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FinalFinal lineupsNL West / NL Central

Arizona Diamondbacks 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:40 PM ET · PNC ParkStats updated Jul 28, 7:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score51
Arizona Diamondbacks
78–69 · 3rd NL West · T-Score 51
8
8–7
FINAL
Pittsburgh Pirates
74–73 · 3rd NL Central · T-Score 65
7
T-Score65
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherDiamondbacksPfaadt leads Chandler in P-Score (61 vs 55), WHIP and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handPiratesPittsburgh owns a .756 OPS vs RHP, 3th in MLB; Arizona ranks 29th vs RHP.
LineupPiratesThe confirmed Pittsburgh order includes 6 hitters with an OPS above .750 against right-handed pitching.
Recent formDiamondbacksArizona has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.
PowerPiratesPittsburgh has 135 home runs this season, 32 more than Arizona.

Starting pitchers

AZ
Brandon Pfaadt RHP
Brandon Pfaadt
Arizona Diamondbacks
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.53
60th
WHIP
1.15
51st
K/9
5.91
214th
BB/9
2.22
32nd
P-Score61i
FIP
4.09
HR/9
1.00
81st
OPS/R
0.545
IP
117.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.71
Road ERA3.34
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.33
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
PIT
Bubba Chandler RHP
Bubba Chandler
Pittsburgh Pirates
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.25
126th
WHIP
1.34
126th
K/9
8.18
111th
BB/9
4.50
200th
P-Score55i
FIP
4.09
HR/9
0.82
41st
OPS/R
0.581
IP
142.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.27
Road ERA4.23
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.05
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Chandler strikes out 2.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Pfaadt allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.15 WHIP compared with 1.34.
·Pfaadt enters with a 3.53 ERA compared with Chandler's 4.25.
·Pfaadt averages 2.9 more innings per start.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricPfaadtChandlerNote
ERA−8499Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.094.09
WAR1.62.1Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Pfaadt arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam26%93.2
Sinker17%93.1
Changeup16%87.1
Curveball15%82.3
Sweeper14%84.2
Cutter12%90.3
Chandler arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam48%98.4
Slider20%91.0
Changeup15%91.6
Sinker8%97.8
Sweeper4%87.7
Curveball4%86.6

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Diamondbacks vs RHP (Bubba Chandler)
29th
in MLB
0.682OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Pirates vs RHP (Brandon Pfaadt)
3rd
in MLB
0.756OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page →
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Chandler (BvP)
1Corbin CarrollLRF80.80019.733No MLB historyNo history
2Geraldo PerdomoSSS62.7239.732No MLB historyNo history
3Gabriel MorenoRC79.84112.864No MLB historyNo history
4Ketel MarteS2B76.76122.706No MLB historyNo history
5Max KeplerLLF38.5652.539No MLB historyNo history
6Nolan ArenadoR3B62.74223.730No MLB historyNo history
7Tim TawaR1B60.70510.756No MLB historyNo history
8James McCannRC57.7645.859No MLB historyNo history
9Ryan WaldschmidtRCF45.6993.662No MLB historyNo history
1Corbin Carroll RF · L.240 / .800 · 19 HRvs hand .733 · No MLB history · No history80H-Score2Geraldo Perdomo SS · S.250 / .723 · 9 HRvs hand .732 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score3Gabriel Moreno C · R.299 / .841 · 12 HRvs hand .864 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score4Ketel Marte 2B · S.251 / .761 · 22 HRvs hand .706 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score5Max Kepler LF · L.205 / .565 · 2 HRvs hand .539 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score6Nolan Arenado 3B · R.236 / .742 · 23 HRvs hand .730 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score7Tim Tawa 1B · R.247 / .705 · 10 HRvs hand .756 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score8James McCann C · R.290 / .764 · 5 HRvs hand .859 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score9Ryan Waldschmidt CF · R.263 / .699 · 3 HRvs hand .662 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score
Pittsburgh PiratesOfficial lineupvs RHP Brandon Pfaadt
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Pfaadt (BvP)
1Jake MangumSCF44.7124.729No MLB historyNo history
2Brandon LoweL2B76.80229.891No MLB historyNo history
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF80.79516.785No MLB historyNo history
4Esmerlyn ValdezRRF79.86617.761No MLB historyNo history
5Ryan O'HearnLRF65.78817.859No MLB historyNo history
6Nick GonzalesR3B57.7606.809No MLB historyNo history
7Endy RodríguezSC67.8407.901No MLB historyNo history
8Marcell OzunaRDH40.6138.584No MLB historyNo history
9Jacob GonzalezLSS44.6346.691No MLB historyNo history
1Jake Mangum CF · S.284 / .712 · 4 HRvs hand .729 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.257 / .802 · 29 HRvs hand .891 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.264 / .795 · 16 HRvs hand .785 · No MLB history · No history80H-Score4Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.235 / .866 · 17 HRvs hand .761 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score5Ryan O'Hearn RF · L.270 / .788 · 17 HRvs hand .859 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score6Nick Gonzales 3B · R.305 / .760 · 6 HRvs hand .809 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score7Endy Rodríguez C · S.267 / .840 · 7 HRvs hand .901 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score8Marcell Ozuna DH · R.203 / .613 · 8 HRvs hand .584 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score9Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.223 / .634 · 6 HRvs hand .691 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseAZAZ·PITPIT
AVG.242 18th.253 4th
OPS.707 22nd.734 6th
Home runs143 26th168 15th
Runs648 18th709 5th
OBP.314 19th.331 4th
SLG.393 24th.403 14th
PitchingAZAZ·PITPIT
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.10vs4.13
AZPIT
WHIP1.28vs1.30
AZPIT
K/97.0vs9.3
AZPIT
HR Allowed165vs141
AZPIT
BullpenAZAZ·PITPIT
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.01vs4.20
no league rank
Saves37vs33
AZPIT
ResultsAZAZ·PITPIT
+20314th
Run differential
+22212th
78–69 Record74–73
6–4 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Arizona Diamondbacks (6–4)
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
Pittsburgh Pirates (5–5)
W
W
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Diamondbacks?+
Brandon Pfaadt (4.43 ERA, 5–1) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Pirates?+
Bubba Chandler (4.47 ERA, 3–8) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:40 PM ET at PNC Park.
Where is the game being played?+
PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Diamondbacks and Pirates performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Pirates 4–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Brandon Pfaadt is at 61; Bubba Chandler is at 55. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.