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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Reds 8

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:10 PM ET · Great American Ball ParkGame-day snapshot Jul 31, 5:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score43
Pittsburgh Pirates
82–80 · 3rd NL Central · T-Score 43
7
7–8
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
75–87 · 5th NL Central · T-Score 19
8
T-Score19
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherPiratesSkenes leads Greene in P-Score (65 vs 47), WHIP and ERA.
Offense vs handPiratesPittsburgh has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupPiratesThe confirmed Pittsburgh order includes 6 hitters with an OPS above .750 against right-handed pitching.
Recent formRedsCincinnati has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
Team strengthPiratesPittsburgh leads 43–19 in T-Score, driven by stronger offense.

Starting pitchers

PIT
Paul Skenes RHP
Paul Skenes
Pittsburgh Pirates
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.65
83rd
WHIP
1.06
38th
K/9
11.11
29th
BB/9
2.09
54th
P-Score65i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.82
84th
OPS/R
–
IP
120.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.53
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
CIN
Hunter Greene RHP
Hunter Greene
Cincinnati Reds
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
7.06
222nd
WHIP
1.34
144th
K/9
12.05
17th
BB/9
2.91
94th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.25
133rd
OPS/R
–
IP
21.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.42
QUALITY
START %
50%
(2 of 4)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Skenes allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.06 WHIP compared with 1.34.
·Skenes enters with a 3.65 ERA compared with Greene's 7.06.
·Skenes allows the lower home-run rate: 0.82 vs 1.25 per nine.
·Greene owns a 4.42 ERA over his last five starts, compared with 5.53 for Skenes.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Skenes arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam41%96.8
Sweeper16%84.3
Changeup12%88.7
Sinker12%96.6
Splitter10%93.2
Slider9%86.6
Curveball0%81.8
Greene arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam52%98.3
Slider32%88.8
Splitter10%86.9
Sinker6%98.3

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Pirates vs RHP (Hunter Greene)
6th
in MLB
0.749OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Reds vs RHP (Paul Skenes)
27th
in MLB
0.693OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Pittsburgh PiratesOfficial lineupvs RHP Hunter Greene
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Greene (BvP)
1Jake MangumSCF40.6945.700No MLB historyNo history
2Brandon LoweL2B73.82435.910No MLB historyNo history
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF74.78917.779No MLB historyNo history
4Esmerlyn ValdezRRF72.85517.761No MLB historyNo history
5Ryan O'HearnLRF63.77018.839No MLB historyNo history
6Nick GonzalesR3B52.7556.790No MLB historyNo history
7Endy RodríguezSC57.8407.901No MLB historyNo history
8Jacob GonzalezLSS41.6387.555No MLB historyNo history
9Henry DavisRC47.58510.658No MLB historyNo history
1Jake Mangum CF · S.276 / .694 · 5 HRvs hand .700 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260 / .824 · 35 HRvs hand .910 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261 / .789 · 17 HRvs hand .779 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score4Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.232 / .855 · 17 HRvs hand .761 · No MLB history · No history72H-Score5Ryan O'Hearn RF · L.265 / .770 · 18 HRvs hand .839 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score6Nick Gonzales 3B · R.303 / .755 · 6 HRvs hand .790 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score7Endy Rodríguez C · S.267 / .840 · 7 HRvs hand .901 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score8Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.220 / .638 · 7 HRvs hand .555 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score9Henry Davis C · R.172 / .585 · 10 HRvs hand .658 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score
Cincinnati RedsOfficial lineupvs RHP Paul Skenes
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Skenes (BvP)
1Elly De La CruzSSS84.88030.834No MLB historyNo history
2Sal StewartR1B75.78732.782No MLB historyNo history
3JJ BledayLLF67.74024.779No MLB historyNo history
4Tyler StephensonRC67.72715.748No MLB historyNo history
5Nathaniel LoweL1B65.76117.885No MLB historyNo history
6Eugenio SuárezRDH62.74026.748No MLB historyNo history
7Dane MyersRCF57.7218.678No MLB historyNo history
8Noelvi MarteRRF24.5506.552No MLB historyNo history
9Matt McLainR2B48.60815.552No MLB historyNo history
1Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283 / .880 · 30 HRvs hand .834 · No MLB history · No history84H-Score2Sal Stewart 1B · R.263 / .787 · 32 HRvs hand .782 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score3JJ Bleday LF · L.217 / .740 · 24 HRvs hand .779 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score4Tyler Stephenson C · R.241 / .727 · 15 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score5Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score6Eugenio Suárez DH · R.212 / .740 · 26 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score7Dane Myers CF · R.257 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .678 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score8Noelvi Marte RF · R.189 / .550 · 6 HRvs hand .552 · No MLB history · No history24H-Score9Matt McLain 2B · R.185 / .608 · 15 HRvs hand .552 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score

Team comparison

OffensePITPIT·CINCIN
AVG.253 5th.229 30th
OPS.734 6th.699 25th
Home runs186 13th213 4th
Runs767 6th666 27th
OBP.330 4th.305 30th
SLG.404 9th.394 25th
PitchingPITPIT·CINCIN
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.14vs4.83
PITCIN
WHIP1.30vs1.44
PITCIN
K/99.3vs8.1
PITCIN
HR Allowed155vs214
PITCIN
BullpenPITPIT·CINCIN
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.31vs4.19
no league rank
Saves41vs42
PITCIN
ResultsPITPIT·CINCIN
+4446th
Run differential
+23229th
82–80 Record75–87
3–7 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Pittsburgh Pirates (3–7)
L
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
L
Cincinnati Reds (6–4)
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
6—7
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Pirates?+
Paul Skenes (3.65 ERA, 9–9) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Reds?+
Hunter Greene (7.06 ERA, 2–2) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:10 PM ET at Great American Ball Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Great American Ball Park, home of the Cincinnati Reds.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Pirates and Reds performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Reds 7–6 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Paul Skenes is at 65; Hunter Greene is at 47. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.