Cleveland Guardians vs Pittsburgh Pirates H2H Record

Interleague
Cleveland Guardians
Pittsburgh Pirates
Guardians lead Pirates25to20since 2002

Current-feed record from 2002 through 2026.

2026 season series: Pirates lead 2-1

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At a glance

Current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026

Cleveland Guardians vs Pittsburgh Pirates insights

Current-feed record
+5wins for Guardians
56% Guardians · 44% Pirates

Guardians have pulled further ahead since 2023: 8-4.

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 interleague history by season

Cleveland Guardians and Pittsburgh Pirates met in 14 seasons inside the current feed. Interleague scheduling makes meeting frequency uneven, so the season table matters more than a raw average.

Active seasons
14
With at least one meeting since 2002
Busiest season
2020
6 meetings
Per active season
3.2
Uneven interleague cadence
Win Percentage
25W
20W
CLE
PIT
56%44%
Cleveland GuardiansPittsburgh Pirates

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
Jul 19
CLE 1-7 PIT
PIT
Jul 18
CLE 1-7 PIT
PIT
Jul 18
CLE 5-3 PIT
CLE
Apr 20
PIT 4-5 CLE
CLE
Apr 19
PIT 0-3 CLE
CLE
Apr 18
PIT 7-10 CLE
CLE
Sep 1
CLE 6-1 PIT
CLE
Aug 31
CLE 0-3 PIT
PIT
Aug 30
CLE 10-8 PIT
CLE
Jul 19
PIT 7-5 CLE
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 ↕
2026123
2025303
2024213
2023213
2021123
2020516
2018123
2015123
2012123
2011303
2010123
2009123
2006213
2003123

All 14 seasons are shown in the table above.

Home / Away Split
12-9CLE HOME11-13PIT HOME
AWAY
13-11
CLE
AWAY
9-12
PIT

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.

LineOverUnderOver rate
7.52619
57.8%
8.5Closest to even2025
44.4%
9.51530
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.

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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 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.

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Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API

Cleveland Guardians and Pittsburgh Pirates have met 45 times in this archive, which covers the 2003 season onward.