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Milwaukee Brewers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:40 PM ET · PNC ParkGame-day snapshot Sep 18, 2:01 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score59
Milwaukee Brewers
103–59 · 1st NL Central · T-Score 59
5
5–4
FINAL · 9 innings
Pittsburgh Pirates
82–80 · 3rd NL Central · T-Score 43
4
T-Score43
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Logan HendersonMIL
Starter
5.0631887
Antonio SenzatelaMIL
ReliefWin
0.2100214
Trevor MegillMIL
ReliefSave
1.000028
Jared JonesPIT
Starter
5.0731991
Carmen MlodzinskiPIT
ReliefLoss
2.0222138
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
MILMilwaukee Brewers0200102005100
PITPittsburgh Pirates0001210004120
Top hitters
Brandon Lowe2-for-3 · 1 HR · 2 RBI · 1 BB
Oneil Cruz2-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Rafael Flores Jr.1-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Christian Yelich1-for-5 · 2 RBI
Cooper Pratt2-for-4 · 1 RBI · 1 R

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherBrewersHenderson holds a modest edge in P-Score and WHIP, while the ERA gap is small.
LineupBrewersThe confirmed Milwaukee order includes 7 hitters with an OPS above .750 against right-handed pitching.
BullpenBrewersMilwaukee owns a 3.10 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Pittsburgh's 3.95.
Recent formBrewersMilwaukee has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.
PowerPiratesPittsburgh has 171 home runs this season, 25 more than Milwaukee.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

MIL
Logan Henderson RHP
Logan Henderson
Milwaukee Brewers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.34
8th
WHIP
0.78
3rd
K/9
10.09
31st
BB/9
1.53
7th
P-Score71i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.22
129th
OPS/R
–
IP
88.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.41
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
PIT
Jared Jones RHP
Jared Jones
Pittsburgh Pirates
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.10
73rd
WHIP
1.17
23rd
K/9
10.51
15th
BB/9
3.15
71st
P-Score62i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.26
85th
OPS/R
–
IP
85.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.02
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Henderson allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.78 WHIP compared with 1.17.
·Henderson enters with a 2.34 ERA compared with Jones's 4.10.
·Henderson has produced a quality start in 80% of outings versus 40%.
·Henderson carries a 2.98 road ERA, compared with Jones's 4.11 mark at home.

Brewers vs. Pirates Preview: Henderson and Jones Put Two Strong Offenses to the Test

Milwaukee and Pittsburgh bring two of baseball’s better offenses to PNC Park on Wednesday. The pitchers trying to stop them may be just as interesting.

Logan Henderson has been exceptionally difficult to reach. Through 88.1 innings, the Milwaukee right-hander owns a 2.34 ERA and a remarkable 0.78 WHIP, along with 10.1 strikeouts per nine and only 1.5 walks.

Jared Jones can miss bats with anyone. His 10.5 K/9 is slightly better than Henderson’s, but opponents have done more damage when they have reached him. Jones enters with a 4.10 ERA, 3.71 FIP and 1.17 WHIP.

Neither pitcher gets much margin for error.

Milwaukee averages 5.19 runs per game, second in MLB, and leads the majors with a .342 on-base percentage. Pittsburgh is fifth in scoring at 4.76 runs per game and fourth in OBP at .330.

Those numbers help explain why the season series has refused to tilt in either direction. Ten games between the Brewers and Pirates have produced five wins apiece.

Pittsburgh has also played better than its overall record might suggest lately, going 12–8 over its last 20. Milwaukee is 13–7 during the same span and carries a 94–57 record into Wednesday.

The Brewers do have a more reliable safety net behind Henderson. Their bullpen owns a 3.49 ERA and 1.26 WHIP, compared with 4.13 and 1.35 for Pittsburgh.

That could matter if Jones and Henderson turn the first half of the game into the strikeout-heavy duel their numbers suggest.

The standings put 19 games between these teams. Their head-to-head record, recent form and offensive production make Wednesday’s matchup look much closer than that.

Written by PitcherStat ·

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Henderson arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam46%93.1
Changeup35%82.9
Cutter15%87.8
Sweeper3%81.1
Jones arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam47%98.2
Slider34%89.8
Changeup11%92.8
Curveball8%85.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Brewers vs RHP (Jared Jones)
2nd
in MLB
0.759OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Pirates vs RHP (Logan Henderson)
6th
in MLB
0.749OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 16, 5:35 PM ET
MILMIL
.769
+20 ptsOPS edge
PITPIT
.749

Slight edge: MIL

Full lineup comparison

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Milwaukee BrewersOfficial lineupvs RHP Jared Jones
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Jones (BvP)
1Brice TurangL2B76.81621.9010-for-2Very small sample
2Jackson ChourioRLF79.83825.7780-for-2Very small sample
3Jake BauersL1B84.87326.8631-for-3Very small sample
4William ContrerasRC74.75818.7571-for-3Very small sample
5Christian YelichLDH58.69312.7220-for-2Very small sample
6Joey OrtizRSS58.7309.7681-for-2Very small sample
7Luis LaraSRF42.6361.6620-for-1Very small sample
8Andrew VaughnR1B66.8346.7641-for-2Very small sample
9Cooper PrattRSS48.7183.7682-for-2Very small sample
1Brice Turang 2B · L.268 / .816 · 21 HRvs hand .901 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample76H-Score2Jackson Chourio LF · R.291 / .838 · 25 HRvs hand .778 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample79H-Score3Jake Bauers 1B · L.266 / .873 · 26 HRvs hand .863 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample84H-Score4William Contreras C · R.270 / .758 · 18 HRvs hand .757 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample74H-Score5Christian Yelich DH · L.235 / .693 · 12 HRvs hand .722 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample58H-Score6Joey Ortiz SS · R.270 / .730 · 9 HRvs hand .768 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample58H-Score7Luis Lara RF · S.246 / .636 · 1 HRvs hand .662 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample42H-Score8Andrew Vaughn 1B · R.306 / .834 · 6 HRvs hand .764 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample66H-Score9Cooper Pratt SS · R.281 / .718 · 3 HRvs hand .768 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample48H-Score
Pittsburgh PiratesOfficial lineupvs RHP Logan Henderson
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Henderson (BvP)
1Konnor GriffinRSS48.7286.690No MLB historyNo history
2Brandon LoweL2B73.82435.9101-for-3Very small sample
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF74.78917.7790-for-3Very small sample
4Oneil CruzLCF74.85420.8581-for-3Very small sample
5Rafael Flores Jr.RC66.85811.800No MLB historyNo history
6Ryan O'HearnLRF63.77018.8390-for-1Very small sample
7Ronny SimonSRF—.6481.612No MLB historyNo history
8Jacob GonzalezLSS41.6387.5551-for-2Very small sample
9Jake MangumSCF40.6945.7001-for-2Very small sample
1Konnor Griffin SS · R.272 / .728 · 6 HRvs hand .690 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260 / .824 · 35 HRvs hand .910 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample73H-Score3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261 / .789 · 17 HRvs hand .779 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample74H-Score4Oneil Cruz CF · L.280 / .854 · 20 HRvs hand .858 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample74H-Score5Rafael Flores Jr. C · R.264 / .858 · 11 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score6Ryan O'Hearn RF · L.265 / .770 · 18 HRvs hand .839 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample63H-Score7Ronny Simon RF · S.254 / .648 · 1 HRvs hand .612 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.220 / .638 · 7 HRvs hand .555 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample41H-Score9Jake Mangum CF · S.276 / .694 · 5 HRvs hand .700 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample40H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseMILMIL·PITPIT
AVG.258 2nd.253 5th
OPS.744 4th.734 6th
Home runs154 29th186 13th
Runs832 2nd767 6th
OBP.341 1st.330 4th
SLG.403 11th.404 9th
PitchingMILMIL·PITPIT
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.51vs4.14
MILPIT
WHIP1.18vs1.30
MILPIT
K/99.6vs9.3
MILPIT
HR Allowed171vs155
MILPIT
BullpenMILMIL·PITPIT
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.10vs3.95
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.20vs1.30
no league rank
Saves55vs41
MILPIT
ResultsMILMIL·PITPIT
+4842nd
Run differential
+4446th
103–59 Record82–80
7–3 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Milwaukee Brewers (7–3)
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
Pittsburgh Pirates (6–4)
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
10—3
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Brewers?+
Logan Henderson (2.34 ERA, 10–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Pirates?+
Jared Jones (4.10 ERA, 4–6) 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 Brewers and Pirates performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Pirates 3–10 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Logan Henderson is at 71; Jared Jones is at 62. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.