July 18, 2026 · AL Cent
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cleveland Guardians
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Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Brandon Lowe | Brandon Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder David Fry. Ryan O'Hearn scores. | PIT 1, CLE 0 |
| T3 | Esmerlyn Valdez | Esmerlyn Valdez doubles (7) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder David Fry. Nick Gonzales scores. | PIT 2, CLE 0 |
| T4 | Jake Mangum | 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 | Chase DeLauter | Chase DeLauter singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Steven Kwan scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd. | PIT 3, CLE 1 |
| B8 | Kahlil Watson | Kahlil Watson singles on a line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Chase DeLauter scores. | PIT 3, CLE 3 |
| B9 | Travis Bazzana | Travis Bazzana homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. Steven Kwan scores. | PIT 3, CLE 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Pirates
AWAY
3
Pirates opened with Mason Montgomery, then turned the bulk of the game over to Khristian Curtis. Out of the bullpen, Brandon Eisert took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Mason Montgomery
Opener
1.0
14
0
1
Pitch-by-pitch: what Mason Montgomery threw
CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 50% 3.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 7 50% 0 1 2 4 0 Curveball 4 29% 0 1 1 1 1 Sinker 3 21% 1 1 0 0 1 - Khristian Curtis Bulk 5.0 68 0 4
- Yohan Ramírez Middle 0.2 14 0 1 HLD
- Brandon Eisert Middle 0.2 22 3 2 HLD inherited 2, stranded 2
- Gregory Soto Middle 0.2 19 0 2 BS inherited 2, all 2 scored
- Dennis Santana Closer 0.1 9 2 0 L
Guardians
HOME
5
Logan Allen started for Guardians, leaving trailing 0–3.
workload · innings pitched
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Logan Allen
Starter
3.1
81
3
3
Pitch-by-pitch: what Logan Allen threw
CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 63% 4.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 35 43% 1 6 12 8 8 Cutter 20 25% 3 0 6 9 2 Sweeper 11 14% 1 3 0 6 1 Changeup 9 11% 2 1 0 5 1 Sinker 6 7% 0 1 2 2 1 - Shawn Armstrong Setup 1.0 10 0 3 inherited 2, stranded 2
- Erik Sabrowski Setup 0.2 10 0 0
- Franco Aleman Middle 1.0 14 0 0
- Colin Holderman Setup 1.0 15 0 1
- Will Dion Middle 1.0 14 0 1
- Cade Smith Closer 1.0 13 0 2 W
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Bazzana HR (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · PIT
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Mangum CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 | .354 | .377 | .731 | |
| Nick Gonzales 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .309 | .370 | .402 | .772 | 2B |
| Bryan Reynolds LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .402 | .482 | .884 | 2B |
| Esmerlyn Valdez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .304 | .363 | .716 | 1.079 | 2B |
| Ryan O'Hearn 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 | .346 | .478 | .824 | |
| Marcell Ozuna DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .206 | .287 | .333 | .620 | |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .248 | .317 | .485 | .802 | |
| Rafael Flores Jr. C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 | |
| Jacob Gonzalez SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .324 | .391 | .715 | |
| Jared Triolo SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .302 | .306 | .608 |
HOME · CLE
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Bazzana 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .243 | .337 | .410 | .747 | HR (8) |
| Brayan Rocchio SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .338 | .401 | .739 | |
| Chase DeLauter DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .343 | .443 | .786 | SB |
| Kahlil Watson RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .256 | .313 | .569 | SB |
| Daniel Schneemann CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .211 | .279 | .331 | .610 | |
| Kyle Manzardo 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .210 | .304 | .351 | .655 | |
| Gabriel Arias 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .265 | .402 | .667 | |
| Patrick Bailey C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .186 | .239 | .273 | .512 | |
| Steven Kwan LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .343 | .296 | .639 | 2B |
| Rhys Hoskins 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .177 | .312 | .359 | .671 | |
| David Fry RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .202 | .318 | .372 | .690 | |
| Petey Halpin CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .212 | .250 | .462 | 2B |
| Austin Hedges C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .343 | .408 | .751 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · PIT
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Montgomery | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4.03 | |
| Khristian Curtis | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 0.00 | |
| Yohan Ramírez | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3.27 | HLD |
| Brandon Eisert | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6.44 | HLD |
| Gregory Soto | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3.98 | BS |
| Dennis Santana | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6.20 | L |
HOME · CLE
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Allen | 3.1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 81 | 2.45 | |
| Shawn Armstrong | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4.40 | |
| Erik Sabrowski | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.54 | |
| Franco Aleman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.00 | |
| Colin Holderman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1.73 | |
| Will Dion | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5.11 | |
| Cade Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2.78 | W |
Manager comparison
AWAY · PIT
Lineup 4.3 R
Bunts 0.7 R
IBBs 3.1 R
HOME · CLE
Lineup 2.9 R
Bunts 2.6 R
IBBs 1.8 R
Recent form
AWAY · PIT
5-5
W2
-4 run diff
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HOME · CLE
8-2
W1
+24 run diff
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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.