mon, May 25vsWSH | L 2-10 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 23.3 | |
| Sat, May 23@PHI | L 0-3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 47.9 | |
| Thu, May 21@DET | W 3-1 | H | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Mon, May 18@DET | W 8-2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – | |
| Fri, May 15vsCIN | L 6-7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – | |
| Wed, May 13vsLAA | W 4-2 | H | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Mon, May 11vsLAA | W 7-2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28.7 | |
| Fri, May 8vsMIN | W 6-4 | H | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4.8 |
| Wed, May 6@KC | W 3-1 | H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 84.3 |
| Mon, May 4@KC | L 2-6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.6 | |
| Sat, May 2@ATH | W 14-6 | H | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Fri, May 1@ATH | W 8-5 | H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Mon, Apr 27vsTB | L 2-3 | H | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Sat, Apr 25@TOR | L 3-5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 53.6 | |
| Wed, Apr 22vsHOU | L 0-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 62.6 | |
| Mon, Apr 20vsHOU | L 2-9 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 83.7 | |
| Sun, Apr 19vsBAL | W 8-4 | W | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 73.4 |
| Wed, Apr 15@STL | L 3-5 | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 25.1 | |
| Fri, Apr 10@ATL | L 5-11 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3.3 | |
| Wed, Apr 8vsKC | W 10-2 | S | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 70.0 |
| Sun, Apr 5vsCHC | W 6-5 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12.6 | |
| Fri, Apr 3vsCHC | W 4-1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | |
| Tue, Mar 31@LAD | L 1-4 | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 16.4 | |
| Sat, Mar 28@SEA | W 6-5 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 95.9 |
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