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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cleveland Guardians 1

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:40 PM ET · Progressive FieldGame-day snapshot Jul 19, 12:00 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
7
7–1
FINAL
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 52
1
T-Score52
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherPiratesPittsburgh has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Skenes leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handGuardiansCleveland has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
BullpenGuardiansCleveland has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Starter formGuardiansCantillo has a 1.55 ERA over his last five starts, while Skenes is at 5.81.
Recent formPiratesPittsburgh has won 7 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

PIT
Paul Skenes RHP
Paul Skenes
Pittsburgh Pirates
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.57
83rd
WHIP
1.02
38th
K/9
10.80
29th
BB/9
1.99
54th
P-Score65i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.91
84th
OPS/R
–
IP
108.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.81
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
CLE
Joey Cantillo LHP
Joey Cantillo
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.56
62nd
WHIP
1.40
163rd
K/9
9.36
42nd
BB/9
4.37
204th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.07
63rd
OPS/R
–
IP
101.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.55
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Skenes allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.02 WHIP compared with 1.40.
·Skenes owns a 10.8 K/9 compared with Cantillo's 9.4.
·Cantillo has a 0% blow-up rate compared with Skenes's 20%.
·Both pitchers work on 7 days of rest.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Skenes arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam41%96.8
Sweeper16%84.3
Changeup12%88.7
Sinker12%96.6
Splitter10%93.2
Slider9%86.6
Curveball0%81.8
Cantillo arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam33%92.2
Curveball31%80.0
Changeup24%81.1
Cutter8%87.1
Slider4%82.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Pirates vs LHP (Joey Cantillo)
17th
in MLB
0.701OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Guardians vs RHP (Paul Skenes)
24th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.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 Joey Cantillo
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Cantillo (BvP)
1Jake MangumSCF40.6945.675No MLB historyNo history
2Jared TrioloRSS37.6093.688No 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
6Nick GonzalesR3B52.7556.653No MLB historyNo history
7Jacob GonzalezLSS41.6387.801No MLB historyNo history
8Henry DavisRC47.58510.370No MLB historyNo history
9Billy CookRCF—.4570.446No MLB historyNo history
1Jake Mangum CF · S.276 / .694 · 5 HRvs hand .675 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score2Jared Triolo SS · R.238 / .609 · 3 HRvs hand .688 · No MLB history · No history37H-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-Score6Nick Gonzales 3B · R.303 / .755 · 6 HRvs hand .653 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score7Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.220 / .638 · 7 HRvs hand .801 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score8Henry Davis C · R.172 / .585 · 10 HRvs hand .370 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score9Billy Cook CF · R.179 / .457 · 0 HRvs hand .446 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Cleveland GuardiansOfficial lineupvs RHP Paul Skenes
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Skenes (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF53.7313.787No MLB historyNo history
2Travis BazzanaL2B61.74315.846No MLB historyNo history
3Chase DeLauterLRF79.82016.808No MLB historyNo history
4Brayan RocchioSSS54.70415.749No MLB historyNo history
5Kyle ManzardoL1B44.68413.698No MLB historyNo history
6Kahlil WatsonLRF—.6051.650No MLB historyNo history
7Gabriel AriasR3B40.65351.550No MLB historyNo history
8Patrick BaileySC49.60710.731No MLB historyNo history
9Petey HalpinLCF31.5944.676No MLB historyNo history
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .787 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score2Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .846 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score3Chase DeLauter RF · L.287 / .820 · 16 HRvs hand .808 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score4Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .749 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score5Kyle Manzardo 1B · L.215 / .684 · 13 HRvs hand .698 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score6Kahlil Watson RF · L.239 / .605 · 1 HRvs hand .650 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Gabriel Arias 3B · R.243 / .653 · 5 HRvs hand 1.550 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score8Patrick Bailey C · S.206 / .607 · 10 HRvs hand .731 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score9Petey Halpin CF · L.225 / .594 · 4 HRvs hand .676 · No MLB history · No history31H-Score

Team comparison

OffensePITPIT·CLECLE
AVG.253 5th.239 22nd
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 ERA4.28vs3.58
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
L
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
Cleveland Guardians (5–5)
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—3
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Pirates?+
Paul Skenes (3.57 ERA, 8–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Joey Cantillo (3.56 ERA, 8–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:40 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 3–0 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Paul Skenes is at 65; Joey Cantillo is at 53. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.