Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cleveland Guardians AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Pittsburgh PiratesPIT

3–5

Final

Cleveland GuardiansCLE

Progressive Field

Team Season Averages

Pittsburgh PiratesLeads 10 of 18

Cleveland GuardiansLeads 8 of 18

Batting

5.32Runs per game3.97
0.263Batting average0.229
0.342On-base percentage0.310
0.426Slugging percentage0.369
0.768OPS0.679
1.29Home runs per game0.96
9.13Hits per game7.55
125Home runs93
88Stolen bases93

Pitching

4.32ERA3.71
1.32WHIP1.26
9.17Strikeouts per nine9.12
3.69Walks per nine3.37
4.29Runs allowed per game3.65
0.239Opponent batting average0.237
883Pitching strikeouts870
32Quality starts34
19Saves32

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (CLE)	Total	PIT ML	CLE ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	8.5	-111	-109
FFanDuel	+1.5	8.5	-104	-112
BBetMGM	+1.5	8.5	-105	-115
CCaesars	-1.5	8.5	-105	-115
BBetOnline	-1.5	8.5	-101	-109
BBetRivers	+1.5	8.5	-107	-110
BBetus	-1.5	8.5	-102	-108
BBovada	-1.5	8	-109	-111
FFanatics	+1.5	8.5	-105	-115
LLowVig	-1.5	8.5	-101	-109
MMyBookie	+1.5	8.5	-107	-110

Game Information

Progressive Field

Stadium

Jul 18, 2026

7:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

PIT

Starters

CLE

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
PIT	2nd	23rd
CLE	30th	8th

Matchup

PITCLE

50-47Record51-46
51.5%Win %52.6%
27-24Home record24-22
23-23Road record27-24
7-3Last 106-4
3Streak4
+44Run diff-2
17-12Division15-11

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
PIT	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	5

Team Stats

PITStatCLE

3Runs5
6Hits11
0Errors1
0Home runs1
2RBI4
0Stolen bases2
10K (bat)10
10K (pit)10
4BB (pit)5

Player Stats

PIT — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jake MangumCF	5	0	1	0	0
Marcell OzunaDH	4	0	1	0	0
Nick Gonzales3B	4	1	1	0	0
Esmerlyn ValdezRF	4	0	1	1	0
Ryan O'HearnRF	3	1	0	0	1
Jared TrioloSS	3	0	1	0	0
Bryan ReynoldsLF	3	0	1	0	1
Brandon Lowe2B	2	1	0	1	1
Rafael Flores Jr.C	2	0	0	0	2
Jacob Gonzalez1B	1	0	0	0	0

PIT — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Khristian CurtisSP	5.0	2	0	0	2	4
Mason MontgomeryRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
Gregory SotoRP	0.2	1	0	0	1	2
Yohan RamirezRP	0.2	2	0	0	0	1
Brandon EisertRP	0.2	3	3	3	0	2
Dennis SantanaRP	0.1	3	2	2	0	0

CLE — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Steven KwanCF	4	2	3	0	0	0
Brayan RocchioSS	4	1	1	0	0	0
Chase DeLauterRF	4	1	1	0	1	0
Petey HalpinCF	3	0	1	0	0	0
Travis Bazzana2B	3	1	2	1	2	2
Daniel SchneemannCF	3	0	1	0	0	1
Rhys Hoskins1B	2	0	0	0	0	0
Austin HedgesC	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kahlil WatsonRF	2	0	1	0	1	0
Kyle Manzardo1B	2	0	0	0	0	0
Patrick BaileyC	2	0	1	0	0	0
David FryRF	1	0	0	0	0	1
Gabriel Arias3B	1	0	0	0	0	0

CLE — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Logan AllenRP	3.1	6	3	2	3	3
Will DionSP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Cade SmithRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
Franco AlemanRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
Colin HoldermanRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
Shawn ArmstrongRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
Erik SabrowskiRP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

102 events · 9 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Mangum struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Gonzales grounded out to second.
0-0
Top
Reynolds doubled to right.
0-0
Top
Valdez flied out to left.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Bazzana walked.
0-0
Bottom
Rocchio flied out to right.
0-0
Bottom
DeLauter grounded out to second, Bazzana to second.
0-0
Bottom
Hoskins struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
O'Hearn walked.
0-0
Top
Ozuna singled to right, O'Hearn to third.
0-0
Top
Lowe hit sacrifice fly to right, O'Hearn scored.
1-0
Top
Flores Jr. flied out to center.
1-0
Top
Triolo singled to right, Ozuna to second.
1-0
Top
Mangum grounded into fielder's choice to third, Ozuna out at third.
1-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Curtis relieved Montgomery
1-0
Bottom
Schneemann struck out swinging.
1-0
Bottom
Fry walked.
1-0
Bottom
Halpin grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Fry out at second.
1-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Gonzales doubled to left.
1-0
Top
Reynolds grounded out to shortstop.
1-0
Top
Valdez doubled to right, Gonzales scored.
2-0
Top
O'Hearn grounded out to second, Valdez to third.
2-0
Top
Ozuna struck out swinging.
2-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Hedges popped out to second.
2-0
Bottom
Kwan singled to left.
2-0
Bottom
Bazzana singled to center, Kwan to second.
2-0
Bottom
Rocchio grounded out to first, Bazzana to second, Kwan to third.
2-0
Bottom
DeLauter flied out to center.
2-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Lowe walked.
2-0
Top
Flores Jr. walked, Lowe to second.
2-0
Top
Triolo struck out swinging.
2-0
Top
Mangum reached on infield single to catcher, Lowe scored on throwing error by catcher Hedges, Flores Jr. to second. Cleveland Guardians challenged: call on the field was upheld.
3-0
Top
Armstrong relieved Allen
3-0
Top
Gonzales struck out swinging.
3-0
Top
Reynolds struck out looking.
3-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Hoskins struck out swinging.
3-0
Bottom
Schneemann struck out looking. Pittsburgh Pirates challenged: call on the field was overturned.
3-0
Bottom
Fry struck out swinging.
3-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Valdez struck out swinging.
3-0
Top
Sabrowski relieved Armstrong
3-0
Top
O'Hearn popped out to shortstop.
3-0
Top
Ozuna flied out to right.
3-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Halpin lined out to second.
3-0
Bottom
Hedges grounded out to second.
3-0
Bottom
Kwan grounded out to second.
3-0

Inning 6 Top

Top
Aleman relieved Sabrowski
3-0
Top
Lowe flied out to left.
3-0
Top
Flores Jr. walked.
3-0
Top
Triolo lined out to right.
3-0
Top
Flores Jr. picked off first.
3-0

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Bazzana walked.
3-0
Bottom
Rocchio grounded into double play, second to first, Bazzana out at second.
3-0
Bottom
DeLauter lined out to center.
3-0

Inning 7 Top

Top
Holderman relieved Aleman
3-0
Top
Mangum grounded out to shortstop.
3-0
Top
Gonzales grounded out to pitcher.
3-0
Top
Reynolds walked.
3-0
Top
Valdez struck out swinging.
3-0

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Watson hit for Hoskins
3-0
Bottom
Ramírez relieved Curtis
3-0
Bottom
Watson flied out to center.
3-0
Bottom
Schneemann reached on infield single to shortstop.
3-0
Bottom
Manzardo hit for Fry
3-0
Bottom
Manzardo struck out swinging.
3-0
Bottom
Halpin doubled to left, Schneemann to third.
3-0
Bottom
Bailey hit for Hedges
3-0
Bottom
Eisert relieved Ramírez
3-0
Bottom
Bailey struck out swinging.
3-0

Inning 8 Top

Top
Watson in right field.
3-0
Top
Manzardo at first base.
3-0
Top
Bailey catching.
3-0
Top
Dion relieved Holderman
3-0
Top
O'Hearn grounded out to shortstop.
3-0
Top
Ozuna grounded out to shortstop.
3-0
Top
Lowe struck out swinging.
3-0

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Kwan singled to center.
3-0
Bottom
Bazzana struck out swinging.
3-0
Bottom
Rocchio singled to center, Kwan to second.
3-0
Bottom
DeLauter singled to right, Kwan scored, Rocchio to third.
3-1
Bottom
Soto relieved Eisert
3-1
Bottom
Rocchio scored on Soto wild pitch, DeLauter stole third.
3-2
Bottom
Rocchio scored on Soto wild pitch, DeLauter stole third.
3-2
Bottom
Watson singled to right, DeLauter scored.
3-3
Bottom
Rocchio scored on Soto wild pitch, DeLauter stole third.
3-2
Bottom
Watson stole second.
3-3
Bottom
Schneemann walked.
3-3
Bottom
Manzardo struck out swinging.
3-3
Bottom
Arias hit for Halpin
3-3
Bottom
Schneemann to second on wild pitch by Soto, Watson to third on wild pitch by Soto.
3-3
Bottom
Arias struck out swinging.
3-3

Inning 9 Top

Top
Schneemann in center field.
3-3
Top
Arias at third base.
3-3
Top
Smith relieved Dion
3-3
Top
Flores Jr. struck out swinging.
3-3
Top
Gonzalez hit for Triolo
3-3
Top
Gonzalez struck out swinging.
3-3
Top
Mangum grounded out to second.
3-3

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Gonzalez at shortstop.
3-3
Bottom
Santana relieved Soto
3-3
Bottom
Bailey singled to right.
3-3
Bottom
Kwan doubled to left, Bailey thrown out at home.
3-3
Bottom
Bazzana homered to center (414 feet), Kwan scored.
3-5

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Player props

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cleveland Guardians Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Konnor Griffin
Home Runs: 1/19 over · last line 0.5
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Marcell Ozuna
Home Runs: 2/19 over · last line 0.5
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Oneil Cruz
Home Runs: 1/18 over · last line 0.5
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Rhys Hoskins
Home Runs: 2/17 over · last line 0.5
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Esmerlyn Valdez
Home Runs: 2/16 over · last line 0.5
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Gavin Williams
Strikeouts: 9/16 over · last line 6.5
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Henry Davis
Home Runs: 0/16 over · last line 0.5
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Mitch Keller
Outs: 6/15 over · last line 15.5
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Nathaniel Lowe
Home Runs: 1/15 over · last line 0.5
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Parker Messick
Hits Allowed: 8/15 over · last line 3.5
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Austin Hedges
Home Runs: 2/14 over · last line 0.5
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Endy Rodriguez
Hits: 10/14 over · last line 0.5
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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cleveland Guardians: Final Score & Recap

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 in this MLB game at Progressive Field on Saturday, July 18, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cleveland Guardians Odds

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