Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cleveland Guardians Starting Lineup — Saturday, Jul 18, 2026
Final Lineups
Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cleveland Guardians · Saturday, Jul 18, 2026
Jake Mangum has gone 1-for-3 against Gavin Williams, while Ryan O'Hearn owns the strongest track record in this group at 2-for-5 in 6 PA with a .400 average and 1.100 OPS. Marcell Ozuna is 1-for-3 with a 1.666 OPS, and Brandon Lowe has the largest sample at 2-for-11 with a .182 average and .637 OPS. Jacob Gonzalez is hitless against Williams, going 0-for-1 in 2 PA with a .000 OPS. Bryan Reynolds, Esmerlyn Valdez, Nick Gonzales, and Henry Davis have no MLB history vs Williams.
Cleveland’s lineup has almost no familiarity with Jared Jones. Rhys Hoskins is the lone batter with prior exposure, going 1-for-2 in 3 PA with a .500 average and 2.667 OPS. Travis Bazzana, Brayan Rocchio, Chase DeLauter, Kyle Manzardo, Kahlil Watson, Gabriel Arias, Austin Hedges, and Steven Kwan have no MLB history vs Jones.
The away side clearly brings more experience against the opposing starter, with five hitters logging at least one prior plate appearance against Williams. Cleveland has just one batter with any MLB history against Jones, so Jared Jones enters with the more unfamiliar matchup set.
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Mangum | 0.287 | 0.343 | 0.716 | 4 | 28 | 0.333 | 1.000 |
| 2 | Brandon Lowe | 0.251 | 0.320 | 0.796 | 28 | 82 | 0.182 | 0.637 |
| 3 | Bryan Reynolds | 0.262 | 0.369 | 0.790 | 15 | 66 | — | — |
| 4 | Esmerlyn Valdez | 0.244 | 0.355 | 0.890 | 16 | 44 | — | — |
| 5 | Ryan O'Hearn | 0.270 | 0.334 | 0.788 | 17 | 69 | 0.400 | 1.100 |
| 6 | Nick Gonzales | 0.307 | 0.368 | 0.764 | 6 | 57 | — | — |
| 7 | Tyler Callihan | 0.211 | 0.283 | 0.672 | 3 | 15 | — | — |
| 8 | Jacob Gonzalez | 0.212 | 0.260 | 0.612 | 6 | 29 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 9 | Henry Davis | 0.166 | 0.263 | 0.556 | 8 | 32 | — | — |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Bazzana | 0.238 | 0.329 | 0.695 | 9 | 42 | — | — |
| 2 | Brayan Rocchio | 0.248 | 0.307 | 0.670 | 10 | 54 | — | — |
| 3 | Chase DeLauter | 0.293 | 0.365 | 0.819 | 13 | 60 | — | — |
| 4 | Kyle Manzardo | 0.215 | 0.306 | 0.684 | 13 | 39 | — | — |
| 5 | Rhys Hoskins | 0.179 | 0.306 | 0.682 | 13 | 38 | 0.500 | 2.667 |
| 6 | Kahlil Watson | 0.239 | 0.264 | 0.605 | 1 | 11 | — | — |
| 7 | Gabriel Arias | 0.239 | 0.281 | 0.651 | 5 | 13 | — | — |
| 8 | Patrick Bailey | 0.199 | 0.268 | 0.584 | 7 | 30 | 0.400 | 1.000 |
| 9 | Steven Kwan | 0.275 | 0.377 | 0.713 | 2 | 27 | — | — |