Pittsburgh 3, at Cleveland 5

CLEVELAND (Interstat) — The Cleveland Guardians stormed back from a three-run deficit with a three-run eighth inning and then second baseman Travis Bazzana crushed a two-run home run in the ninth to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday at Progressive Field. The Pirates jumped ahead early, scoring single runs in the second, third and fourth innings against Guardians starter Will Dion. Pittsburgh took a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the eighth, but Cleveland’s offense finally broke through against the Pirates bullpen. Pirates starter Khristian Curtis delivered a dominant outing, allowing just two… Read more...