Valdez and Gonzalez homer, Jones strikes out 9 as Pirates roll to 7-1 win over Guardians in Game 1
Jared Jones struck out nine and Pittsburgh hit three home runs to extend its winning streak to four games, while Cleveland’s run came on Travis Bazzana’s RBI triple.
- On Saturday, July 18, 2026, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-1 in the first game of a doubleheader at Progressive Field.
- Due to air quality concerns from Canadian wildfires covering Cleveland, the initial series opener was postponed, requiring Saturday's doubleheader makeup.
- Pittsburgh pitcher Jared Jones struck out nine in five innings while allowing three hits, as Esmerlyn Valdez, Jacob Gonzalez, and Nick Gonzalez each homered for the Pirates.
- Cleveland All-Star rookie second baseman Travis Bazzana hit an RBI triple scoring Steven Kwan, but the loss snapped the Guardians' four-game winning streak.
- Starting pitcher Logan Allen will take the mound for Cleveland in Game 2, scheduled for 7:10 p.m., as Pittsburgh seeks to sweep the doubleheader.
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Jacob Gonzalez hits home run as Pirates open doubleheader with 7-1 win vs. Guardians
CLEVELAND — Jacob Gonzalez flashed his right index finger toward the outfield as he rounded first base, and after he returned from the home run trot roughly 30 seconds later, he paraded through the Pirates’ dugout in the celebratory welder’s…
Esmerlyn Valdez and Jacob Gonzalez homer, Jared Jones strikes out 9 as Pittsburgh Pirates roll to 7-1 win over Cleveland Guardians in Game 1
Esmerlyn Valdez and Jacob Gonzalez hit two-run homers, Jared Jones struck out nine in five innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-1.
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Valdez and Gonzalez homer, Jones strikes out 9 as Pirates roll to 7-1 win over Guardians in Game 1
Esmerlyn Valdez and Jacob Gonzalez hit two-run homers, Jared Jones struck out nine in five innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-1 in the first game of a doubleheader.
Guardians, apparently still in All-Star break mode, lose Game 1 to Pirates, 7-1
CLEVELAND, Ohio — These are not the Pittsburgh Pirates who haven’t had a winning season since 2018. These are the new and improved Pirates, and they showed that Saturday afternoon against the Guardians in the first game of a day-night doubleheader at Progressive Field.
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