CLEVELAND (Interstat) — Paul Skenes struck out eight over seven innings and Esmerlyn Valdez hit a two-run homer as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-1 on Sunday afternoon at Progressive Field.

Skenes allowed seven hits and one earned run, improving to 9-8. Billy Cook went 3 for 4 with two RBIs, and Valdez finished 1 for 3 with a 12th-inning homer in the ninth. Jacob Gonzalez doubled and scored, and Jake Mangum singled in a run.

Cleveland starter Joey Cantillo (8-5) took the loss, giving up four earned runs on seven hits in five innings. Steven Kwan drove in the Guardians’ lone run with a bunt single in the third, scoring Gabriel Arias on a missed-catch error.

Pittsburgh scored single runs in the second and fifth, then broke the 1-1 tie with three in the sixth. Cook’s single plated Gonzalez, and Mangum’s hit scored Cook. Valdez’s homer in the ninth added insurance.

The Pirates recorded 11 hits to Cleveland’s seven. Attendance was 31,973, and the game lasted 2 hours, 40 minutes. Both teams are 52-48.