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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 FieldStats updated Aug 3, 8:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score53
Pittsburgh Pirates
75–77 · 3rd NL Central · T-Score 53
4
4–3
FINAL
Milwaukee Brewers
95–57 · 1st NL Central · T-Score 78
3
T-Score78
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
4.28
117th
WHIP
1.35
125th
K/9
8.06
113th
BB/9
4.58
197th
P-Score51i
FIP
4.10
HR/9
0.86
42nd
OPS/R
0.603
IP
147.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.27
Road ERA4.28
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
5.57
188th
WHIP
1.44
166th
K/9
9.37
50th
BB/9
4.82
202nd
P-Score41i
FIP
5.22
HR/9
1.58
174th
OPS/R
0.797
IP
97.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA7.00
Road ERA4.33
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.77
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Chandler owns the lower FIP, 4.10 to 5.22.
·Chandler allows the lower home-run rate: 0.86 vs 1.58 per nine.
·Sproat owns a 9.4 K/9 compared with Chandler's 8.1.
·The WHIP gap favors Chandler, 1.35 to 1.44.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricChandlerSproatNote
ERA−98134Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.105.22
WAR2.10.1Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Chandler arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam48%98.4
Slider21%91.1
Changeup14%91.5
Sinker8%97.7
Sweeper4%87.8
Curveball4%86.7
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
0.752OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Brewers vs RHP (Bubba Chandler)
2nd
in MLB
0.762OPS
.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 MangumSCF44.7034.716No MLB historyNo history
2Brandon LoweL2B77.81831.902No MLB historyNo history
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF80.79017.766No MLB historyNo history
4Esmerlyn ValdezRRF78.85517.761No MLB historyNo history
5Spencer HorwitzL1B58.70910.735No MLB historyNo history
6Nick GonzalesR3B57.7596.808No MLB historyNo history
7Endy RodríguezSC67.8407.901No MLB historyNo history
8Jacob GonzalezLSS43.6316.691No MLB historyNo history
9Henry DavisRC50.57810.651No MLB historyNo history
1Jake Mangum CF · S.281 / .703 · 4 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.261 / .818 · 31 HRvs hand .902 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.262 / .790 · 17 HRvs hand .766 · No MLB history · No history80H-Score4Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.232 / .855 · 17 HRvs hand .761 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score5Spencer Horwitz 1B · L.245 / .709 · 10 HRvs hand .735 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score6Nick Gonzales 3B · R.304 / .759 · 6 HRvs hand .808 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score7Endy Rodríguez C · S.267 / .840 · 7 HRvs hand .901 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score8Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.223 / .631 · 6 HRvs hand .691 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score9Henry Davis C · R.167 / .578 · 10 HRvs hand .651 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score
Milwaukee BrewersOfficial lineupvs RHP Bubba Chandler
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Chandler (BvP)
1Brice TurangL2B77.80919.897No MLB historyNo history
2Jackson ChourioRLF81.82423.787No MLB historyNo history
3Christian YelichLDH62.70111.726No MLB historyNo history
4William ContrerasRC77.75917.757No MLB historyNo history
5Jake BauersL1B88.89126.880No MLB historyNo history
6Andrew VaughnR1B73.8486.764No MLB historyNo history
7Garrett MitchellLCF75.79611.819No MLB historyNo history
8David HamiltonL3B42.6454.648No MLB historyNo history
9Joey OrtizRSS59.7329.786No MLB historyNo history
1Brice Turang 2B · L.265 / .809 · 19 HRvs hand .897 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score2Jackson Chourio LF · R.286 / .824 · 23 HRvs hand .787 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score3Christian Yelich DH · L.239 / .701 · 11 HRvs hand .726 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score4William Contreras C · R.271 / .759 · 17 HRvs hand .757 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score5Jake Bauers 1B · L.269 / .891 · 26 HRvs hand .880 · No MLB history · No history88H-Score6Andrew Vaughn 1B · R.311 / .848 · 6 HRvs hand .764 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score7Garrett Mitchell CF · L.270 / .796 · 11 HRvs hand .819 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score8David Hamilton 3B · L.243 / .645 · 4 HRvs hand .648 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score9Joey Ortiz SS · R.269 / .732 · 9 HRvs hand .786 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score

Team comparison

OffensePITPIT·MILMIL
AVG.253 5th.259 2nd
OPS.732 7th.747 4th
Home runs175 14th147 28th
Runs730 5th792 2nd
OBP.330 4th.342 1st
SLG.402 13th.405 10th
PitchingPITPIT·MILMIL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.19vs3.58
PITMIL
WHIP1.30vs1.19
PITMIL
K/99.2vs9.7
PITMIL
HR Allowed146vs164
PITMIL
BullpenPITPIT·MILMIL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.27vs3.38
no league rank
Saves35vs48
PITMIL
ResultsPITPIT·MILMIL
+24412th
Run differential
+3591st
75–77 Record95–57
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.