Current-feed record
+5wins for Guardians
56% Guardians · 44% Pirates
Guardians have pulled further ahead since 2023: 8-4.
Cleveland Guardians vs Pittsburgh Pirates All-Time Record
Interleague
Cleveland Guardians
Pittsburgh Pirates
Guardians lead Pirates32to28since 1997
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 3 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Pirates lead 2-1
Data updated 5 min read
At a glance
All-time since 1997 · current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Cleveland Guardians vs Pittsburgh Pirates insights
Recent form
13-7last 20
Pirates won 7-1 on Jul 19, 2026
Where it matters
0Postseason games
No postseason meetings since 2002.
Schedule context
- Guardians built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 17 of 33 decided meetings (52%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 8-4, or 67% to Guardians.
Guardians vs Pirates complete all-time series record
Cleveland Guardians and Pittsburgh Pirates have met 60 times since 1997, never in the postseason. 15 meetings predate the current feed, which adds game-level detail from 2002.
- History span
- 1997 to 2026
- First and latest meeting
- Before 2002
- 15
- Meetings from the Retrosheet game logs
- Since 2002
- 45
- Meetings with game-level detail below
Win Percentage
25W
20W
CLE
PIT
56%44%
Cleveland GuardiansPittsburgh Pirates
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Jul 19
CLE 1-7 PIT
PITJul 18
CLE 1-7 PIT
PITJul 18
CLE 5-3 PIT
CLEApr 20
PIT 4-5 CLE
CLEApr 19
PIT 0-3 CLE
CLEApr 18
PIT 7-10 CLE
CLESep 1
CLE 6-1 PIT
CLEAug 31
CLE 0-3 PIT
PITAug 30
CLE 10-8 PIT
CLEJul 19
PIT 7-5 CLE
PIT| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2026 | CLE | PIT | 1–7 | PIT |
| Jul 18, 2026 | CLE | PIT | 1–7 | PIT |
| Jul 18, 2026 | CLE | PIT | 5–3 | CLE |
| Apr 20, 2025 | PIT | CLE | 4–5 | CLE |
| Apr 19, 2025 | PIT | CLE | 0–3 | CLE |
| Apr 18, 2025 | PIT | CLE | 7–10 | CLE |
| Sep 1, 2024 | CLE | PIT | 6–1 | CLE |
| Aug 31, 2024 | CLE | PIT | 0–3 | PIT |
| Aug 30, 2024 | CLE | PIT | 10–8 | CLE |
| Jul 19, 2023 | PIT | CLE | 7–5 | PIT |
Last Meeting
Jul 19, 2026Final
CLE
1
HOME
PIT
7
AWAY
Pirateswon by6runs
Pirates' 2nd straight in this series·Game 45 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Pittsburgh Pirates won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.3 runs on average
3.3runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
CLE-Neutral
Last 1060%
Archive since 200255.6%
PIT-Neutral
Last 1040%
Archive since 200244.4%
Last 10 Results
CLE / PIT
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season45 games
25
20
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Cleveland Guardians Biggest Win
11–0+11 runs
Jul 17, 2023
Pittsburgh Pirates Biggest Win
8–0+8 runs
Sep 26, 2020
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | CLE ↕ | PIT ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
All 14 seasons are shown in the table above.
Home / Away Split
AWAY
13-11
CLE
AWAY
9-12
PIT
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
Cleveland Guardians vs Pittsburgh Pirates all-time record, 1997 to 2025
Explore how this matchup changed by decade, where each lineup produced its runs, and the games that pushed the rivalry record book. This archive is a separate source window from the current-feed sections above, which start in 2002.
- Games
- 57
- Peak inning
- 1
- Record game
- 23 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 45 games from 2003 to 2026. History Lab: 57 Retrosheet games from 1997 to 2025. The first refreshes with current finals; Retrosheet's published archive currently ends in 2025.
Decade balance
Select an era to inspect pace, scoring and attendance.
CLEPIT
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
CLEPIT
64.9
147.4
36.8
235.1
61.4
357.9
56.1
464.9
43.9
557.9
54.4
652.6
57.1
751.8
51.8
823.2
42.2
953.5
45.0
EX15.0
- CLE after scoring first
- 63.9%
- PIT after scoring first
- 61.9%
- Lead-change games
- 42.1%
- Beyond nine innings
- 8
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Highest total
23 runs
PIT 13, CLE 10
Jul 17, 1999
Biggest margin
11 runs
PIT 0, CLE 11
Jul 17, 2023
Longest game
15 innings
PIT 5, CLE 4
Jun 20, 2003
Largest crowd
45,298
PIT 5, CLE 7
Sep 1, 1997
Cleveland Guardians largest comeback
4-run deficit
CLE 8, PIT 6
Sep 27, 2020
Pittsburgh Pirates largest comeback
4-run deficit
PIT 7, CLE 6
Jun 21, 2003
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricCLEPIT
Hits511482
Home runs6160
Walks210168
Strikeouts392447
Errors3836
Where the rivalry lived
- 0127games
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA
- 0224games
Progressive Field
Cleveland, OH
- 036games
Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburgh, PA
Betting Context
Betting context since 2002
How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.
Small sample: 45 decided meetings, under the 50 we treat as the floor for a stable rate. Read the figures below as description, not a forecast. Interleague pairs meet in short bursts, so a single series can move any percentage here by several points.
One-run games
24.4%
Share of the 45 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
75.6%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.3.
Average total
8.8runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
51.1%
Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.
Totals ladder
Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 26 | 19 | 57.8% |
| 8.5Closest to even | 20 | 25 | 44.4% |
| 9.5 | 15 | 30 | 33.3% |
Fair price from the base rate
The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.
Cleveland Guardians
25 W · 55.6%1.80
Pittsburgh Pirates
20 W · 44.4%2.25
A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.
Last 20 meetings vs full history
One-run games
20%vs 24.4% full archive
-4.4% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
80%vs 75.6% full archive
+4.4% in the last 20
Average total
9.3 runsvs 8.8 runs full archive
+0.5 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2020 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.
View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Guardians and Pirates in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Cleveland Guardians vs Pittsburgh Pirates
When did the Cleveland Guardians and Pittsburgh Pirates first play each other?
The Retrosheet archive's first recorded meeting for this pairing is Sep 1, 1997, when Cleveland Guardians won 7-5 away to Pittsburgh Pirates. The archive covers 57 meetings from 1997 through 2025. The current feed starts in 2002 and is reported separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.
The all-time record and the History Lab use Retrosheet game logs through 2025, with inning lines, team totals, attendance, duration and ballpark fields when available. Final games after 2025 come from the current feed, and every section built on that feed alone is labeled as starting in 2002.
The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.
Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API, Retrosheet
Cleveland Guardians and Pittsburgh Pirates have met 45 times in this archive, which covers the 2003 season onward.