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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · American Family FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 3, 8:45 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
4–3
FINAL
Milwaukee Brewers
103–59 · 1st NL Central · T-Score 75
3
T-Score75
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherPiratesThe starters are close overall, but Chandler owns the better strikeout and control profile.
LineupBrewersThe confirmed Milwaukee order includes 7 hitters with an OPS above .750 against right-handed pitching.
BullpenBrewersMilwaukee has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Starter formBrewersSproat has a 2.77 ERA over his last five starts, while Chandler is at 4.97.
Recent formBrewersMilwaukee has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

PIT
Bubba Chandler RHP
Bubba Chandler
Pittsburgh Pirates
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.56
139th
WHIP
1.41
155th
K/9
8.00
111th
BB/9
4.90
208th
P-Score51i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.86
42nd
OPS/R
–
IP
104.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.97
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
MIL
Brandon Sproat RHP
Brandon Sproat
Milwaukee Brewers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.05
193rd
WHIP
1.39
173rd
K/9
9.32
50th
BB/9
4.47
209th
P-Score41i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.65
179th
OPS/R
–
IP
92.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.77
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Chandler allows the lower home-run rate: 0.86 vs 1.65 per nine.
·Sproat owns a 9.3 K/9 compared with Chandler's 8.0.
·Chandler enters with a 4.28 road ERA; Sproat owns a 7.00 ERA at home.
·Sproat has one extra day of rest entering this start.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Chandler arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam48%98.3
Slider21%91.1
Changeup14%91.5
Sinker8%97.7
Curveball4%86.8
Sweeper4%87.8
Sproat arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker26%94.4
Four-seam25%95.2
Cutter21%90.7
Sweeper10%86.2
Curveball10%82.0
Changeup8%90.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Pirates vs RHP (Brandon Sproat)
6th
in MLB
0.749OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Brewers vs RHP (Bubba Chandler)
2nd
in MLB
0.759OPS
.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 Brandon Sproat
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Sproat (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 GonzalesR3B54.7556.790No MLB historyNo history
7Endy RodríguezSC63.8407.901No MLB historyNo history
8Jacob GonzalezLSS43.6387.691No MLB historyNo history
9Henry DavisRC49.58510.658No 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 history54H-Score7Endy Rodríguez C · S.267 / .840 · 7 HRvs hand .901 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score8Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.220 / .638 · 7 HRvs hand .691 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score9Henry Davis C · R.172 / .585 · 10 HRvs hand .658 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score
Milwaukee BrewersOfficial lineupvs RHP Bubba Chandler
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Chandler (BvP)
1Brice TurangL2B75.81621.901No MLB historyNo history
2Jackson ChourioRLF82.83825.778No MLB historyNo history
3Christian YelichLDH59.69312.722No MLB historyNo history
4William ContrerasRC74.75818.757No MLB historyNo history
5Jake BauersL1B84.87326.863No MLB historyNo history
6Andrew VaughnR1B69.8346.764No MLB historyNo history
7Garrett MitchellLCF70.77011.802No MLB historyNo history
8David HamiltonL3B40.6504.668No MLB historyNo history
9Joey OrtizRSS57.7309.768No MLB historyNo history
1Brice Turang 2B · L.268 / .816 · 21 HRvs hand .901 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score2Jackson Chourio LF · R.291 / .838 · 25 HRvs hand .778 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score3Christian Yelich DH · L.235 / .693 · 12 HRvs hand .722 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score4William Contreras C · R.270 / .758 · 18 HRvs hand .757 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score5Jake Bauers 1B · L.266 / .873 · 26 HRvs hand .863 · No MLB history · No history84H-Score6Andrew Vaughn 1B · R.306 / .834 · 6 HRvs hand .764 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score7Garrett Mitchell CF · L.262 / .770 · 11 HRvs hand .802 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score8David Hamilton 3B · L.245 / .650 · 4 HRvs hand .668 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score9Joey Ortiz SS · R.270 / .730 · 9 HRvs hand .768 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score

Team comparison

OffensePITPIT·MILMIL
AVG.253 5th.258 2nd
OPS.734 6th.744 4th
Home runs186 13th154 28th
Runs767 6th832 2nd
OBP.330 4th.341 1st
SLG.404 9th.403 10th
PitchingPITPIT·MILMIL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.14vs3.51
PITMIL
WHIP1.30vs1.18
PITMIL
K/99.3vs9.6
PITMIL
HR Allowed155vs171
PITMIL
BullpenPITPIT·MILMIL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.27vs3.38
no league rank
Saves41vs55
PITMIL
ResultsPITPIT·MILMIL
+3319th
Run differential
+4292nd
82–80 Record103–59
3–7 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Pittsburgh Pirates (3–7)
L
W
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
L
Milwaukee Brewers (6–4)
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—10
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Pirates?+
Bubba Chandler (4.56 ERA, 3–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Brewers?+
Brandon Sproat (5.05 ERA, 3–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:40 PM ET at American Family Field.
Where is the game being played?+
American Family Field, home of the Milwaukee Brewers.
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 Brewers performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Brewers 10–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Bubba Chandler is at 51; Brandon Sproat is at 41. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.