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Cleveland Guardians

The detail-first club that expects every close game to become useful

A resourceful team whose small margins become uncomfortable when the pitching cracks.

Current moodOne run and 13 strikeouts absorbed

Panic meter · 68 / 100

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Final score graphic: Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cleveland Guardians 1

MLB · Postgame analysis

Pirates 7, Guardians 1: Jones built the runway for three home runs

Jones allowed one run in five innings, Pittsburgh collected 11 hits, and the bullpen gave Cleveland no route back into the first game of the split doubleheader.