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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cleveland Guardians 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Progressive FieldGame-day snapshot Jul 18, 5:20 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score53
Pittsburgh Pirates
82–80 · 3rd NL Central · T-Score 53
3
3–5
FINAL
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 52
5
T-Score52
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGuardiansAllen holds a modest edge in P-Score and K/9, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handPiratesPittsburgh owns a .701 OPS vs LHP, 17th in MLB; Cleveland ranks 27th vs LHP.
LineupPiratesPittsburgh's official lineup includes 5 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenGuardiansCleveland owns a 3.60 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Pittsburgh's 4.31.
Recent formPiratesPittsburgh has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

PIT
Mason Montgomery LHP
Mason Montgomery
Pittsburgh Pirates
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.49
WHIP
1.11
K/9
10.16
BB/9
2.14
FIP
–
HR/9
1.11
OPS/R
–
IP
113.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.08
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
CLE
Logan Allen LHP
Logan Allen
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
0.00
WHIP
1.50
K/9
15.75
BB/9
2.25
FIP
–
HR/9
0.00
OPS/R
–
IP
4.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
0.00
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 1)
DAYS
REST
54
How the starters differ
·Allen strikes out 5.6 more batters per nine innings.
·Montgomery allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.11 WHIP compared with 1.50.
·Allen enters with a 0.00 ERA compared with Montgomery's 3.49.
·Allen allows the lower home-run rate: 0.00 vs 1.11 per nine.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Montgomery arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam48%98.5
Sinker21%98.8
Slider14%89.6
Curveball14%86.6
Changeup2%89.8
Allen arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam27%91.0
Cutter24%84.8
Sweeper20%78.3
Sinker16%89.5
Changeup13%82.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Pirates vs LHP (Logan Allen)
17th
in MLB
0.701OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Guardians vs LHP (Mason Montgomery)
27th
in MLB
0.675OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Pittsburgh PiratesOfficial lineupvs LHP Logan Allen
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Allen (BvP)
1Jake MangumSCF40.6945.675No MLB historyNo history
2Nick GonzalesR3B52.7556.653No MLB historyNo history
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF74.78917.824No MLB historyNo history
4Esmerlyn ValdezRRF72.855171.011No MLB historyNo history
5Ryan O'HearnLRF63.77018.630No MLB historyNo history
6Marcell OzunaRDH34.6138.661No MLB historyNo history
7Brandon LoweL2B73.82435.612No MLB historyNo history
8Rafael Flores Jr.RC65.85811.809No MLB historyNo history
9Jared TrioloRSS37.6093.688No MLB historyNo history
1Jake Mangum CF · S.276 / .694 · 5 HRvs hand .675 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score2Nick Gonzales 3B · R.303 / .755 · 6 HRvs hand .653 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261 / .789 · 17 HRvs hand .824 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score4Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.232 / .855 · 17 HRvs hand 1.011 · No MLB history · No history72H-Score5Ryan O'Hearn RF · L.265 / .770 · 18 HRvs hand .630 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score6Marcell Ozuna DH · R.203 / .613 · 8 HRvs hand .661 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score7Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260 / .824 · 35 HRvs hand .612 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score8Rafael Flores Jr. C · R.264 / .858 · 11 HRvs hand .809 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score9Jared Triolo SS · R.238 / .609 · 3 HRvs hand .688 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Montgomery (BvP)
1Travis BazzanaL2B61.74315.526No MLB historyNo history
2Brayan RocchioSSS54.70415.619No MLB historyNo history
3Chase DeLauterLRF79.82016.844No MLB historyNo history
4Rhys HoskinsR1B51.68213.643No MLB historyNo history
5Daniel SchneemannLCF40.6087.721No MLB historyNo history
6David FryRRF42.6778.613No MLB historyNo history
7Petey HalpinLCF31.5944.338No MLB historyNo history
8Austin HedgesRC49.7026.747No MLB historyNo history
9Steven KwanLLF53.7313.609No MLB historyNo history
1Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .526 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score2Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .619 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score3Chase DeLauter RF · L.287 / .820 · 16 HRvs hand .844 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score4Rhys Hoskins 1B · R.179 / .682 · 13 HRvs hand .643 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score5Daniel Schneemann CF · L.210 / .608 · 7 HRvs hand .721 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score6David Fry RF · R.201 / .677 · 8 HRvs hand .613 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score7Petey Halpin CF · L.225 / .594 · 4 HRvs hand .338 · No MLB history · No history31H-Score8Austin Hedges C · R.247 / .702 · 6 HRvs hand .747 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score9Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .609 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score

Team comparison

OffensePITPIT·CLECLE
AVG.253 5th.239 23rd
OPS.734 6th.696 26th
Home runs186 13th162 27th
Runs767 6th678 24th
OBP.330 4th.316 17th
SLG.404 9th.380 27th
PitchingPITPIT·CLECLE
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.14vs3.77
PITCLE
WHIP1.30vs1.26
PITCLE
K/99.3vs9.6
PITCLE
HR Allowed155vs175
PITCLE
BullpenPITPIT·CLECLE
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.31vs3.60
no league rank
Saves41vs46
PITCLE
ResultsPITPIT·CLECLE
+3935th
Run differential
+29119th
82–80 Record85–77
7–3 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Pittsburgh Pirates (7–3)
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
Cleveland Guardians (5–5)
L
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—3
4 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Pirates?+
Mason Montgomery (3.49 ERA, 9–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Logan Allen (0.00 ERA, 0–0) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:10 PM ET at Progressive Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Guardians.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Pirates and Guardians performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Guardians 3–1 this season.