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Guardians score vs. Pirates: Kyle Manzardo powers Guardians over Pirates in 10 innings
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Kyle Manzardo went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and later added the game-winning RBI to lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 5-4 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates in 10 innings on Sunday afternoon.
The Guardians completed a three-game sweep and prevailed despite closer Emmanuel Clase (3-0) surrendering three runs in the bottom of the ninth for his second blown save of the season.
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Jhonkensky Noel began the 10th as the automatic runner for Cleveland and moved to third with one out on a ground out by Jose Ramirez . Manzardo then lifted a fly ball off Dennis Santana (0-1) deep enough to left to score Noel.
Cleveland Guardians' Jose Ramirez (11) greets Kyle Manzardo (9) crossing home plate on a two-run home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 20, 2025, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Joey Cantillo opened the bottom of the 10th by walking Joey Bart , but he induced a double-play grounder by Oneil Cruz . Valdez then flew out to right to end the game as Cantillo picked up his first save of the season.
Adam Frazier 's two-run double in the ninth started Pittsburgh's comeback, scoring Valdez and Tommy Pham to cut its deficit to 4-3 with no outs. After Isiah Kiner-Falefa flied out to center, Frazier stole third and Ke'Bryan Hayes tied the score with a single to right that brought home Frazier.
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Bryan Reynolds , who went 3-for-5, singled when he lined a ball back to the mound off Clase, who remained in the game after being checked by Cleveland's trainer. Clase regrouped and ended the inning when Andrew McCutchen bounced into a 6-4-3 double play.
Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Logan Allen (26) throws a pitch against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 20, 2025, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Steven Kwan opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the third off Pirates starter Mitch Keller to put the Guardians ahead 2-0.
Pittsburgh broke a string of 14 scoreless innings in the sixth when McCutchen lined a double down the left-field line off Guardians starter Logan Allen . That drove in Reynolds, who had reached on a one-out single.
Allen allowed one run — his first since his first start of the season April 1 — on five hits and one walk with five strikeouts in 5â…” innings and 95 pitches.
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Keller pitched five innings and gave up two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three on 101 pitches.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Logan Allen has strong start, Steven Kwan hits home run for Guardians
