Guardians meet the Pirates with 1-0 series lead
Cleveland Guardians (10-9, second in the AL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (8-13, fifth in the NL Central)
Pittsburgh; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Ben Lively (0-2, 4.87 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 16 strikeouts); Pirates: Paul Skenes (2-1, 2.96 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, 26 strikeouts)
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pirates -177, Guardians +148; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians take a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pittsburgh has an 8-13 record overall and a 6-5 record in home games. The Pirates are 2-8 in games when they have allowed a home run.
Cleveland has a 5-8 record in road games and a 10-9 record overall. The Guardians have gone 8-3 in games when they record eight or more hits.
The matchup Saturday is the second meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Oneil Cruz has five home runs, 12 walks and 11 RBI while hitting .230 for the Pirates. Bryan Reynolds is 10-for-37 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.
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Steven Kwan has three home runs, six walks and 11 RBI while hitting .320 for the Guardians. Carlos Santana is 10-for-39 with a home run and three RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 4-6, .197 batting average, 3.26 ERA, outscored by three runs
Guardians: 7-3, .251 batting average, 3.48 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
INJURIES: Pirates: Endy Rodriguez: 10-Day IL (finger), Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (knee), Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Gonzales: 10-Day IL (ankle), Spencer Horwitz: 10-Day IL (wrist), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dauri Moreta: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Guardians: John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Robert Bieber: 15-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 15-Day IL (elbow), Slade Cecconi: 15-Day IL (oblique), Erik Sabrowski: 15-Day IL (elbow), David Fry: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hentges: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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