Pittsburgh 7, at Cleveland 1

CLEVELAND (Interstat) — Paul Skenes pitched six strong innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates broke open a tie game with a three-run sixth inning, defeating the Cleveland Guardians 7-1 on Sunday afternoon at Progressive Field. The Pirates took the series two games to one, improving to 52-48, same as Cleveland. Skenes won his ninth game against eight losses, allowing one run on seven hits with eight strikeouts and two walks. Joey Cantillo took the loss, dropping to 8-5 after allowing four runs on seven hits over five innings, striking out seven. Pittsburgh struck first in the second inning. Nick Gonzales led… Read more...