Pittsburgh PiratesvsCleveland Guardians
PIT 7/CLE 1
Things to say
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-1 at Progressive Field.
01
opener
Pirates went into Cleveland and put up a 7-spot. Guardians never really got the bats going. One run at home, that's a rough day.
02
key player
Whoever the Pirates ran out there was dealing. Guardians only pushed across one, so somebody on that staff got into his stuff early and just kept the heart of the order quiet.
03
hot take
Two teams sitting at 52-48 and it's not even close. Cleveland's the one that looks like the .500 team, not Pittsburgh.
04
deep cut
It's a getaway day and the Guardians offense just no-showed. One run at Progressive with a full lineup, that's not a pitching problem, that's a bats problem.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if Cleveland answers back next one. Hard to take that kind of loss at home.
The recap
Pittsburgh rolled into Progressive Field and left with a statement 7-1 win, jumping on Cleveland early and never letting the Guardians breathe. The Pirates' arm got into his stuff and kept the heart of the Cleveland order quiet all afternoon, handing the bullpen a lead that was never in doubt.
Cleveland managed a single run and nothing more, watching a getaway-day matchup between two even 52-48 clubs turn lopsided in a hurry. When one side puts up a touchdown and the other barely scratches, that's about as easy as a road win gets.