Cleveland Guardians vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 18, 2026 • 7:10 PM • Progressive Field
Status
Final
Cleveland Guardians
CLE
5
Pittsburgh Pirates
PIT
3
Last 5 Form
Probable Pitchers
Cleveland Guardians
Starter
Pittsburgh Pirates
Starter
Standings Snapshot
Full standingsCleveland Guardians
52-47 (.525)
Div
#2
WC
#2
GB
-
Pittsburgh Pirates
51-48 (.515)
Div
#4
WC
#5
GB
10.5
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Cleveland Guardians | Pittsburgh Pirates |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .688 | .736 |
| HR | 130 | 163 |
| Runs | 563 | 682 |
| ERA | 3.70 | 4.24 |
| WHIP | 1.25 | 1.32 |
| Strikeouts | 1288 | 1278 |
Top Players
Cleveland Guardians
Hitters
Pitchers
3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0 ERA
6.2 IP, 3 SO, 1.35 ERA
6.0 IP, 1 SO, 1.5 ERA
Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters
Pitchers
5.0 IP, 4 SO, 0 ERA
6.0 IP, 4 SO, 1.5 ERA
5.0 IP, 9 SO, 1.8 ERA
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Jake Mangum (CF) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Gonzales (3B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Reynolds (LF) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Esmerlyn Valdez (RF) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn (1B) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcell Ozuna (DH) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Lowe (2B) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rafael Flores Jr. (C) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jared Triolo (SS) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Gonzalez (SS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mason Montgomery (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Khristian Curtis (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yohan Ramírez (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Eisert (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gregory Soto (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Santana (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
| Travis Bazzana (2B) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brayan Rocchio (SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase DeLauter (DH) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhys Hoskins (1B) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kahlil Watson (RF) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Schneemann (CF) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| David Fry (RF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Manzardo (1B) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Petey Halpin (CF) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Arias (3B) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Austin Hedges (C) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Bailey (C) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Kwan (LF) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Allen (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Armstrong (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erik Sabrowski (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franco Aleman (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colin Holderman (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Dion (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cade Smith (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Mason Montgomery | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Khristian Curtis | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Yohan Ramírez | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Eisert | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gregory Soto | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Santana | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
| Logan Allen | 3.1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Shawn Armstrong | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Erik Sabrowski | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Franco Aleman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Holderman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Dion | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cade Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
top 2 • Sac Fly • 0-1
Brandon Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder David Fry. Ryan O'Hearn scores.
top 3 • Double • 0-2
Esmerlyn Valdez doubles (7) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder David Fry. Nick Gonzales scores.
top 4 • Single • 0-3
Guardians challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Jake Mangum singles on a soft ground ball to catcher Austin Hedges. Brandon Lowe scores. Rafael Flores Jr. to 2nd. Throwing error by catcher Austin Hedges.
bottom 8 • Single • 1-3
Chase DeLauter singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Steven Kwan scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd.
bottom 8 • Single • 3-3
Kahlil Watson singles on a line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Chase DeLauter scores.
bottom 9 • Home Run • 5-3
Travis Bazzana homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. Steven Kwan scores.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 9 • Home Run • 5-3
Travis Bazzana homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. Steven Kwan scores.
bottom 9 • Double • 3-3
Steven Kwan doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Patrick Bailey out at home on the throw, left fielder Bryan Reynolds to third baseman Nick Gonzales to catcher Rafael Flores Jr.
bottom 9 • Single • 3-3
Patrick Bailey singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.
top 9 • Groundout • 3-3
Jake Mangum grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.
top 9 • Strikeout • 3-3
Jacob Gonzalez strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Strikeout • 3-3
Rafael Flores Jr. strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 3-3
Gabriel Arias strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 3-3
Kyle Manzardo strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Walk • 3-3
Daniel Schneemann walks.
bottom 8 • Single • 3-3
Kahlil Watson singles on a line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Chase DeLauter scores.
bottom 8 • Single • 1-3
Chase DeLauter singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Steven Kwan scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd.
bottom 8 • Single • 0-3
Brayan Rocchio singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Steven Kwan to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 0-3
Travis Bazzana strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Single • 0-3
Steven Kwan singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum.
top 8 • Strikeout • 0-3
Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging.
top 8 • Groundout • 0-3
Marcell Ozuna grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.
top 8 • Groundout • 0-3
Ryan O'Hearn grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 0-3
Patrick Bailey strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Double • 0-3
Petey Halpin doubles (2) on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Daniel Schneemann to 3rd.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 0-3
Kyle Manzardo strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Single • 0-3
Daniel Schneemann singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jared Triolo.
bottom 7 • Flyout • 0-3
Kahlil Watson flies out to center fielder Jake Mangum.
top 7 • Strikeout • 0-3
Esmerlyn Valdez strikes out swinging.
top 7 • Walk • 0-3
Bryan Reynolds walks.
top 7 • Groundout • 0-3
Nick Gonzales grounds out softly, pitcher Colin Holderman to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.
top 7 • Groundout • 0-3
Jake Mangum grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.
bottom 6 • Lineout • 0-3
Chase DeLauter lines out to center fielder Jake Mangum.
bottom 6 • Grounded Into DP • 0-3
Brayan Rocchio grounds into a double play, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Travis Bazzana out at 2nd. Brayan Rocchio out at 1st.
bottom 6 • Walk • 0-3
Travis Bazzana walks.
top 6 • Pickoff 1B • 0-3
Catcher Austin Hedges picks off Rafael Flores Jr. at 1st on throw to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.