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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 FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 6, 1:45 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
2–5
FINAL
Milwaukee Brewers
103–59 · 1st NL Central · T-Score 58
5
T-Score58
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherPiratesAshcraft leads May in P-Score (67 vs 49), WHIP and K/9.
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.
PowerPiratesPittsburgh has 142 home runs this season, 38 more than Milwaukee.

Starting pitchers

PIT
Braxton Ashcraft RHP
Braxton Ashcraft
Pittsburgh Pirates
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.96
64th
WHIP
1.16
27th
K/9
9.90
48th
BB/9
2.19
11th
P-Score67i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.20
113th
OPS/R
–
IP
127.1
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
4.38
151st
WHIP
1.28
121st
K/9
8.75
79th
BB/9
2.89
110th
P-Score49i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.58
41st
OPS/R
–
IP
109.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.92
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
8
How the starters differ
·May allows the lower home-run rate: 0.58 vs 1.20 per nine.
·Ashcraft strikes out 1.2 more batters per nine innings.
·Ashcraft allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.16 WHIP compared with 1.28.
·May has produced a quality start in 20% of outings versus 0%.

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
Cutter24%93.3
Sinker20%96.6
Sweeper18%86.0
Curveball8%83.7
Changeup6%90.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Pirates vs RHP (Dustin May)
6th
in MLB
0.749OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Brewers vs RHP (Braxton Ashcraft)
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 Dustin May
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs May (BvP)
1Jake MangumSCF38.6945.700No MLB historyNo history
2Brandon LoweL2B68.82435.910No MLB historyNo history
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF69.78917.779No MLB historyNo history
4Endy RodríguezSC57.8407.901No MLB historyNo history
5Spencer HorwitzL1B49.70810.734No MLB historyNo history
6Nick GonzalesR3B48.7556.790No MLB historyNo history
7Ronny SimonSRF—.6481.612No MLB historyNo history
8Jacob GonzalezLSS38.6387.555No MLB historyNo history
9Henry DavisRC44.58510.658No MLB historyNo history
1Jake Mangum CF · S.276 / .694 · 5 HRvs hand .700 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260 / .824 · 35 HRvs hand .910 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261 / .789 · 17 HRvs hand .779 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score4Endy Rodríguez C · S.267 / .840 · 7 HRvs hand .901 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score5Spencer Horwitz 1B · L.244 / .708 · 10 HRvs hand .734 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score6Nick Gonzales 3B · R.303 / .755 · 6 HRvs hand .790 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score7Ronny Simon RF · S.254 / .648 · 1 HRvs hand .612 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.220 / .638 · 7 HRvs hand .555 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score9Henry Davis C · R.172 / .585 · 10 HRvs hand .658 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score
Milwaukee BrewersOfficial lineupvs RHP Braxton Ashcraft
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Ashcraft (BvP)
1Brice TurangL2B73.81621.901No MLB historyNo history
2Jackson ChourioRLF75.83825.778No MLB historyNo history
3Garrett MitchellLCF68.77011.802No MLB historyNo history
4Andrew VaughnR1B62.8346.764No MLB historyNo history
5Christian YelichLDH55.69312.722No MLB historyNo history
6Luis LaraSRF40.6361.662No MLB historyNo history
7Gary SánchezRC61.77112.747No MLB historyNo history
8David HamiltonL3B39.6504.668No MLB historyNo history
9Cooper PrattRSS46.7183.768No 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-Score4Andrew Vaughn 1B · R.306 / .834 · 6 HRvs hand .764 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score5Christian Yelich DH · L.235 / .693 · 12 HRvs hand .722 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score6Luis Lara RF · S.246 / .636 · 1 HRvs hand .662 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score7Gary Sánchez C · R.209 / .771 · 12 HRvs hand .747 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score8David Hamilton 3B · L.245 / .650 · 4 HRvs hand .668 · No MLB history · No history39H-Score9Cooper Pratt SS · R.281 / .718 · 3 HRvs hand .768 · No MLB history · No history46H-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 ERA4.19vs3.52
no league rank
Saves41vs55
PITMIL
ResultsPITPIT·MILMIL
+4446th
Run differential
+4842nd
82–80 Record103–59
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 67; Dustin May is at 49. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.