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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 1

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:40 PM ET · Great American Ball ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 1, 5:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score53
Pittsburgh Pirates
82–80 · 3rd NL Central · T-Score 53
4
4–1
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
75–87 · 5th NL Central · T-Score 26
1
T-Score26
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherPiratesAshcraft owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handPiratesPittsburgh owns a .701 OPS vs LHP, 17th in MLB; Cincinnati ranks 27th vs RHP.
LineupPiratesPittsburgh's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Starter formRedsAbbott has a 3.67 ERA over his last five starts, while Ashcraft is at 5.02.
Recent formRedsCincinnati has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

PIT
Braxton Ashcraft RHP
Braxton Ashcraft
Pittsburgh Pirates
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.05
64th
WHIP
1.19
27th
K/9
9.93
48th
BB/9
2.21
11th
P-Score67i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.18
113th
OPS/R
–
IP
122.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.02
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
CIN
Andrew Abbott LHP
Andrew Abbott
Cincinnati Reds
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.85
145th
WHIP
1.38
175th
K/9
7.23
163rd
BB/9
4.15
189th
P-Score45i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.31
152nd
OPS/R
–
IP
117.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.67
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Ashcraft strikes out 2.7 more batters per nine innings.
·Ashcraft allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.19 WHIP compared with 1.38.
·Abbott has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 0%.
·Ashcraft carries a 3.59 road ERA, compared with Abbott's 4.48 mark at home.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Ashcraft arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam31%97.3
Curveball26%85.0
Slider22%91.8
Sinker17%97.1
Splitter4%91.8
Abbott arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam45%92.2
Sweeper20%81.4
Changeup20%85.7
Curveball13%79.7
Cutter3%88.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Pirates vs LHP (Andrew Abbott)
17th
in MLB
0.701OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Reds vs RHP (Braxton Ashcraft)
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 LHP Andrew Abbott
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Abbott (BvP)
1Jake MangumSCF42.6945.675No MLB historyNo history
2Brandon LoweL2B76.82435.612No MLB historyNo history
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF77.78917.824No MLB historyNo history
4Esmerlyn ValdezRRF75.855171.011No MLB historyNo history
5Nick GonzalesR3B54.7556.653No MLB historyNo history
6Marcell OzunaRDH34.6138.661No MLB historyNo history
7Jared TrioloRSS38.6093.688No MLB historyNo history
8Rafael Flores Jr.RC68.85811.809No MLB historyNo history
9Henry DavisRC49.58510.370No MLB historyNo history
1Jake Mangum CF · S.276 / .694 · 5 HRvs hand .675 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260 / .824 · 35 HRvs hand .612 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261 / .789 · 17 HRvs hand .824 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score4Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.232 / .855 · 17 HRvs hand 1.011 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score5Nick Gonzales 3B · R.303 / .755 · 6 HRvs hand .653 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score6Marcell Ozuna DH · R.203 / .613 · 8 HRvs hand .661 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score7Jared Triolo SS · R.238 / .609 · 3 HRvs hand .688 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score8Rafael Flores Jr. C · R.264 / .858 · 11 HRvs hand .809 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score9Henry Davis C · R.172 / .585 · 10 HRvs hand .370 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score
Cincinnati RedsOfficial lineupvs RHP Braxton Ashcraft
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Ashcraft (BvP)
1Elly De La CruzSSS87.88030.834No MLB historyNo history
2Sal StewartR1B78.78732.782No MLB historyNo history
3JJ BledayLLF70.74024.779No MLB historyNo history
4Nathaniel LoweL1B68.76117.885No MLB historyNo history
5Noelvi MarteRRF26.5506.552No MLB historyNo history
6Eugenio SuárezRDH65.74026.748No MLB historyNo history
7Jose TrevinoRC31.5575.607No MLB historyNo history
8TJ FriedlLCF28.5104.514No MLB historyNo history
9Matt McLainR2B50.60815.552No MLB historyNo history
1Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283 / .880 · 30 HRvs hand .834 · No MLB history · No history87H-Score2Sal Stewart 1B · R.263 / .787 · 32 HRvs hand .782 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score3JJ Bleday LF · L.217 / .740 · 24 HRvs hand .779 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score4Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score5Noelvi Marte RF · R.189 / .550 · 6 HRvs hand .552 · No MLB history · No history26H-Score6Eugenio Suárez DH · R.212 / .740 · 26 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score7Jose Trevino C · R.217 / .557 · 5 HRvs hand .607 · No MLB history · No history31H-Score8TJ Friedl CF · L.172 / .510 · 4 HRvs hand .514 · No MLB history · No history28H-Score9Matt McLain 2B · R.185 / .608 · 15 HRvs hand .552 · No MLB history · No history50H-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 ERA4.29vs4.36
no league rank
Saves41vs42
PITCIN
ResultsPITPIT·CINCIN
+3319th
Run differential
+15529th
82–80 Record75–87
3–7 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
Pittsburgh Pirates (3–7)
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
Cincinnati Reds (7–3)
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
6—7
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Pirates?+
Braxton Ashcraft (4.05 ERA, 10–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Reds?+
Andrew Abbott (3.85 ERA, 5–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:40 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?+
Braxton Ashcraft is at 67; Andrew Abbott is at 45. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.