Cleveland Guardians vs Pittsburgh Pirates, Jul 18, 2026 (Game 2) Box Score

PiratesPittsburgh PiratesPIT

3-5

Final

GuardiansCleveland GuardiansCLE

July 18, 2026, 7:10 PM ET | Progressive Field

Last 5 Form

Pittsburgh Pirates

4-1

Last 5

Cleveland Guardians

4-1

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Pittsburgh Pirates

Mason Montgomery

Recorded starter

Cleveland Guardians

Logan Allen

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jul 18, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	51-48	.515	#4	#5	10.5
Cleveland Guardians	52-47	.525	#2	#2	-

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

Pittsburgh PiratesCleveland Guardians

.734

OPS

.696

186

162

767

Runs

678

4.14

ERA

3.77

1.30

WHIP

1.26

1496

Strikeouts by pitchers

1530

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters

Esmerlyn Valdez

7 H, 4 HR, 12 RBI

Nick Gonzales

6 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Henry Davis

4 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Khristian Curtis

5.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Carmen Mlodzinski

6.0 IP, 4 SO, 1.50 ERA

Jared Jones

5.0 IP, 9 SO, 1.80 ERA

Cleveland Guardians

Hitters

Chase DeLauter

5 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Travis Bazzana

4 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Brayan Rocchio

6 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Franco Aleman

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Tanner Bibee

6.2 IP, 3 SO, 1.35 ERA

Parker Messick

6.0 IP, 1 SO, 1.50 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Khristian Curtis

Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick

Travis Bazzana

Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick

Logan Allen

Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Cleveland Guardians 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3: PIT 6 hits, CLE 11 hits; PIT 0 errors, CLE 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
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

6 players led Pittsburgh Pirates with 1 hit each.

Pittsburgh Pirates batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jake MangumCF	5	0	1	0	0	1
Nick Gonzales3B	4	1	1	0	0	1
Bryan ReynoldsLF	3	0	1	0	1	1
Esmerlyn ValdezRF	4	0	1	1	0	2
Ryan O'Hearn1B	3	1	0	0	1	0
Marcell OzunaDH	4	0	1	0	0	1
Brandon Lowe2B	2	1	0	1	1	1
Rafael Flores Jr.C	2	0	0	0	2	1
Jared TrioloSS	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jacob GonzalezPH/SS	1	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	31	3	6	2	5	10

Steven Kwan led Cleveland Guardians with 3 hits.

Cleveland Guardians batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Travis Bazzana2B	3	1	2	2	2	1	1
Brayan RocchioSS	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chase DeLauterDH	4	1	1	1	0	0	0
Rhys Hoskins1B	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Kahlil WatsonPH/RF	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
Daniel Schneemann3B/CF	3	0	1	0	1	2	0
David FryRF	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
Kyle ManzardoPH/1B	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Petey HalpinCF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Gabriel AriasPH/3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Austin HedgesC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Patrick BaileyPH/C	2	0	1	0	0	1	0
Steven KwanLF	4	2	3	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	5	11	4	4	10	1

Pitching

Khristian Curtis went 5.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (4 SO, 0 ER); Logan Allen went 3.1 innings for Cleveland Guardians (3 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
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

AB: at-bats
R: runs
H: hits
RBI: runs batted in
BB: walks
SO: strikeouts
HR: home runs
IP: innings pitched
ER: earned runs

Scoring Summary

T2
Sac Fly Brandon Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder David Fry. Ryan O'Hearn scores. PIT 1, CLE 0
T3
Double Esmerlyn Valdez doubles (7) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder David Fry. Nick Gonzales scores. PIT 2, CLE 0
T4
Single 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. PIT 3, CLE 0
B8
Single Chase DeLauter singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Steven Kwan scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd. PIT 3, CLE 1
B8
Single Kahlil Watson singles on a line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Chase DeLauter scores. PIT 3, CLE 3
B9
Home Run Travis Bazzana homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. Steven Kwan scores. PIT 3, CLE 5

Play-by-Play

All 75 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

B9
Home Run Travis Bazzana homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. Steven Kwan scores. PIT 3, CLE 5
B9
Double 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. PIT 3, CLE 3
B9
Single Patrick Bailey singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. PIT 3, CLE 3
T9
Groundout Jake Mangum grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. PIT 3, CLE 3
T9
Strikeout Jacob Gonzalez strikes out swinging. PIT 3, CLE 3
T9
Strikeout Rafael Flores Jr. strikes out swinging. PIT 3, CLE 3
B8
Strikeout Gabriel Arias strikes out swinging. PIT 3, CLE 3
B8
Strikeout Kyle Manzardo strikes out swinging. PIT 3, CLE 3
B8
Walk Daniel Schneemann walks. PIT 3, CLE 3
B8
Single Kahlil Watson singles on a line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Chase DeLauter scores. PIT 3, CLE 3
B8
Single Chase DeLauter singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Steven Kwan scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd. PIT 3, CLE 1
B8
Single Brayan Rocchio singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Steven Kwan to 2nd. PIT 3, CLE 0
B8
Strikeout Travis Bazzana strikes out swinging. PIT 3, CLE 0
B8
Single Steven Kwan singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. PIT 3, CLE 0
T8
Strikeout Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging. PIT 3, CLE 0
T8
Groundout Marcell Ozuna grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. PIT 3, CLE 0
T8
Groundout Ryan O'Hearn grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. PIT 3, CLE 0
B7
Strikeout Patrick Bailey strikes out swinging. PIT 3, CLE 0
B7
Double Petey Halpin doubles (2) on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Daniel Schneemann to 3rd. PIT 3, CLE 0
B7
Strikeout Kyle Manzardo strikes out swinging. PIT 3, CLE 0
B7
Single Daniel Schneemann singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jared Triolo. PIT 3, CLE 0
B7
Flyout Kahlil Watson flies out to center fielder Jake Mangum. PIT 3, CLE 0
T7
Strikeout Esmerlyn Valdez strikes out swinging. PIT 3, CLE 0
T7
Walk Bryan Reynolds walks. PIT 3, CLE 0
T7
Groundout Nick Gonzales grounds out softly, pitcher Colin Holderman to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. PIT 3, CLE 0
T7
Groundout Jake Mangum grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. PIT 3, CLE 0
B6
Lineout Chase DeLauter lines out to center fielder Jake Mangum. PIT 3, CLE 0
B6
Grounded Into DP 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. PIT 3, CLE 0
B6
Walk Travis Bazzana walks. PIT 3, CLE 0
T6
Pickoff 1B Catcher Austin Hedges picks off Rafael Flores Jr. at 1st on throw to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. PIT 3, CLE 0
T6
Lineout Jared Triolo lines out to right fielder David Fry. PIT 3, CLE 0
T6
Walk Rafael Flores Jr. walks. PIT 3, CLE 0
T6
Flyout Brandon Lowe flies out to left fielder Steven Kwan. PIT 3, CLE 0
B5
Groundout Steven Kwan grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. PIT 3, CLE 0
B5
Groundout Austin Hedges grounds out, pitcher Khristian Curtis to second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. PIT 3, CLE 0
B5
Lineout Petey Halpin lines out to second baseman Brandon Lowe. PIT 3, CLE 0
T5
Flyout Marcell Ozuna flies out to right fielder David Fry. PIT 3, CLE 0
T5
Pop Out Ryan O'Hearn pops out to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. PIT 3, CLE 0
T5
Strikeout Esmerlyn Valdez strikes out swinging. PIT 3, CLE 0
B4
Strikeout David Fry strikes out swinging. PIT 3, CLE 0
B4
Strikeout Rafael Flores Jr. challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Daniel Schneemann called out on strikes. PIT 3, CLE 0
B4
Strikeout Rhys Hoskins strikes out swinging. PIT 3, CLE 0
T4
Strikeout Bryan Reynolds called out on strikes. PIT 3, CLE 0
T4
Strikeout Nick Gonzales strikes out on a foul tip. PIT 3, CLE 0
T4
Single 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. PIT 3, CLE 0
T4
Strikeout Jared Triolo strikes out on a foul tip. PIT 2, CLE 0
T4
Walk Rafael Flores Jr. walks. Brandon Lowe to 2nd. PIT 2, CLE 0
T4
Walk Brandon Lowe walks. PIT 2, CLE 0
B3
Flyout Chase DeLauter flies out sharply to center fielder Jake Mangum. PIT 2, CLE 0
B3
Groundout Brayan Rocchio grounds out to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Steven Kwan to 3rd. Travis Bazzana to 2nd. PIT 2, CLE 0
B3
Single Travis Bazzana singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Steven Kwan to 2nd. PIT 2, CLE 0
B3
Single Steven Kwan singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. PIT 2, CLE 0
B3
Pop Out Austin Hedges pops out to second baseman Brandon Lowe. PIT 2, CLE 0
T3
Strikeout Marcell Ozuna strikes out swinging. PIT 2, CLE 0
T3
Groundout Ryan O'Hearn grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. Esmerlyn Valdez to 3rd. PIT 2, CLE 0
T3
Double Esmerlyn Valdez doubles (7) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder David Fry. Nick Gonzales scores. PIT 2, CLE 0
T3
Groundout Bryan Reynolds grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. PIT 1, CLE 0
T3
Double Nick Gonzales doubles (15) on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. PIT 1, CLE 0
B2
Grounded Into DP Petey Halpin grounds into a double play, shortstop Jared Triolo to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. David Fry out at 2nd. Petey Halpin out at 1st. PIT 1, CLE 0
B2
Walk David Fry walks. PIT 1, CLE 0
B2
Strikeout Daniel Schneemann strikes out swinging. PIT 1, CLE 0
T2
Forceout Jake Mangum grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Daniel Schneemann. Marcell Ozuna out at 3rd. PIT 1, CLE 0
T2
Single Jared Triolo singles on a ground ball to right fielder David Fry. Marcell Ozuna to 2nd. PIT 1, CLE 0
T2
Flyout Rafael Flores Jr. flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin. PIT 1, CLE 0
T2
Sac Fly Brandon Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder David Fry. Ryan O'Hearn scores. PIT 1, CLE 0
T2
Single Marcell Ozuna singles on a ground ball to right fielder David Fry. Ryan O'Hearn to 3rd. PIT 0, CLE 0
T2
Walk Ryan O'Hearn walks. PIT 0, CLE 0
B1
Strikeout Rhys Hoskins strikes out swinging. PIT 0, CLE 0
B1
Groundout Chase DeLauter grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Travis Bazzana to 2nd. PIT 0, CLE 0
B1
Flyout Brayan Rocchio flies out to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. PIT 0, CLE 0
B1
Walk Travis Bazzana walks. PIT 0, CLE 0
T1
Flyout Esmerlyn Valdez flies out sharply to left fielder Steven Kwan. PIT 0, CLE 0
T1
Double Bryan Reynolds doubles (24) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder David Fry. PIT 0, CLE 0
T1
Groundout Nick Gonzales grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. PIT 0, CLE 0
T1
Strikeout Jake Mangum strikes out swinging. PIT 0, CLE 0

Cleveland Guardians vs Pittsburgh Pirates, July 18, 2026 (Game 2)

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Standings Snapshot

Season Comparison

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Line Score

Box Score

Scoring Summary

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