Pirates vs Guardians Game Breakdown

Get ready to set your fantasy lineups and place your bets because we’ve got a sizzling showdown at Progressive Field tonight! The scrappy Pittsburgh Pirates, looking to claw their way up from the depths of the National League, are squaring off against the Cleveland Guardians, who are holding the fort at the top of the American League. With the first pitch at 6:10 PM EST, the Pirates are hungry for redemption after yesterday’s narrow defeat, while the Guardians aim to keep their winning streak alive under the partly cloudy skies of Cleveland. The stakes are high with the over/under teasing at 8.5, making every pitch and hit count even more. So, as the winds whip up from the west and the crowd buzzes in anticipation, let’s see if the Pirates can steal the treasure right under the Guardians’ noses!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 31, 2024 06:10PM EST

Location: Progressive Field, Cleveland

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the W at 8.1 mph. Temperature is at 79.0° with 77% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	PIT ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+138	-164	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+139	-165	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+1	-1	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

114W-189L

41.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

168W-135L

58.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/30/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	8	Over	+9.5
08/30/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	10	Over	+9.5
07/17/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	11	Over	+2.5
07/17/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	0	Over	+2.5
07/18/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	10	Over	+2.5
07/18/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	1	Over	+2.5
07/19/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	5	Over	+3.5
07/19/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	7	Over	+3.5

Pirates Vs Over/Under

Guardians Vs Over/Under

Luis Ortiz

ERA 3.28 | IP 107.0 | 5.0W-4.0L | KO 83.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-25-24	vsCIN	3-4W	6.0	4	0	5	Under
08-19-24	@TEX	3-4L	6.0	5	4	7	Under
08-13-24	@SD	0-3L	5.0	3	2	3	Under
08-08-24	vsSD	7-6L	6.0	4	4	3	Over
08-02-24	vsARI	9-8L	5.3	6	6	2	Over
07-26-24	@ARI	3-4L	5.0	5	3	4	Under
07-20-24	vsPHI	1-4W	7.0	3	0	2	Under
07-13-24	@CWS	6-2W	5.7	4	1	5	Under
07-07-24	vsNYM	3-2L	6.0	4	0	5	Under
07-02-24	vsSTL	7-4L	2.0	3	1	4	Over

Matthew Boyd

ERA 2.7 | IP 16.7 | 1.0W-0.0L | KO 12.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-25-24	vsTEX	2-4W	6.0	3	1	4	Under
08-20-24	@NYY	9-5W	5.3	4	3	2	Over
08-13-24	vsCHC	1-2W	5.3	3	1	6	Under
06-26-23	@TEX	7-2L	0.7	1	1	2	Over
06-21-23	@KC	4-9W	6.0	6	2	7	Over
06-15-23	@MIN	8-4L	6.0	7	4	8	Over
06-10-23	@ARI	5-0L	5.0	6	5	3	Under
06-04-23	@CWS	2-6W	5.0	3	1	9	Under
05-29-23	@TEX	5-0L	6.0	5	5	5	Under
05-24-23	@KC	6-4L	4.7	3	1	6	Over

Pirates Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/01	vs CLE	8-10L	12	2	Over
08/30	@ CHC	10-14L	16	2	Over
08/29	@ CHC	5-9L	10	1	Over
08/28	@ CHC	8-18L	13	2	Over
08/27	@ CIN	4-3W	10	1	Under
08/26	@ CIN	2-10L	3	1	Over
08/25	@ CIN	6-5W	8	0	Over
08/24	@ CIN	7-0W	7	1	Under
08/23	vs TEX	0-1L	8	0	Under
08/22	vs TEX	4-0W	7	0	Under
08/21	vs TEX	3-4L	7	1	Under
08/20	@ SEA	3-10L	5	1	Over
08/19	@ SEA	7-2W	9	3	Over
08/18	@ SEA	5-3W	8	1	Under
08/16	vs SD	2-8L	8	1	Over

Guardians Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/01	@ PIT	10-8W	16	2	Over
08/30	@ KC	7-5W	13	1	Over
08/29	@ KC	1-6L	3	0	Under
08/28	@ KC	3-4L	7	0	Under
08/28	@ KC	4-9L	7	1	Over
08/27	@ TEX	4-2W	5	2	Under
08/26	@ TEX	12-5W	15	4	Over
08/25	@ TEX	3-5L	7	0	Under
08/24	vs NYY	0-6L	1	0	Under
08/23	vs NYY	1-8L	4	1	Over
08/22	vs NYY	9-5W	12	1	Over
08/20	vs MIL	0-2L	2	0	Under
08/19	vs MIL	1-2L	4	1	Under
08/18	vs MIL	3-5L	7	2	Under
08/16	@ CHC	6-1W	7	0	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Pittsburgh Pirates	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Isiah Kiner-Falefa	7.6	9.6	0.271	0.393	0.338	0.731	0.303	0.022
#2 Bryan Reynolds	8.1	10.5	0.284	0.459	0.382	0.842	0.342	0.039
#3 Nick Gonzales	6.9	8.9	0.260	0.384	0.310	0.694	0.289	0.019
#4 Andrew McCutchen	7.4	9.8	0.238	0.415	0.392	0.807	0.325	0.045
#5 Oneil Cruz	7.5	9.7	0.273	0.475	0.361	0.836	0.341	0.040
#6 Connor Joe	7.5	9.9	0.236	0.385	0.361	0.746	0.305	0.027
#7 Bryan De La Cruz	6.6	8.6	0.245	0.402	0.304	0.706	0.293	0.037
#8 Jared Triolo	5.6	7.4	0.205	0.299	0.334	0.633	0.262	0.019
#9 Henry Davis	5.2	6.9	0.154	0.231	0.308	0.538	0.227	0.011

Cleveland Guardians	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Steven Kwan	8.7	11.1	0.304	0.445	0.406	0.852	0.344	0.030
#2 Andres Gimenez	7.8	10.0	0.246	0.326	0.326	0.651	0.272	0.013
#3 Jose Ramirez	9.4	12.4	0.275	0.533	0.365	0.898	0.364	0.064
#4 Josh Naylor	7.9	10.7	0.239	0.460	0.363	0.824	0.334	0.060
#5 Will Brennan	6.6	8.5	0.249	0.384	0.317	0.701	0.290	0.028
#6 Jhonkensy Noel	5.9	7.9	0.262	0.611	0.373	0.984	0.396	0.103
#7 Daniel Schneemann	6.4	8.4	0.245	0.415	0.371	0.786	0.318	0.031
#8 Bo Naylor	6.1	8.1	0.208	0.372	0.295	0.667	0.276	0.038
#9 Brayan Rocchio	5.2	6.8	0.208	0.312	0.338	0.650	0.269	0.019

Pirates Notable Injuries

Marco Gonzales OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 3.6
Joey Bart OUT (C): Avg: 0.272 SLG:0.487 Last game: 08/27/24. Impact: 2.8
Ke’Bryan Hayes OUT (3B): Avg: 0.228 SLG:0.283 Last game: 08/19/24. Impact: 1.3
Colin Holderman OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 0.1
Hunter Stratton OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/26/24. Impact: 0.7
Ben Heller OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/29/24. Impact: 0.5

Guardians Notable Injuries

Carlos Carrasco OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 4.2
Alex Cobb OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/16/24. Impact: 3.8