Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cleveland Guardians

What it means

• Season series: CLE wins series 2-1.
• Pirates 31-36 on the road; Guardians 42-25 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 13h ago

White Sox beat Guardians in Game 2, move within 1 win of ALCS

Recap · 15h ago

White Sox surge past Guardians 4-3 to take 2-0 lead in ALDS and move within 1 win of ALCS

Preview · 1d ago

White Sox bring 1-0 lead into ALDS Game 2 against Guardians

ESPN · 3d ago

White Sox hold Guardians to three hits in ALDS Game 1 win

Recap · 3d ago

White Sox beat Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of ALDS behind Murakami homer, 3-hitter

Preview · 3d ago

Guardians and White Sox meet to begin ALDS

ESPN · 4d ago

White Sox to start reliever Hagen Smith vs. Guardians in ALDS

Recap · Sep 27

Griffin's homer helps Pirates finish with winning record, beating Detroit 4-2

Injuries and inactives

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

• Oneil Cruz CF

  Knee, Bruise, left
  Day-To-Day
• Braxton Ashcraft SP

  Arm, Soreness, right
  15-Day-IL
• Esmerlyn Valdez RF

  Hamstring, Strain, left
  10-Day-IL
• Isaac Mattson RP

  Hip, Inflammation
  15-Day-IL
• Mitch Keller SP

  Shoulder, Strain, right
  60-Day-IL

Guardians1st in AL Cent

• Andrew Walters RP

  Elbow, Surgery, right
  Out
• Colin Holderman RP

  Wrist, Surgery, right
  15-Day-IL
• Rhys Hoskins 1B

  Back, Inflammation
  10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

Luis Ortiz SP

Probable starter · 7-6, 3.32 ERA, 107 K, 1.11 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Isiah Kiner-FalefaSS
2. 2Bryan ReynoldsLF
3. 3Nick Gonzales2B
4. 4Andrew McCutchenDH
5. 5Oneil CruzCF
6. 6Connor Joe1B
7. 7Bryan De La CruzRF
8. 8Jared Triolo3B
9. 9Henry DavisC

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Matthew Boyd SP

Probable starter · 2-2, 2.72 ERA, 46 K, 1.13 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Steven KwanLF
2. 2Andres Gimenez2B
3. 3Jose Ramirez3B
4. 4Josh NaylorDH
5. 5Jhonkensy NoelRF
6. 6Will BrennanRF
7. 7Daniel SchneemannCF
8. 8Bo NaylorC
9. 9Brayan RocchioSS

The series

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 35,747

Officials

Ryan Wills (Home Plate Umpire), Carlos Torres (First Base Umpire), Chad Fairchild (Second Base Umpire), Chad Whitson (Third Base Umpire)