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Never invent or estimate stats. - If something isn't in the file, say so plainly. - When you make a claim, name the section (and game/date) it came from. ============================================================================== # RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cleveland Guardians Slate date: 2026-07-18 Generated: 2026-08-04 05:20:27 PM ET — all data is as of this moment Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter Size: ~3.8K tokens (est., chars/4) ============================================================================== ## GAME DETAILS - First pitch: 7:10 PM ET - Venue: Progressive Field (night game) - Series: Regular Season, game 2 of 3 - Doubleheader: yes (game 2) - Status: Final — Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cleveland Guardians 5 (at generation time) - Away: Pittsburgh Pirates [PIT] — record 51-48 (.515) Probable starter: Mason Montgomery — 4-3, 3.80 ERA, 45.0 IP, 69 K / 21 BB, 1.20 WHIP (5 GS) - Home: Cleveland Guardians [CLE] — record 52-47 (.525) Probable starter: Logan Allen — 0-0, 2.45 ERA, 7.1 IP, 10 K / 4 BB, 2.05 WHIP (1 GS) ## RECENT FORM — Pittsburgh Pirates [PIT] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 2-1 in last 3 | scored 10 (3.3/gm), allowed 14 (4.7/gm), combined 24 (8.0/gm) ### 2026-08-03 — W 4-3 @ Milwaukee Brewers Innings: PIT 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 | MIL 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 R/H/E: PIT 4/8/1 — MIL 3/6/1 Decisions: W: Bubba Chandler | L: Brandon Sproat | SV: Mason Montgomery Conditions: Weather: 76 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 10 mph, In From RF. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:40. | Att: 30,684. PIT batting: 4 R, 8 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 13 K, 1 SB, 14 LOB Jake Mangum (CF): 1-5, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .302 Brandon Lowe (2B): 1-5, 1 R, 2 K | avg .254 Bryan Reynolds (LF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 K | avg .270 Esmerlyn Valdez (RF): 0-1, 1 R, 3 BB, 1 K | avg .260 Spencer Horwitz (DH): 1-4, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 2 K | avg .276 Nick Gonzales (3B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .309 Endy Rodríguez (1B): 3-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .266 Jacob Gonzalez (SS): 0-4, 1 K | avg .234 Henry Davis (C): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .173 PIT pitching: Bubba Chandler: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 96 pitches | season ERA 4.49 Gregory Soto: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 35 pitches | season ERA 3.59 Camilo Doval: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 4.54 Mason Montgomery: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 3.72 MIL batting: 3 R, 6 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 12 K, 0 SB, 17 LOB Brice Turang (2B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .269 Jackson Chourio (LF): 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K | avg .274 Christian Yelich (DH): 0-4, 1 K | avg .234 William Contreras (C): 0-4, 2 K | avg .268 Jake Bauers (RF): 1-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .270 Andrew Vaughn (1B): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .299 Garrett Mitchell (CF): 0-3, 1 HBP | avg .262 David Hamilton (3B): 1-2 | avg .238 Cooper Pratt (SS): 0-2, 2 K | avg .286 Joey Ortiz (3B): 3-4, 1 RBI | avg .241 MIL pitching: Brandon Sproat: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 64 pitches | season ERA 5.27 Garrett Stallings: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 43 pitches | season ERA 0.00 Aaron Ashby: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 38 pitches | season ERA 3.73 Chad Patrick: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 13 pitches | season ERA 3.46 ### 2026-08-02 — L 2-10 @ Cincinnati Reds Innings: PIT 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 | CIN 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 x R/H/E: PIT 2/4/0 — CIN 10/10/0 Decisions: W: Chase Burns | L: Mitch Keller Conditions: Weather: 74 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 5 mph, In From RF. | First pitch: 1:41 PM. | T: 3:16. | Att: 23,878. PIT batting: 2 R, 4 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 13 K, 0 SB, 12 LOB Jake Mangum (LF): 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP | avg .303 Brandon Lowe (2B): 0-3, 1 K | avg .255 Jared Triolo (3B): 1-1, 1 RBI | avg .244 Bryan Reynolds (DH): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .269 Esmerlyn Valdez (RF): 0-3, 1 BB, 3 K | avg .262 Spencer Horwitz (1B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .276 Nick Gonzales (2B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .312 Endy Rodríguez (C): 0-4, 1 K | avg .250 Jacob Gonzalez (SS): 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .242 Jhostynxon Garcia (CF): 0-3, 2 K | avg .178 PIT pitching: Mitch Keller: 2.0 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 69 pitches | season ERA 5.29 Noah Murdock: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 0.00 Ron Marinaccio: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 39 pitches | season ERA 4.99 Yohan Ramírez: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 30 pitches | season ERA 3.00 Camilo Doval: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 4.65 CIN batting: 10 R, 10 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 7 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 20 LOB Elly De La Cruz (SS): 1-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .276 Sal Stewart (1B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .254 JJ Bleday (LF): 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB | avg .227 Tyler Stephenson (C): 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .256 Nathaniel Lowe (DH): 3-4, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .266 Dane Myers (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .275 Noelvi Marte (RF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .192 Matt McLain (2B): 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .189 Ke'Bryan Hayes (3B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .145 CIN pitching: Chase Burns: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 88 pitches | season ERA 2.35 Brock Burke: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 2.52 Tejay Antone: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 28 pitches | season ERA 2.29 Zach McCambley: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 5.68 ### 2026-08-01 — W 4-1 @ Cincinnati Reds Innings: PIT 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 | CIN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 R/H/E: PIT 4/6/1 — CIN 1/3/0 Decisions: W: Braxton Ashcraft | L: Andrew Abbott | SV: Gregory Soto Conditions: Weather: 76 degrees, Overcast. | Wind: 10 mph, In From CF. | First pitch: 6:41 PM. | T: 2:38 (1:46 delay). | Att: 27,616. PIT batting: 4 R, 6 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 7 BB, 3 K, 1 SB, 19 LOB Jake Mangum (RF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 K | avg .306 Brandon Lowe (2B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .257 Bryan Reynolds (LF): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .268 Esmerlyn Valdez (RF): 0-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB | avg .268 Nick Gonzales (3B): 0-4, 1 RBI, 1 SB | avg .315 Marcell Ozuna (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .203 Jared Triolo (SS): 0-2, 2 BB | avg .241 Rafael Flores Jr. (1B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .211 Henry Davis (C): 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .175 PIT pitching: Braxton Ashcraft: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 69 pitches | season ERA 3.96 Carmen Mlodzinski: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 47 pitches | season ERA 3.15 Gregory Soto: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 3.69 CIN batting: 1 R, 3 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 10 K, 1 SB, 12 LOB Elly De La Cruz (SS): 0-4, 1 K | avg .276 Sal Stewart (DH): 0-2, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP | avg .254 JJ Bleday (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .226 Nathaniel Lowe (1B): 1-4 | avg .258 Noelvi Marte (RF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .195 Eugenio Suárez (3B): 1-4, 1 2B, 3 K | avg .201 Jose Trevino (C): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .250 TJ Friedl (CF): 0-3 | avg .165 Matt McLain (2B): 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .191 CIN pitching: Andrew Abbott: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 1 K, 98 pitches | season ERA 3.91 Zach McCambley: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 21 pitches | season ERA 6.75 Sam Moll: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 4.26 Julian Garcia: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 2.29 Caleb Ferguson: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 4.01 ## RECENT FORM — Cleveland Guardians [CLE] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 1-2 in last 3 | scored 14 (4.7/gm), allowed 16 (5.3/gm), combined 30 (10.0/gm) ### 2026-08-02 — W 5-0 vs Arizona Diamondbacks Innings: AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | CLE 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 x R/H/E: AZ 0/2/0 — CLE 5/8/2 Decisions: W: Gavin Williams | L: Merrill Kelly Conditions: Weather: 81 degrees, Overcast. | Wind: 5 mph, In From RF. | First pitch: 1:42 PM. | T: 2:33 (1:34 delay). | Att: 24,869. AZ batting: 0 R, 2 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 13 K, 0 SB, 17 LOB Corbin Carroll (RF): 0-3, 1 BB, 3 K | avg .247 Geraldo Perdomo (SS): 1-3, 1 BB | avg .239 Gabriel Moreno (C): 0-4, 1 K | avg .298 Ketel Marte (DH): 0-4, 1 K | avg .251 Max Kepler (LF): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .229 Nolan Arenado (3B): 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .243 Tim Tawa (CF): 1-4, 2 K | avg .209 Ildemaro Vargas (2B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .272 Tyler Locklear (1B): 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .240 Adrian Del Castillo (PH): 0-1 | avg .197 AZ pitching: Merrill Kelly: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 96 pitches | season ERA 5.04 Taylor Clarke: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 2.12 Ryan Thompson: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 4.24 CLE batting: 5 R, 8 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 4 BB, 8 K, 3 SB, 16 LOB Steven Kwan (LF): 1-2, 1 R, 2 BB | avg .258 José Ramírez (DH): 1-4, 1 R | avg .233 Chase DeLauter (RF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .278 Travis Bazzana (2B): 1-2, 2 BB, 1 SB | avg .245 Kyle Manzardo (1B): 1-4, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .215 Brayan Rocchio (SS): 0-4, 1 K | avg .258 Gabriel Arias (3B): 0-4, 3 K | avg .252 Patrick Bailey (C): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .193 Petey Halpin (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 SB | avg .213 CLE pitching: Gavin Williams: 5.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, 89 pitches | season ERA 3.56 Hunter Gaddis: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 13 pitches | season ERA 3.68 Craig Yoho: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 3.00 Matt Festa: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 4.37 Cade Smith: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 31 pitches | season ERA 2.45 ### 2026-08-01 — L 8-12 vs Arizona Diamondbacks Innings: AZ 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 1 2 | CLE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 R/H/E: AZ 12/16/0 — CLE 8/14/1 Decisions: W: Gerardo Carrillo | L: Hunter Gaddis Conditions: Weather: 80 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 6 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 7:15 PM. | T: 3:39. | Att: 30,392. AZ batting: 12 R, 16 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 3 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 25 LOB Corbin Carroll (RF): 2-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .249 Geraldo Perdomo (SS): 4-6, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI | avg .238 Gabriel Moreno (DH): 0-6, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .302 Ketel Marte (2B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K, 1 HBP | avg .253 Nolan Arenado (3B): 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .244 Tim Tawa (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .207 Ildemaro Vargas (1B): 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .276 James McCann (C): 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .310 Ryan Waldschmidt (LF): 2-3, 2 R, 1 HBP | avg .291 Jorge Barrosa (CF): 0-0, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .187 AZ pitching: Kohl Drake: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 94 pitches | season ERA 4.85 Gerardo Carrillo: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 31 pitches | season ERA 1.13 Juan Morillo: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 2.62 Paul Sewald: 0.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 6.45 Kevin Ginkel: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 25 pitches | season ERA 3.04 Jonathan Loáisiga: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 2.66 CLE batting: 8 R, 14 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 15 LOB Steven Kwan (LF): 3-5, 2 RBI | avg .256 José Ramírez (3B): 0-4, 1 BB | avg .233 Chase DeLauter (DH): 1-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .276 Rhys Hoskins (1B): 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .179 Kyle Manzardo (1B): 2-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .214 Angel Martínez (RF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K | avg .225 David Fry (LF): 0-1, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .182 Petey Halpin (CF): 2-3, 1 R, 2 RBI | avg .210 Travis Bazzana (2B): 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .243 Austin Hedges (C): 1-3, 2 K | avg .277 Patrick Bailey (C): 0-1, 1 RBI | avg .191 Brayan Rocchio (SS): 0-3, 2 K, 1 HBP | avg .261 CLE pitching: Parker Messick: 4.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 91 pitches | season ERA 2.57 Colin Holderman: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 26 pitches | season ERA 1.65 Hunter Gaddis: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 3.72 Franco Aleman: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 3.77 Will Dion: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 8 pitches | season ERA 4.58 Tim Herrin: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 31 pitches | season ERA 3.89 ### 2026-07-31 — L 1-4 vs Arizona Diamondbacks Innings: AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 | CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R/H/E: AZ 4/6/0 — CLE 1/3/1 Decisions: W: Jonathan Loáisiga | L: Tanner Bibee | SV: Brandyn Garcia Conditions: Weather: 79 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 2 mph, In From CF. | First pitch: 7:11 PM. | T: 2:31. | Att: 36,639. AZ batting: 4 R, 6 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 5 LOB Corbin Carroll (RF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .247 Geraldo Perdomo (SS): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | avg .231 Gabriel Moreno (C): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 HBP | avg .308 Ketel Marte (2B): 1-3, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 HBP | avg .254 Max Kepler (LF): 0-4 | avg .238 Nolan Arenado (3B): 0-4 | avg .242 Adrian Del Castillo (DH): 0-4, 2 K | avg .198 Tim Tawa (1B): 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .214 Ildemaro Vargas (1B): 0-1 | avg .274 Ryan Waldschmidt (CF): 2-3, 1 R | avg .284 AZ pitching: Mitch Bratt: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 82 pitches | season ERA 5.23 Taylor Clarke: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 2.19 Jonathan Loáisiga: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 2.51 Kevin Ginkel: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 3.11 Brandyn Garcia: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 7 pitches | season ERA 2.10 CLE batting: 1 R, 3 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 5 K, 1 SB, 10 LOB Angel Martínez (RF): 0-3 | avg .221 José Ramírez (3B): 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 SB | avg .236 Chase DeLauter (DH): 0-4, 1 K | avg .277 Rhys Hoskins (1B): 1-1, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .176 Kyle Manzardo (1B): 0-2, 1 K | avg .210 Brayan Rocchio (SS): 0-4 | avg .263 David Fry (LF): 0-1, 1 BB | avg .183 Petey Halpin (CF): 0-2 | avg .196 Travis Bazzana (2B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .241 Austin Hedges (C): 0-3, 1 K | avg .276 Steven Kwan (LF): 2-2, 1 2B, 1 BB | avg .251 CLE pitching: Tanner Bibee: 7.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 100 pitches | season ERA 3.81 Erik Sabrowski: 0.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 3.77 Matt Festa: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 6 pitches | season ERA 4.43 Will Dion: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 4.34 ============================================================================== End of packet. 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