PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steven Kwan and Kyle Manzardo hit two-run homers and Manzardo added a sacrifice fly in the 10th to rally the Cleveland Guardians to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday for a three-game sweep.

Manzardo drove in Jhonkensy Noel, who started the inning at second, with a one-out fly to left off Dennis Santana (0-1).

The Pirates (8-15) rallied for three runs in the ninth off Emmanuel Clase (3-0), who was going for his third straight save in the series.

Clase surrendered a two-run double to Adam Frazier before Ke’Bryan Hayes tied it with an RBI single. AndrewMcCutchen hit into an inning-ending double play on Clase’s 30th pitch.

Kwan followed Brayan Rocchio’s leadoff single in the third with a shot down the right-field line off Pirates starter Mitch Keller for his fourth home run and a 2-0 lead.

Manzardo homered for the second straight game in the seventh inning, connecting off Joey Wentz for his sixth after Jose Ramirez singled with two outs and stole second.

Pittsburgh pulled within 2-1 in the sixth on an RBI double by McCutchen.

Key moment

The Pirates had two on in the 10th after Joey Cantillo walked Joey Bart leading off on four pitches. But Oneil Cruz swung at the first pitch and hit into a double play and Enmanuel Valdez flied out for Cantillo’s first career save.

Key stat

Kwan’s home run down the right-field line gave him a team-high 14 RBIs from the leadoff spot. Manzardo passed him with 15 after his homer.

Up next

RHP Gavin Williams (1-1, 4.58) will start on Monday as the Guardians begin a nine-game homestand with a three-game series against the Yankees. RHP Clarke Schmidt (0-0, 4.76) starts for New York.

The Pirates begin a six-game road trip to California on Tuesday with the first of three games against the Angels followed by three with the Dodgers. LHP Bailey Falter (1-2, 4.91) starts for Pittsburgh. The Angels have not named a starter.

Clase falters

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians are still waiting for Emmanuel Clase to regain his usual form.

Clase allowed three runs in the ninth inning against Pittsburgh on Sunday for his second blown save of the season, and although he got the win when Cleveland prevailed 5-4 in 10, it was another concerning outing by the right-hander who finished third in the American League Cy Young race last year.

Clase exceeded 40 saves each of the past three seasons and posted a 0.61 ERA in 2024. This year, he’s already allowed nine earned runs after yielding five all of last season.

With the Guardians leading 4-1 on Sunday, manager Stephen Vogt brought in Clase. It was his third straight day coming in out of the bullpen, although he’d thrown only 15 pitches combined Friday and Saturday.

A walk and a pair of doubles made it 4-3, then one out later, Ke’Bryan Hayes tied it with an RBI single. With two on, Clase finally got out of the inning thanks to a double play.

“I haven’t watched the replays, but any time they’re finding barrels, it’s just in the middle,” Vogt told MLB.com. “The walk, kind of bad counts. But the ball is just in the middle of the plate right now.”

It was the first time Clase allowed three earned runs in an outing since Aug. 12, 2023 against Tampa Bay.

After Cleveland scored in the top of the 10th to take the lead, Joey Cantillo took the mound and threw a scoreless inning for the first save of his career — in the majors or the minors.

Clase has 162 big league saves. But right now he also has a 7.84 ERA in 2025, and that’s turned his appearances into more of an adventure than Cleveland is used to.