{"id":246970,"date":"2026-07-19T01:22:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T01:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/246970\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T01:22:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T01:22:28","slug":"guardians-pittsburgh-pirates-starting-lineups-for-july-18-2026-first-game-game-no-98","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/246970\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardians, Pittsburgh Pirates starting lineups for July 18, 2026 (first game). Game No.98"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"articleLabel__link\" class=\"articleLabel__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/guardians\/\" title=\"Navigate to Guardians\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Guardians<\/a>Published: Jul. 18, 2026, 12:37 p.m.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" alt=\"Travis Bazzana\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7I42N7YU5VBRTCSJI63R5ZQDH4.jpg\"  \/>Travis Bazzana, Cleveland Guardians.AP Photo\/Lynne SladkySet as Google Preferred Source<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"T4EEBIRVJZEK5ALMUL23LNHQEQ\">CLEVELAND, Ohio \u2014 Here are the starting lineups for Game 1 of Saturday\u2019s day-night doubleheader between the Guardians and Pirates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"WGMNLMYFKRDW3GM5RNUV6I4DBQ\">Where: Progressive Field, 1:10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"UUN3FFYPXJET5MGVNAVTAVX5IU\">TV\/radio: Guardians.TV, WTAM\/1100, WMMS 100.7 FM, WARF (Spanish) and the Guardians Radio Network will carry the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"XYFXM33GBBEFBPIK7N7D5E66X4\">Game: 98.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"OYG4OQSFORADRMWNIW3QEH4P44\">Teams: Guardians (51-46) vs. Pirates (50-47).<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MHYLZHPMYFETXJ6MEH5YSAQNCI\">Starting pitchers: RHP Gavin Williams (10-4, 3.81) vs. RHP Jared Jones (1-1, 4.37) .<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ORVI3QJJJ5AZTPEIFEQNAT5DQ4\">Guardians<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"RDKTKEANZNAURKLZR6IYMYTJ3U\">2B Travis Bazzana.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"RMDCQHEXQZGOTM4OUTRUV6P6OQ\">SS Brayan Rocchio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"QWM62H3RTJC2VDWAYHBUSORETE\">RF Chase DeLauter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"JG5P6GFB2RFHZETDPKGRWKCYDY\">1B Kyle Manzardo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"RPYIV7KAGJCCPL27HKP2VCG7MY\">DH Rhys Hoskins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"AH3LNF4EHJBGRHWO3JNCZXH7H4\">CF Kahlil Watson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"HJBCM4WVPRBXXMVSD4H2IKSWLE\">3B Gabriel Arias.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"UKO75U2VQVFGNG5CB2QKEDEYD4\">C Patrick Bailey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"KSP3S5KTJ5GPHARSQPYBJKH32E\">LF Steven Kwan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"3KKECYHLPFFBFG76GU2662AYGA\">Pirates<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"EZYQHA7M55G3XFCQOGL3BXVNZQ\">CF Jake Mangum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LNCQKV447VFVXKN6CU7GIKSPBI\">2B Brandon Lowe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VJ6VZQUJ5RAR7PMVG33HQBY2ZE\">LF Bryan Reynolds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"QCOLGBUKXRA2JGGQSGVEOJVXOQ\">RF Esmerlyn Valdez.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"SVJRNOKPNREGPPQQQM3EAZB7LQ\">DH Ryan O\u2019Hearn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"UEZ77YH6U5HY3JWN3B3GL4BWDI\">3B Nick Gonzzlez. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"CZ63S2RX3VDIHAL4W5HH525INE\">1B Tyler Gallahan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"UTELHWM3JZHRFOYSXH3MYS3VGM\">SS Jacob Gonalez.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"FQ3TNBZFGNAMRBRSKVOF2N2VN4\">C Henry Davis.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Hoynes, born in Cleveland, has been the beat writer for the Indians\/Guardians since 1983. He attended Cathedral Latin High School in Cleveland and received a journalism degree from Marquette University. 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