PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW.com.
Paul Skenes had a solid start but was outmatched by Ben Lively and the Cleveland Guardians in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 3-0 loss at PNC Park on Sunday.
Steven Kwan put the Guardians ahead 1-0 in the top of the third inning with an RBI single to right field.
The score remained the same until Kyle Manzardo hammered a home run that bounced into the Allegheny River against Skenes (2-2).
The Guardians (11-9) extended their lead by a run on Jose Ramírez hit a sac fly off Caleb Ferguson in the eighth.
Guardians starter Ben Lively blanked the Pirates (8-14) on four hits with three strikeouts in 5.1 innings pitched. Lively and four Guardians’ relievers pitched in on the shutout.
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