Guardians and Pirates play, winner secures 3-game series

Pittsburgh Pirates (51-48, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (52-47, second in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Paul Skenes (8-8, 3.57 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 130 strikeouts); Guardians: Joey Cantillo (8-4, 3.56 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 105 strikeouts)

LINE: Pirates -131, Guardians +107; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians and Pittsburgh Pirates play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Cleveland is 25-23 at home and 52-47 overall. The Guardians have a 17-4 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Pittsburgh has a 24-24 record in road games and a 51-48 record overall. The Pirates have hit 128 total home runs to rank second in the NL.

The teams square off Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brayan Rocchio has 14 doubles, two triples and eight home runs for the Guardians. Chase DeLauter is 13 for 40 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Ryan O'Hearn has 13 doubles and 16 home runs for the Pirates. Esmerlyn Valdez is 10 for 40 with two doubles and five home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 5-5, .237 batting average, 3.37 ERA, even run differential

Pirates: 7-3, .281 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored opponents by 27 runs

INJURIES: Guardians: Jose Ramirez: 10-Day IL (hand), Angel Martinez: 10-Day IL (foot), Tim Herrin: 15-Day IL (elbow)

Pirates: Oneil Cruz: 60-Day IL (hand), Endy Rodriguez: 10-Day IL (lower body), Spencer Horwitz: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Evan Sisk: 15-Day IL (elbow), Konnor Griffin: 60-Day IL (finger), Chris Devenski: 60-Day IL (illness)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.