Saturday, Sep 5, 2026PNC Park6:40 PM ETPreview

LAA · Away · 53-88·T-Score24

Los Angeles Angels

AL West · 5th · 19.5 GB

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6:40 PM ET

H2H 1–2

PIT · Home · 70-72·T-Score62↑1

Pittsburgh Pirates

NL Central · 4th · 18.0 GB

Starting pitcher matchup

Yusei Kikuchi LHP

Los Angeles Angels

2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)

ERA

5.65

194th

WHIP

1.49

190th

K/9

9.00

67th

BB/9

3.35

130th

P-Score52

FIP

4.47

HR/9

1.47

168th

OPS/R

0.856

IP

43.0

2026 ERA splits

Home ERA3.00

Road ERA7.56

Last 5 starts

ERA

4.32

QUALITY
START %

40%

(2 of 5)

DAYS
REST

6

Braxton Ashcraft RHP

Pittsburgh Pirates

2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)

ERA

3.59

72nd

WHIP

1.08

26th

K/9

9.21

57th

BB/9

1.96

12th

P-Score74

FIP

3.54

HR/9

1.18

112th

OPS/R

0.578

IP

160.1

2026 ERA splits

Home ERA3.59

Road ERA3.59

Last 5 starts

ERA

2.18

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand (2026)

Angels vs RHP (Braxton Ashcraft)

30th

in MLB

0.678OPS

.600.700.800.9001.000

Pirates vs LHP (Yusei Kikuchi)

25th

in MLB

0.683OPS

.600.700.800.9001.000

2026 season team comparison

Los Angeles Angels

Stat

Pittsburgh Pirates

0.233 (28th)

Batting Average

0.233 (5th)

0.677 (30th)

OPS

0.677 (6th)

135 (27th)

Home Runs

135 (14th)

571 (29th)

Runs Scored

571 (5th)

4.25 (21st)

Team ERA

4.25 (18th)

1.35 (22nd)

Team WHIP

1.35 (18th)

9.13 (6th)

K/9 (Starters)

Runs scored & allowed per inning (2026)

Angels

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Runs Scored

0.58

0.50

0.35

0.53

0.54

0.29

0.39

0.49

0.36

Runs Allowed

Projected lineups vs opposing starter (2026)

Angels vs LHP Braxton Ashcraft

#

Player

Bats

AVG

OPS

HR

PA

1

Mike Trout

R

0.227

0.780

20

0

2

Gustavo Campero

S

0.333

0.786

0

3

Wade Meckler

L

0.313

0.796

3

0

4

Zach Neto

R

0.222

0.716

23

0

5

Nolan Schanuel

L

0.294

0.780

7

0

Top hitters from roster with season splits vs pitcher hand — not the official batting order

vs RHP

Official starting lineups are published a few hours before first pitch. They will appear here and on the lineup page as soon as they are posted.

Lineup not yet announced · posted ~1–2 hrs before first pitch

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Last 10 games

Los Angeles Angels (1–9)

L

W

L

Pittsburgh Pirates (7–3)

W

L

W

L

W

2026 head-to-head

Season Series

1—2

3 Games Played

QUALITY
START %

60%

(3 of 5)

DAYS
REST

6

9.13 (5th)

0.51

0.43

0.59

0.46

0.57

0.44

0.49

0.51

0.57

Pirates

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Runs Scored

0.55

0.56

0.49

0.61

0.56

0.44

0.58

0.50

Runs Allowed

0.43

0.36

0.56

0.63

0.46

0.56

0.45

Pirates

Yusei Kikuchi

#

Player

Bats

AVG

OPS

HR

PA

1

Esmerlyn Valdez

R

0.250

1.067

16

0

2

Endy Rodríguez

S

0.130

0.547

7

0

3

Oneil Cruz

L

0.303

0.840

17

0

4

Brandon Lowe

L

0.213

0.614

29

0

5

Bryan Reynolds

S

0.283

0.816

15

0

Top hitters from roster with season splits vs pitcher hand — not the official batting order

PNC Park

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68°F

Partly cloudy

WindN 2 mph

Precip Chance0%

Humidity84%

IMPACT ON GAME: Low

Odds

Angels @ Pirates

LAA

+164— flat

PIT

▲ +4-179

TOTAL7.5—flat

O-111▲ +2

U-101— flat

Los Angeles Angels vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Los Angeles Angels

Pittsburgh Pirates