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Pittsburgh Pirates at Cleveland Guardians

Progressive Field, Cleveland Makeup of 7/17 PPD Game 1 of a doubleheader Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cleveland Guardians 7–1 on Saturday, July 18, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 82-80
at Cleveland Guardians 1 85-77

Line score

Team
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 7 11 0
Cleveland Guardians 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
  • W: Jared Jones (2-1)
  • L: Gavin Williams (10-5)

Home runs

  • Pittsburgh Pirates: Esmerlyn Valdez (11), Nick Gonzales (5), Jacob Gonzalez (3)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 2nd Pittsburgh Pirates Jacob Gonzalez homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Tyler Callihan scores. 2–0
Bottom 3rd Cleveland Guardians Travis Bazzana triples (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Steven Kwan scores. 2–1
Top 6th Pittsburgh Pirates Esmerlyn Valdez homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. Bryan Reynolds scores. 4–1
Top 6th Pittsburgh Pirates Nick Gonzales homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. 5–1
Top 8th Pittsburgh Pirates Esmerlyn Valdez strikes out swinging. 6–1
Top 8th Pittsburgh Pirates Ryan O'Hearn out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Bryan Reynolds scores. 7–1

Box score

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batter
Jake Mangum RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .303
Brandon Lowe 2B 4 1 2 0 0 2 .249
Bryan Reynolds LF 4 2 2 0 0 2 .285
Esmerlyn Valdez RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 .306
Billy Cook CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171
Ryan O'Hearn DH 3 0 0 1 0 2 .285
Nick Gonzales 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .310
Tyler Callihan 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .244
Jacob Gonzalez SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 .253
Henry Davis C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .168
Totals 36 7 11 6 0 14
Pitcher
Jared Jones (W, 2-1) 5.0 3 1 1 1 9 0 74 4.05
Carmen Mlodzinski (H, 2) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 41 3.12
Isaac Mattson 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 4.26

Cleveland Guardians

Batter
Travis Bazzana 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .238
Brayan Rocchio SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .272
Chase DeLauter RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277
Kyle Manzardo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .212
Rhys Hoskins DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .179
Kahlil Watson CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .222
Gabriel Arias 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .229
Patrick Bailey C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182
Steven Kwan LF 2 1 2 0 1 0 .230
Totals 33 1 6 1 1 13
Pitcher
Gavin Williams (L, 10-5) 6.0 7 5 5 0 11 3 84 4.00
Matt Festa 1.1 2 2 2 0 3 0 28 4.31
Codi Heuer 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 4.66

Game info

Weather
89 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
14 mph, Out To RF
First pitch
1:10 PM
Time of game
2:22
Attendance
27,989
Umpires
Home Plate: Roberto Ortiz, First Base: John Bacon, Second Base: Alex MacKay, Third Base: Alan Porter

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Cleveland Guardians 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Cleveland Guardians 5 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Cleveland Guardians 1 Final Game page

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