Matthew Festa: Everything you need to know

Matthew Festa

#52 RP

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
3/22	CIN	W 8-2	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3/20	SEA	L 20-8	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	4	2	2
3/1	COL	W 8-3	1.0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	2
2/26	SEA	L 8-7	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2/23	AZ	W 9-5	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Preseason Totals			5.1	4	1	1	0	0	8	4	4

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
4/25	TOR	L 5-3	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
4/22	HOU	L 2-0	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/20	HOU	L 9-2	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
4/19	BAL	W 8-4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/15	STL	L 5-3	2.1	3	0	1	0	0	3	1	1
4/10	ATL	L 11-5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2
4/8	KC	W 10-2	1.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/5	CHC	W 6-5	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	2
4/3	CHC	W 4-1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/31	LAD	L 4-1	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	4	2	2
3/28	SEA	W 6-5	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Regular Season Totals			11	14	2	1	0	0	14	9	8

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	0	13.1	1	0	0.0	14	2	1	0	14	9	8	1	1	0.250	2
Home	0	6.1	1	0	0.0	5	2	0	0	3	3	3	1	1	0.130	1
Away	0	7.0	0	0	0.0	9	0	0	0	11	6	5	0	0	0.333	1
Night	0	5.2	0	0	0.0	4	0	0	0	8	5	5	0	0	0.333	1
Day	0	7.2	1	0	0.0	10	2	0	0	6	4	3	1	1	0.188	1
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	5	2	0	0	7	5	0	0	0	0.219	1
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	9	0	1	0	7	4	0	0	0	0.292	1
March	0	3.0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	0.308	0
April	0	10.1	1	0	0.0	11	2	0	0	10	7	6	1	1	0.233	2
Opponent
vs ATL	0	0.2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	0.600	1
vs HOU	0	3.0	0	0	0.0	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0.111	0
vs SEA	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs STL	0	2.1	0	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0.300	0
vs BAL	0	0.1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs TOR	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.200	0
vs KC	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.000	0
vs LAD	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	0.500	0
vs CHC	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0.286	1
Venue
@ Seattle	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
@ Los Angeles	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	0.500	0
@ Atlanta	0	0.2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	0.600	1
@ Toronto	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.200	0
@ Cleveland	0	6.1	1	0	0.0	5	2	0	0	3	3	3	1	1	0.130	1
@ St. Louis	0	2.1	0	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0.300	0

Matthew Festa: Breaking News

Festa walked one and struck out one in 1.1 scoreless innings of relief Wednesday to record his first save of the season in a 10-2 win over the Royals. The right-hander got the final out of the eighth inning with the Guardians ahead 5-2, then watched his offense erupt for five more runs in the bottom of the frame, eliminating the need for closer Cade Smith to work the ninth. Festa has had a bumpy beginning to the season, getting tagged for runs in two of his five appearances, but Wednesday's usage even before he backed into the save was encouraging. Through six innings, he sports a 6.00 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 5:1 K:BB.

Festa agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract with the Guardians on Friday to avoid arbitration, Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Festa pitched a career-high 54.2 innings in 2025 while also maintaining a solid 1.08 WHIP with a 56:15 K:BB. He also racked up 12 holds and should line up for a high-leverage role out of the bullpen once again in 2026.

The Guardians selected Festa's contract from Triple-A Columbus on Friday. The Guardians acquired Festa via trade earlier this week and have now added him to their big-league bullpen. Festa has been dominant at the Triple-A level this season, tossing 14.2 scoreless innings with a 20:7 K:BB.