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CLEVELAND — Rookie Jhonkensy Noel hit a two-run homer and Andrés Giménez followed with a solo shot in the fifth inning, leading the Cleveland Guardians to a 10-8 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Emmanuel Clase became Cleveland's career saves leader, notching his 150th — and 40th this season — by working the ninth. Noel's 450-foot blast came after the Pirates had scored six in the fifth to take a 6-4 lead. Josh Naylor added four RBIs for Cleveland, which entered the weekend with a 1 1/2-game lead in the AL Central. Oneil Cruz drove in three runs and Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run homer for the Pirates.
