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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Milwaukee Brewers 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · American Family FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 5, 7:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score43
Pittsburgh Pirates
82–80 · 3rd NL Central · T-Score 43
2
2–4
FINAL
Milwaukee Brewers
103–59 · 1st NL Central · T-Score 58
4
T-Score58
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherPiratesThe starters are close overall, but Skenes owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handBrewersMilwaukee has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
BullpenBrewersMilwaukee has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Starter formBrewersHarrison has a 2.67 ERA over his last five starts, while Skenes is at 4.88.
Recent formBrewersMilwaukee has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

PIT
Paul Skenes RHP
Paul Skenes
Pittsburgh Pirates
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.90
83rd
WHIP
1.11
38th
K/9
11.26
29th
BB/9
2.31
54th
P-Score65i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.94
84th
OPS/R
–
IP
124.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.88
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
MIL
Kyle Harrison LHP
Kyle Harrison
Milwaukee Brewers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.01
118th
WHIP
1.08
136th
K/9
10.86
12th
BB/9
2.15
80th
P-Score56i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.08
176th
OPS/R
–
IP
83.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.67
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
28
How the starters differ
·Skenes is on 5 days of rest; Harrison is on 28.
·Harrison enters with a 3.01 ERA compared with Skenes's 3.90.
·Skenes enters with a 3.87 road ERA; Harrison owns a 1.89 ERA at home.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Skenes arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam41%96.8
Sweeper16%84.3
Changeup12%88.7
Sinker12%96.6
Splitter10%93.2
Slider9%86.6
Curveball0%81.8
Harrison arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam57%94.7
Slurve32%82.0
Changeup9%85.8
Sinker2%94.3

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Pirates vs LHP (Kyle Harrison)
17th
in MLB
0.701OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Brewers vs RHP (Paul Skenes)
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 LHP Kyle Harrison
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Harrison (BvP)
1Jake MangumSCF38.6945.675No MLB historyNo history
2Brandon LoweL2B68.82435.612No MLB historyNo history
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF69.78917.824No MLB historyNo history
4Esmerlyn ValdezRRF67.855171.011No MLB historyNo history
5Nick GonzalesR3B48.7556.653No MLB historyNo history
6Endy RodríguezSC57.8407.547No MLB historyNo history
7Jared TrioloRSS34.6093.688No MLB historyNo history
8Rafael Flores Jr.RC61.85811.809No MLB historyNo history
9Jhostynxon GarciaRRF—.3880.236No MLB historyNo history
1Jake Mangum CF · S.276 / .694 · 5 HRvs hand .675 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260 / .824 · 35 HRvs hand .612 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261 / .789 · 17 HRvs hand .824 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score4Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.232 / .855 · 17 HRvs hand 1.011 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score5Nick Gonzales 3B · R.303 / .755 · 6 HRvs hand .653 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score6Endy Rodríguez C · S.267 / .840 · 7 HRvs hand .547 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score7Jared Triolo SS · R.238 / .609 · 3 HRvs hand .688 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score8Rafael Flores Jr. C · R.264 / .858 · 11 HRvs hand .809 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score9Jhostynxon Garcia RF · R.167 / .388 · 0 HRvs hand .236 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Milwaukee BrewersOfficial lineupvs RHP Paul Skenes
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Skenes (BvP)
1Brice TurangL2B73.81621.901No MLB historyNo history
2Jackson ChourioRLF75.83825.778No MLB historyNo history
3Garrett MitchellLCF68.77011.802No MLB historyNo history
4William ContrerasRC71.75818.757No MLB historyNo history
5Christian YelichLDH55.69312.722No MLB historyNo history
6Andrew VaughnR1B62.8346.764No MLB historyNo history
7Luis LaraSRF40.6361.662No MLB historyNo history
8Cooper PrattRSS46.7183.768No MLB historyNo history
9David HamiltonL3B39.6504.668No MLB historyNo history
1Brice Turang 2B · L.268 / .816 · 21 HRvs hand .901 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score2Jackson Chourio LF · R.291 / .838 · 25 HRvs hand .778 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score3Garrett Mitchell CF · L.262 / .770 · 11 HRvs hand .802 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score4William Contreras C · R.270 / .758 · 18 HRvs hand .757 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score5Christian Yelich DH · L.235 / .693 · 12 HRvs hand .722 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score6Andrew Vaughn 1B · R.306 / .834 · 6 HRvs hand .764 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score7Luis Lara RF · S.246 / .636 · 1 HRvs hand .662 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score8Cooper Pratt SS · R.281 / .718 · 3 HRvs hand .768 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score9David Hamilton 3B · L.245 / .650 · 4 HRvs hand .668 · No MLB history · No history39H-Score

Team comparison

OffensePITPIT·MILMIL
AVG.253 5th.258 2nd
OPS.734 6th.744 4th
Home runs186 13th154 29th
Runs767 6th832 2nd
OBP.330 4th.341 1st
SLG.404 9th.403 11th
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 ERA4.20vs3.66
no league rank
Saves41vs55
PITMIL
ResultsPITPIT·MILMIL
+4446th
Run differential
+4842nd
82–80 Record103–59
4–6 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Pittsburgh Pirates (4–6)
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
L
W
W
Milwaukee Brewers (6–4)
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—10
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Pirates?+
Paul Skenes (3.90 ERA, 9–9) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Brewers?+
Kyle Harrison (3.01 ERA, 8–2) 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?+
Paul Skenes is at 65; Kyle Harrison is at 56. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.