Esmerlyn Valdez and Jacob Gonzalez hit two-run homers, Jared Jones struck out nine in five innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-1 in the first game of a doubleheader.

The Cleveland Guardians (51-46) are hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates (50-47) at Progressive Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has Pittsburgh at -196 and Cleveland is at +162. The total comes in at 9.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians will try to salvage a split of Saturday’s doubleheader when they face the Pirates in the nightcap at Progressive Field after Pittsburgh rolled to a 7-1 victory in Game 1.

Guardians beat the Rangers. The Guardians took down the Rangers 9-4. Austin Hedges had a two-run home run and Chase DeLauter went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored. B

Cleveland's pitching GOAT list is entirely comprised of franchise legends who played before the 1970s.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — If you blinked, you missed him. And honestly? That’s kind of the point. Guardians rookie Parker Messick stepped onto the mound at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday night during the 96th MLB All-Star Game,