Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cleveland Guardians
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Jacob Gonzalez | Jacob Gonzalez homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Tyler Callihan scores. | PIT 2, CLE 0 |
| B3 | Travis Bazzana | Travis Bazzana triples (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Steven Kwan scores. | PIT 2, CLE 1 |
| T6 | Esmerlyn Valdez | Esmerlyn Valdez homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. Bryan Reynolds scores. | PIT 4, CLE 1 |
| T6 | Nick Gonzales | Nick Gonzales homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. | PIT 5, CLE 1 |
| T8 | Esmerlyn Valdez | Esmerlyn Valdez strikes out swinging. | PIT 6, CLE 1 |
| T8 | Ryan O'Hearn | Ryan O'Hearn out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Bryan Reynolds scores. | PIT 7, CLE 1 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Jared Jones started for Pirates, leaving with a 2–1 lead.
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Jared Jones
Starter
5.0
74
1
9
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Jared Jones threw
CSW 35% 1st-pitch strike 74% 3.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 48 65% 9 10 11 13 5 Slider 17 23% 2 5 2 7 1 Changeup 6 8% 0 0 0 4 2 Curveball 3 4% 0 0 0 2 1 - Carmen Mlodzinski Middle 3.0 41 0 2 HLD
- Isaac Mattson Setup 1.0 20 0 2
Gavin Williams started for Guardians, leaving trailing 1–5. Out of the bullpen, Matt Festa took the roughest line.
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Gavin Williams
Starter
6.0
84
5
11
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Gavin Williams threw
CSW 33% 1st-pitch strike 80% 3.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 38 45% 8 4 11 12 3 Sinker 19 23% 4 3 5 3 4 Curveball 14 17% 0 4 6 0 4 Sweeper 13 15% 2 3 1 4 3 - Matt Festa Middle 1.1 28 2 3
- Codi Heuer Reliever 1.2 18 0 0 inherited 1, all 1 scored
Where the game turned
- Gonzalez HR (2)
Batting lines
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Mangum RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 | .357 | .380 | .737 | |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .249 | .318 | .488 | .806 | |
| Bryan Reynolds LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .285 | .401 | .480 | .881 | 2B |
| Ryan O'Hearn DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .285 | .347 | .482 | .829 | |
| Nick Gonzales 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .310 | .371 | .401 | .772 | HR (5) |
| Tyler Callihan 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .244 | .323 | .451 | .774 | 2B |
| Jacob Gonzalez SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .327 | .396 | .723 | HR (3) |
| Henry Davis C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .168 | .267 | .341 | .608 | |
| Esmerlyn Valdez RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .306 | .367 | .724 | 1.091 | HR (11) |
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Bazzana 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .238 | .329 | .395 | .724 | 3B |
| Brayan Rocchio SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 | .339 | .402 | .741 | |
| Chase DeLauter RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .344 | .446 | .790 | |
| Kyle Manzardo 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .212 | .306 | .354 | .660 | |
| Rhys Hoskins DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .179 | .315 | .362 | .677 | SB |
| Kahlil Watson CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .250 | .309 | .559 | |
| Gabriel Arias 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .229 | .267 | .406 | .673 | |
| Patrick Bailey C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .236 | .271 | .507 | |
| Steven Kwan LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .230 | .338 | .287 | .625 |
Pitching lines
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Jones | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 74 | 4.05 | W |
| Carmen Mlodzinski | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 3.12 | HLD |
| Isaac Mattson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4.26 |
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Williams | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 84 | 4.00 | L |
| 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 |
Manager comparison
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Season series: 2-1 with PIT listed first across 4 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.