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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 ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 2, 2:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score53
Pittsburgh Pirates
82–80 · 3rd NL Central · T-Score 53
2
2–10
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
75–87 · 5th NL Central · T-Score 26
10
T-Score26
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 .749 OPS vs RHP, 6th in MLB; Cincinnati ranks 27th 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 53–26 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
4.83
178th
WHIP
1.31
144th
K/9
6.89
173rd
BB/9
3.01
122nd
P-Score44i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.03
105th
OPS/R
–
IP
113.2
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
2.40
22nd
WHIP
1.12
61st
K/9
10.22
16th
BB/9
3.28
123rd
P-Score67i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.04
74th
OPS/R
–
IP
112.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.67
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Burns strikes out 3.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Burns enters with a 2.40 ERA compared with Keller's 4.83.
·Burns allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.12 WHIP compared with 1.31.
·Keller carries a 5.05 road ERA, compared with Burns's 2.24 mark at home.

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%81.9
Slider9%87.2
Changeup9%88.7
Curveball9%77.8
Cutter8%89.7
Burns arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam55%97.6
Slider39%90.2
Changeup5%90.2
Sinker0%97.1
Curveball0%81.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Pirates vs RHP (Chase Burns)
6th
in MLB
0.749OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Reds vs RHP (Mitch Keller)
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 Chase Burns
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Burns (BvP)
1Jake MangumSCF42.6945.700No MLB historyNo history
2Brandon LoweL2B76.82435.910No MLB historyNo history
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF77.78917.779No MLB historyNo history
4Esmerlyn ValdezRRF75.85517.761No MLB historyNo history
5Spencer HorwitzL1B55.70810.734No MLB historyNo history
6Nick GonzalesR3B55.7556.790No MLB historyNo history
7Endy RodríguezSC57.8407.901No MLB historyNo history
8Jacob GonzalezLSS43.6387.691No MLB historyNo history
9Jhostynxon GarciaRRF—.3880.468No MLB historyNo history
1Jake Mangum CF · S.276 / .694 · 5 HRvs hand .700 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260 / .824 · 35 HRvs hand .910 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261 / .789 · 17 HRvs hand .779 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score4Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.232 / .855 · 17 HRvs hand .761 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score5Spencer Horwitz 1B · L.244 / .708 · 10 HRvs hand .734 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score6Nick Gonzales 3B · R.303 / .755 · 6 HRvs hand .790 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score7Endy Rodríguez C · S.267 / .840 · 7 HRvs hand .901 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score8Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.220 / .638 · 7 HRvs hand .691 · No MLB history · No history43H-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 CruzSSS87.88030.834No MLB historyNo history
2Sal StewartR1B78.78732.782No MLB historyNo history
3JJ BledayLLF70.74024.779No MLB historyNo history
4Tyler StephensonRC70.72715.748No MLB historyNo history
5Nathaniel LoweL1B68.76117.885No MLB historyNo history
6Dane MyersRCF57.7218.678No MLB historyNo history
7Noelvi MarteRRF27.5506.552No MLB historyNo history
8Matt McLainR2B50.60815.552No MLB historyNo history
9Ke'Bryan HayesR3B35.4195.407No 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-Score4Tyler Stephenson C · R.241 / .727 · 15 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score5Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score6Dane Myers CF · R.257 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .678 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score7Noelvi Marte RF · R.189 / .550 · 6 HRvs hand .552 · No MLB history · No history27H-Score8Matt McLain 2B · R.185 / .608 · 15 HRvs hand .552 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score9Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B · R.141 / .419 · 5 HRvs hand .407 · No MLB history · No history35H-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 ERA4.16vs4.56
no league rank
Saves41vs42
PITCIN
ResultsPITPIT·CINCIN
+3518th
Run differential
+18029th
82–80 Record75–87
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 67. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.