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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Milwaukee Brewers 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

2:10 PM ET · American Family FieldStats updated Aug 6, 1:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score53
Pittsburgh Pirates
76–77 · 3rd NL Central · T-Score 53
2
2–5
FINAL
Milwaukee Brewers
95–58 · 1st NL Central · T-Score 77
5
T-Score77
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherPiratesAshcraft leads May in P-Score (68 vs 53), WHIP and ERA.
BullpenBrewersMilwaukee owns a 3.52 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Pittsburgh's 4.19.
Starter formBrewersMay has a 2.92 ERA over his last five starts, while Ashcraft is at 5.20.
Recent formBrewersMilwaukee has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.
Team strengthBrewersMilwaukee leads 77–53 in T-Score, driven by recent team form.

Starting pitchers

PIT
Braxton Ashcraft RHP
Braxton Ashcraft
Pittsburgh Pirates
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.65
65th
WHIP
1.09
29th
K/9
9.42
48th
BB/9
1.91
10th
P-Score68i
FIP
3.50
HR/9
1.20
109th
OPS/R
0.580
IP
165.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.71
Road ERA3.59
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.20
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
MIL
Dustin May RHP
Dustin May
Milwaukee Brewers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.61
138th
WHIP
1.32
113th
K/9
8.77
76th
BB/9
3.01
97th
P-Score53i
FIP
3.42
HR/9
0.77
30th
OPS/R
0.636
IP
140.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.87
Road ERA5.50
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.92
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
8
How the starters differ
·Ashcraft allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.09 WHIP compared with 1.32.
·Ashcraft enters with a 3.65 ERA compared with May's 4.61.
·May allows the lower home-run rate: 0.77 vs 1.20 per nine.
·May has produced a quality start in 20% of outings versus 0%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricAshcraftMayNote
ERA−84109Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP3.503.42
WAR3.62.9Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Ashcraft arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam31%97.3
Curveball26%85.0
Slider22%91.8
Sinker17%97.1
Splitter4%91.8
May arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam25%96.9
Cutter23%93.3
Sinker19%96.6
Sweeper18%86.0
Curveball7%83.5
Changeup6%90.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Pirates vs RHP (Dustin May)
6th
in MLB
0.751OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Brewers vs RHP (Braxton Ashcraft)
2nd
in MLB
0.763OPS
.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 Dustin May
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs May (BvP)
1Jake MangumSCF45.7105.713No MLB historyNo history
2Brandon LoweL2B78.82633.919No MLB historyNo history
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF80.78817.774No MLB historyNo history
4Endy RodríguezSC66.8407.901No MLB historyNo history
5Spencer HorwitzL1B58.71510.739No MLB historyNo history
6Nick GonzalesR3B57.7596.803No MLB historyNo history
7Ronny SimonSRF—.7911.783No MLB historyNo history
8Jacob GonzalezLSS43.6316.691No MLB historyNo history
9Henry DavisRC51.58510.665No MLB historyNo history
1Jake Mangum CF · S.281 / .710 · 5 HRvs hand .713 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.262 / .826 · 33 HRvs hand .919 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261 / .788 · 17 HRvs hand .774 · No MLB history · No history80H-Score4Endy Rodríguez C · S.267 / .840 · 7 HRvs hand .901 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score5Spencer Horwitz 1B · L.248 / .715 · 10 HRvs hand .739 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score6Nick Gonzales 3B · R.304 / .759 · 6 HRvs hand .803 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score7Ronny Simon RF · S.313 / .791 · 1 HRvs hand .783 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.223 / .631 · 6 HRvs hand .691 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score9Henry Davis C · R.169 / .585 · 10 HRvs hand .665 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score
Milwaukee BrewersOfficial lineupvs RHP Braxton Ashcraft
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Ashcraft (BvP)
1Brice TurangL2B77.80819.896No MLB historyNo history
2Jackson ChourioRLF81.82424.781No MLB historyNo history
3Garrett MitchellLCF74.78511.816No MLB historyNo history
4Andrew VaughnR1B72.8346.764No MLB historyNo history
5Christian YelichLDH61.69811.726No MLB historyNo history
6Luis LaraSRF47.6551.690No MLB historyNo history
7Gary SánchezRC66.77111.736No MLB historyNo history
8David HamiltonL3B41.6374.645No MLB historyNo history
9Cooper PrattRSS48.7103.754No MLB historyNo history
1Brice Turang 2B · L.266 / .808 · 19 HRvs hand .896 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score2Jackson Chourio LF · R.285 / .824 · 24 HRvs hand .781 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score3Garrett Mitchell CF · L.265 / .785 · 11 HRvs hand .816 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score4Andrew Vaughn 1B · R.306 / .834 · 6 HRvs hand .764 · No MLB history · No history72H-Score5Christian Yelich DH · L.239 / .698 · 11 HRvs hand .726 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score6Luis Lara RF · S.251 / .655 · 1 HRvs hand .690 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score7Gary Sánchez C · R.209 / .771 · 11 HRvs hand .736 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score8David Hamilton 3B · L.240 / .637 · 4 HRvs hand .645 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score9Cooper Pratt SS · R.276 / .710 · 3 HRvs hand .754 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score

Team comparison

OffensePITPIT·MILMIL
AVG.254 5th.258 2nd
OPS.736 6th.744 4th
Home runs179 13th148 29th
Runs744 5th799 2nd
OBP.331 4th.341 1st
SLG.405 9th.403 12th
PitchingPITPIT·MILMIL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.20vs3.56
PITMIL
WHIP1.30vs1.19
PITMIL
K/99.3vs9.7
PITMIL
HR Allowed149vs165
PITMIL
BullpenPITPIT·MILMIL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.19vs3.52
no league rank
Saves37vs50
PITMIL
ResultsPITPIT·MILMIL
+25612th
Run differential
+3621st
76–77 Record95–58
3–7 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Pittsburgh Pirates (3–7)
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
L
W
Milwaukee Brewers (6–4)
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—10
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Pirates?+
Braxton Ashcraft (3.96 ERA, 11–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Brewers?+
Dustin May (4.38 ERA, 5–7) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
2:10 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?+
Braxton Ashcraft is at 68; Dustin May is at 53. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.