MLB

Cleveland Guardians at Pittsburgh Pirates

· Major League Baseball
Cleveland Guardians
12-9, 7-8 Away
Final
5 - 4
Pittsburgh Pirates
8-15, 6-7 Home

Manzardo's sac fly in 10th helps Guardians beat Pirates 5-4, sweep 3-game series

Manzardo whacks 2-run homer to extend Guardians' lead

Manzardo drove in Jhonkensy Noel, who started the inning at second, with a one-out fly to left off Dennis Santana (0-1).

The Pirates (8-15) rallied for three runs in the ninth off Emmanuel Clase (3-0), who was going for his third straight save in the series.

Clase surrendered a two-run double to Adam Frazier before Ke’Bryan Hayes tied it with an RBI single. AndrewMcCutchen hit into an inning-ending double play on Clase's 30th pitch.

Kwan followed Brayan Rocchio's leadoff single in the third with a shot down the right-field line off Pirates starter Mitch Keller for his fourth home run and a 2-0 lead.

Manzardo homered for the second straight game in the seventh inning, connecting off Joey Wentz for his sixth after Ramírez singled with two outs and stole second.

Pittsburgh pulled within 2-1 in the sixth on an RBI double by McCutchen.

Key moment The Pirates had two on in the 10th after Joey Cantillo walked Joey Bart leading off on four pitches. But Oneil Cruz swung at the first pitch and hit into a double play and Enmanuel Valdez flied out for Cantillo's first career save.

Key stat Kwan's home run down the right-field line gave him a team-high 14 RBI from the leadoff spot. Manzardo passed him with 15 after his homer.

Up next RHP Gavin Williams (1-1, 4.58) will start on Monday as the Guardians begin a nine-game homestand with a three-game series against the Yankees. RHP Clarke Schmidt (0-0, 4.76) starts for New York.

The Pirates begin a six-game road trip to California on Tuesday with the first of three games against the Angels followed by three with the Dodgers. LHP Bailey Falter (1-2, 4.91) starts for Pittsburgh. The Angels have not named a starter.

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Scoring Summary

10th Inning Valdez lined out to right.
10th Inning Cruz grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Davis out at second, Suwinski to third.
10th Inning Davis ran for Bart
10th Inning Bart walked.
10th Inning Cantillo relieved Clase
10th Inning Suwinski ran for McCutchen

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 0
14 Ground Balls 14
6 Strikeouts 9
5 Runs Batted In 4
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
8 Hits 11
1 Stolen Bases 1
2 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 0
5 Runs 4
0 Ground Into Double Play 2
1 Sacrifice Flies 0
37 At Bats 39
2 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
14 Runners Left On Base 20
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 3
18 Fly Balls 16
0 Caught Stealing 0
160 Pitches 176
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 2
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
15 Total Bases 14
41 Plate Appearances 42
324.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
3 Extra Base Hits 3
4.5 Runs Created 4.3
.216 Batting Average .282
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.405 Slugging Percentage .359
.270 Secondary Average .179
.268 On Base Percentage .333
.674 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .692
0.8 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.9
4.1 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 3.9
37.0 Batter Rating 34.0
18.5 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.90 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.19
.189 Isolated Power .077
0.33 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.33
.049 Walks Per Plate Appearance .071
.054 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.103
10.0 Runs Produced 8.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.5 Patience Ratio 0.4
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.4
84.5 MLB Rating 83.8
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

PNC Park

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 12,433 | Capacity:

2025 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 15 10 .600 - W1
Cleveland 14 10 .583 0.5 L1
Kansas City 13 14 .481 3 W5
Minnesota 10 16 .385 5.5 W1
Chicago 6 20 .231 9.5 L1

2025 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Chicago 17 10 .630 - W3
Cincinnati 13 13 .500 3.5 W2
Milwaukee 13 14 .481 4 L3
St. Louis 11 15 .423 5.5 W1
Pittsburgh 11 16 .407 6 W1
Full Standings