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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 ParkStats updated Jul 31, 5:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score53
Pittsburgh Pirates
75–75 · 3rd NL Central · T-Score 53
7
7–8
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
70–79 · 5th NL Central · T-Score 29
8
T-Score29
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherPiratesSkenes leads Greene in P-Score (66 vs 47), WHIP and FIP.
Offense vs handPiratesPittsburgh has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formRedsCincinnati has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
Team strengthPiratesPittsburgh leads 53–29 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
3.78
79th
WHIP
1.13
42nd
K/9
10.28
28th
BB/9
2.56
56th
P-Score66i
FIP
3.09
HR/9
0.94
56th
OPS/R
0.673
IP
162.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.70
Road ERA3.87
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
6.83
211th
WHIP
1.37
142nd
K/9
10.73
17th
BB/9
2.93
88th
P-Score47i
FIP
3.57
HR/9
1.30
128th
OPS/R
0.775
IP
27.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA6.61
Road ERA7.15
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 1.13 WHIP compared with 1.37.
·Skenes enters with a 3.78 ERA compared with Greene's 6.83.
·Skenes allows the lower home-run rate: 0.94 vs 1.30 per nine.
·Greene owns a 4.42 ERA over his last five starts, compared with 5.53 for Skenes.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricSkenesGreeneNote
ERA−88159Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP3.093.57
WAR4.20.7Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Skenes arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam41%96.8
Sweeper15%84.3
Changeup13%88.7
Sinker12%96.6
Splitter11%93.2
Slider8%86.7
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)
5th
in MLB
0.752OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Reds vs RHP (Paul Skenes)
28th
in MLB
0.688OPS
.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 MangumSCF43.7114.725No MLB historyNo history
2Brandon LoweL2B76.80129.894No MLB historyNo history
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF81.79917.778No MLB historyNo history
4Esmerlyn ValdezRRF78.85517.761No MLB historyNo history
5Ryan O'HearnLRF70.78118.859No MLB historyNo history
6Nick GonzalesR3B57.7606.810No MLB historyNo history
7Endy RodríguezSC67.8407.901No MLB historyNo history
8Jacob GonzalezLSS44.6386.691No MLB historyNo history
9Henry DavisRC49.5599.651No MLB historyNo history
1Jake Mangum CF · S.284 / .711 · 4 HRvs hand .725 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.258 / .801 · 29 HRvs hand .894 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.266 / .799 · 17 HRvs hand .778 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score4Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.232 / .855 · 17 HRvs hand .761 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score5Ryan O'Hearn RF · L.266 / .781 · 18 HRvs hand .859 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score6Nick Gonzales 3B · R.304 / .760 · 6 HRvs hand .810 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score7Endy Rodríguez C · S.267 / .840 · 7 HRvs hand .901 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score8Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.225 / .638 · 6 HRvs hand .691 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score9Henry Davis C · R.164 / .559 · 9 HRvs hand .651 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score
Cincinnati RedsOfficial lineupvs RHP Paul Skenes
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Skenes (BvP)
1Elly De La CruzSSS86.87126.792No MLB historyNo history
2Sal StewartR1B80.81631.797No MLB historyNo history
3JJ BledayLLF69.74222.788No MLB historyNo history
4Tyler StephensonRC73.75615.760No MLB historyNo history
5Nathaniel LoweL1B70.77817.885No MLB historyNo history
6Eugenio SuárezRDH63.74224.742No MLB historyNo history
7Dane MyersRCF57.7306.640No MLB historyNo history
8Noelvi MarteRRF29.5506.552No MLB historyNo history
9Matt McLainR2B53.62415.570No MLB historyNo history
1Elly De La Cruz SS · S.284 / .871 · 26 HRvs hand .792 · No MLB history · No history86H-Score2Sal Stewart 1B · R.270 / .816 · 31 HRvs hand .797 · No MLB history · No history80H-Score3JJ Bleday LF · L.215 / .742 · 22 HRvs hand .788 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score4Tyler Stephenson C · R.249 / .756 · 15 HRvs hand .760 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score5Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.253 / .778 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score6Eugenio Suárez DH · R.213 / .742 · 24 HRvs hand .742 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score7Dane Myers CF · R.266 / .730 · 6 HRvs hand .640 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score8Noelvi Marte RF · R.189 / .550 · 6 HRvs hand .552 · No MLB history · No history29H-Score9Matt McLain 2B · R.188 / .624 · 15 HRvs hand .570 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score

Team comparison

OffensePITPIT·CINCIN
AVG.253 4th.230 30th
OPS.731 7th.705 24th
Home runs170 17th199 3rd
Runs718 5th624 25th
OBP.330 4th.308 27th
SLG.401 16th.397 21st
PitchingPITPIT·CINCIN
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.18vs4.88
PITCIN
WHIP1.30vs1.45
PITCIN
K/99.2vs8.2
PITCIN
HR Allowed145vs197
PITCIN
BullpenPITPIT·CINCIN
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.31vs4.19
no league rank
Saves34vs40
PITCIN
ResultsPITPIT·CINCIN
+23112th
Run differential
+8428th
75–75 Record70–79
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 66; Hunter Greene is at 47. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.