Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Starting Lineup — Saturday, Jul 11, 2026
Final Lineups
Milwaukee Brewers @ Pittsburgh Pirates · Saturday, Jul 11, 2026
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Yelich | 0.242 | 0.326 | 0.707 | 6 | 31 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2 | Garrett Mitchell | 0.274 | 0.364 | 0.823 | 8 | 43 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 3 | Brice Turang | 0.269 | 0.361 | 0.823 | 13 | 56 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 4 | William Contreras | 0.281 | 0.344 | 0.740 | 9 | 52 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 5 | Jake Bauers | 0.268 | 0.368 | 0.873 | 17 | 57 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 6 | Luis Lara | 0.250 | 0.333 | 0.583 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 7 | Cooper Pratt | 0.258 | 0.370 | 0.688 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| 8 | Sal Frelick | 0.240 | 0.306 | 0.632 | 3 | 32 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 9 | Joey Ortiz | 0.223 | 0.292 | 0.594 | 3 | 22 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Mangum | 0.311 | 0.361 | 0.744 | 2 | 18 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| 2 | Brandon Lowe | 0.243 | 0.315 | 0.805 | 21 | 64 | — | — |
| 3 | Bryan Reynolds | 0.281 | 0.395 | 0.872 | 14 | 57 | — | — |
| 4 | Esmerlyn Valdez | 0.293 | 0.359 | 0.993 | 7 | 18 | — | — |
| 5 | Ryan O'Hearn | 0.289 | 0.346 | 0.836 | 16 | 61 | — | — |
| 6 | Nick Gonzales | 0.310 | 0.372 | 0.765 | 4 | 41 | — | — |
| 7 | Tyler Callihan | 0.260 | 0.345 | 0.824 | 3 | 15 | — | — |
| 8 | Jared Triolo | 0.232 | 0.305 | 0.609 | 1 | 14 | — | — |
| 9 | Henry Davis | 0.153 | 0.251 | 0.569 | 7 | 24 | — | — |
Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates (2026-07-10). Brandon Sproat vs Braxton Ashcraft at PNC Park.
Sproat enters with a 5.13 ERA and 1.37 WHIP across 79 innings in 15 starts, pairing a solid 9.57 K/9 with a less stable 4.22 BB/9 and 1.59 HR/9. His recent run is better than the full-season line suggests: over his last four starts he has allowed 7 earned runs in 19 innings, including a six-inning, 10-strikeout shutout and back-to-back outings with two earned runs or fewer before his latest four-inning effort. Ashcraft has been the steadier arm all year, posting a 3.24 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and 10.14 K/9 over 108.1 innings while limiting walks to 2.08 per nine. His last four starts show the same profile, with only 8 earned runs allowed in 23.2 innings and three outings of one earned run or fewer, though one five-run start on June 29 is the main blemish.
Milwaukee brings a balanced offensive profile with a .735 OPS, 476 runs, and a strong .337 OBP, while also arriving in better recent form at 7-3 over its last 10. Pittsburgh has been slightly more productive overall at the plate, carrying a .763 OPS with 492 runs and 120 home runs, but the strikeout total of 882 points to a more volatile attack. The bigger team-level contrast is on the mound behind the starters: the Brewers own a 3.33 team ERA and 1.16 WHIP with 9.74 K/9, whereas the Pirates sit at a 4.32 ERA and 1.31 WHIP. That gap matters if this game turns into a bullpen and depth contest after the starters exit.
The recent head-to-head sample strongly favors Milwaukee, which won 10 of the 13 meetings listed from 2025 and often did so by margin, including scores of 14-0, 12-5, 9-3, and 10-2. That history leans higher-scoring overall, but this specific matchup is more nuanced because Ashcraft’s season-long efficiency can suppress damage while Sproat’s recent form has trended in the right direction. With a total of 8.0, the number sits in a reasonable middle ground between Milwaukee’s superior run prevention and the Pirates’ stronger raw power output.