PIT 7, CLE 1 | Jul 19, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, July 19, 2026•Progressive Field•76°F, Sunny

PIT

Pirates

CLE

Guardians

Final

WIN

Paul Skenes

LOSS

Joey Cantillo

The Pirates cruised past the Guardians 7-1 in a dominant performance.

★Billy Cook3-for-4, 2 RBI

⚾Paul Skenes7.0 IP, 1 ER, 8 K

Key Moment

Top 9: Esmerlyn Valdez homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. Jared Triolo scores.

Weather: 76°F, SunnyWind: 10 mph, In From CFFirst pitch: 5:40 PM UTCT: 2:40Att: 31,973Venue: Progressive Field

Ump Audit

Alex MacKay

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89.9%C

13 missed calls

+10.1% PIT

+0.57 runs PIT

Win Probability

CLE WinPIT Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	7	11	1
CLE	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Game 824411 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jake MangumLF	5	0	2	1	0	2	.303/.355/.377	100.3	.575	.543
Jared Triolo3B	3	1	2	0	2	1	.241/.314/.312	95.7	.455	.425
Bryan ReynoldsDH	5	0	0	0	0	4	.282/.398/.475	91	.082	.080
Esmerlyn ValdezRF	3	1	1	2	2	2	.305/.373/.733	102.2	.166	.316
Ryan O'Hearn1B	4	0	0	0	1	1	.278/.344/.472	101.3	.283	.291
Nick Gonzales2B	5	2	2	0	0	2	.311/.370/.407	102.2	.276	.324
Jacob GonzalezSS	4	1	1	1	0	0	.250/.321/.396	106.1	.447	.510
Henry DavisC	4	0	0	0	0	2	.164/.262/.333	106.4	.154	.149
Billy CookCF	4	2	3	2	0	1	.231/.231/.308	100.2	.353	.413
Bench
Paul SkenesP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mason MontgomeryP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	37	7	11	6	5	15	-	-	-	-

HR:Valdez (9th off Dion, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Gonzalez; Gonzales 2

3B:Cook

TB:19

RBI:Gonzalez; Valdez 2; Mangum; Cook 2

SB:Cook

GIDP:Gonzalez

Team LOB:8

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Steven KwanLF	4	0	2	1	0	0	.240/.344/.299	95.8	.301

Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Paul SkenesW	7.0	7	1	1	2	8	100-68	93.8	3.43
Mason Montgomery	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	14-10	96.9	3.92
Isaac Mattson	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	13-8	90.9	4.13
Totals	9.0	7	1	1	2	11	127-86	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Skenes 100-68; Montgomery 14-10; Mattson 13-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Skenes 4-4; Montgomery 1-0; Mattson 0-2

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Joey CantilloL	5.0	7	4	4	3	7	0	80-56	84.2	3.74

Game Notes

📺

T5Replay review: Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Billy Cook triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Kahlil Watson.

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B6Replay review: Pirates challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Steven Kwan singles on a line drive to left fielder Jake Mangum. Steven Kwan out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Jake Mangum to second baseman Nick Gonzales.

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B9Replay review: Henry Davis challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Travis Bazzana called out on strikes.

Top 2 • PIT

1-0

Billy Cook singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kahlil Watson. Nick Gonzales scores.

EV: 92.4 mph9 ftLA: -18°

Bot 3 • CLE

1-1

Steven Kwan singles on a soft bunt ground ball to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Gabriel Arias scores. Petey Halpin to 3rd. Missed catch error by catcher Henry Davis.

EV: 18.9 mph3 ftLA: -35°

Top 5 • PIT

2-1

Jake Mangum called out on strikes.

Top 6 • PIT

5-1

Jake Mangum singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Petey Halpin. Billy Cook scores. Jake Mangum to 2nd.

EV: 100.3 mph135 ftLA: 7°

4-1

Billy Cook singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Petey Halpin. Jacob Gonzalez scores.

EV: 100.2 mph145 ftLA: 7°

3-1

Jacob Gonzalez doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kahlil Watson. Nick Gonzales scores.

EV: 103.7 mph220 ftLA: 13°

Top 9 • PIT

7-1

Esmerlyn Valdez homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. Jared Triolo scores.

EV: 102.2 mph💣 371 ftLA: 41°

Bench
Joey CantilloP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Franco AlemanP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hunter GaddisP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Will DionP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-