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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Cincinnati Reds 10

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:40 PM ET · Great American Ball ParkStats updated Aug 2, 2:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score52
Pittsburgh Pirates
75–76 · 3rd NL Central · T-Score 52
2
2–10
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
70–81 · 5th NL Central · T-Score 30
10
T-Score30
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRedsCincinnati has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Burns leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handPiratesPittsburgh owns a .751 OPS vs RHP, 6th in MLB; Cincinnati ranks 29th vs RHP.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formRedsCincinnati has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.
Team strengthPiratesPittsburgh leads 52–30 in T-Score, driven by stronger offense.

Starting pitchers

PIT
Mitch Keller RHP
Mitch Keller
Pittsburgh Pirates
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.29
171st
WHIP
1.37
138th
K/9
6.93
167th
BB/9
3.27
118th
P-Score44i
FIP
4.55
HR/9
1.17
99th
OPS/R
0.614
IP
115.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA5.48
Road ERA5.05
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.13
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
CIN
Chase Burns RHP
Chase Burns
Cincinnati Reds
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.80
20th
WHIP
1.15
49th
K/9
10.76
17th
BB/9
3.21
115th
P-Score70i
FIP
3.10
HR/9
0.95
59th
OPS/R
0.499
IP
151.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.09
Road ERA3.46
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.67
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Burns strikes out 3.8 more batters per nine innings.
·Burns owns the lower FIP, 3.10 to 4.55.
·Burns allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.15 WHIP compared with 1.37.
·Keller has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.22 more per nine innings.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricKellerBurnsNote
ERA−12264Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.553.10
WAR1.04.4Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Keller arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam32%93.3
Sinker17%92.3
Sweeper16%82.0
Slider10%87.2
Curveball9%77.8
Changeup9%88.7
Cutter7%89.7
Burns arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam56%97.6
Slider39%90.2
Changeup5%90.1
Sinker0%97.0
Curveball0%81.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Pirates vs RHP (Chase Burns)
6th
in MLB
0.751OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Reds vs RHP (Mitch Keller)
29th
in MLB
0.686OPS
.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 Chase Burns
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Burns (BvP)
1Jake MangumSCF44.7054.719No MLB historyNo history
2Brandon LoweL2B76.80330.884No MLB historyNo history
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF81.79417.774No MLB historyNo history
4Esmerlyn ValdezRRF78.85517.761No MLB historyNo history
5Spencer HorwitzL1B58.71010.737No MLB historyNo history
6Nick GonzalesR3B58.7656.815No MLB historyNo history
7Endy RodríguezSC67.8407.901No MLB historyNo history
8Jacob GonzalezLSS44.6386.691No MLB historyNo history
9Jhostynxon GarciaRRF—.3880.468No MLB historyNo history
1Jake Mangum CF · S.281 / .705 · 4 HRvs hand .719 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.258 / .803 · 30 HRvs hand .884 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.264 / .794 · 17 HRvs hand .774 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score4Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.232 / .855 · 17 HRvs hand .761 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score5Spencer Horwitz 1B · L.245 / .710 · 10 HRvs hand .737 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score6Nick Gonzales 3B · R.307 / .765 · 6 HRvs hand .815 · No MLB history · No history58H-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-Score9Jhostynxon Garcia RF · R.167 / .388 · 0 HRvs hand .468 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Cincinnati RedsOfficial lineupvs RHP Mitch Keller
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Keller (BvP)
1Elly De La CruzSSS86.87927.809No MLB historyNo history
2Sal StewartR1B79.80531.790No MLB historyNo history
3JJ BledayLLF69.73522.781No MLB historyNo history
4Tyler StephensonRC73.74715.755No MLB historyNo history
5Nathaniel LoweL1B70.77617.885No MLB historyNo history
6Dane MyersRCF56.7316.640No MLB historyNo history
7Noelvi MarteRRF29.5506.552No MLB historyNo history
8Matt McLainR2B52.61915.564No MLB historyNo history
9Ke'Bryan HayesR3B36.4395.423No MLB historyNo history
1Elly De La Cruz SS · S.286 / .879 · 27 HRvs hand .809 · No MLB history · No history86H-Score2Sal Stewart 1B · R.266 / .805 · 31 HRvs hand .790 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score3JJ Bleday LF · L.213 / .735 · 22 HRvs hand .781 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score4Tyler Stephenson C · R.246 / .747 · 15 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score5Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.255 / .776 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score6Dane Myers CF · R.267 / .731 · 6 HRvs hand .640 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score7Noelvi Marte RF · R.189 / .550 · 6 HRvs hand .552 · No MLB history · No history29H-Score8Matt McLain 2B · R.186 / .619 · 15 HRvs hand .564 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score9Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B · R.146 / .439 · 5 HRvs hand .423 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score

Team comparison

OffensePITPIT·CINCIN
AVG.253 5th.229 30th
OPS.731 7th.701 25th
Home runs171 17th200 4th
Runs719 5th625 27th
OBP.330 4th.306 30th
SLG.401 15th.395 22nd
PitchingPITPIT·CINCIN
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.18vs4.87
PITCIN
WHIP1.30vs1.44
PITCIN
K/99.2vs8.2
PITCIN
HR Allowed145vs201
PITCIN
BullpenPITPIT·CINCIN
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.16vs4.56
no league rank
Saves34vs40
PITCIN
ResultsPITPIT·CINCIN
+23312th
Run differential
+9228th
75–76 Record70–81
4–6 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Pittsburgh Pirates (4–6)
W
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
Cincinnati Reds (6–4)
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
6—7
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Pirates?+
Mitch Keller (4.83 ERA, 6–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Reds?+
Chase Burns (2.40 ERA, 12–1) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:40 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?+
Mitch Keller is at 44; Chase Burns is at 70. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.