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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Yankees 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:05 PM ET · Yankee StadiumGame-day snapshot Jul 22, 12:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 20, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score43
Pittsburgh Pirates
82–80 · 3rd NL Central · T-Score 43
5
5–3
FINAL
New York Yankees
93–68 · 2nd AL East · T-Score 54
3
T-Score54
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherYankeesCole leads Keller in P-Score (62 vs 44), WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handPiratesPittsburgh owns a .749 OPS vs RHP, 6th in MLB; New ranks 19th vs RHP.
LineupPiratesPittsburgh's official lineup includes 4 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenYankeesNew owns a 3.32 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Pittsburgh's 4.06.
Recent formPiratesPittsburgh has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

PIT
Mitch Keller RHP
Mitch Keller
Pittsburgh Pirates
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.14
178th
WHIP
1.33
142nd
K/9
6.71
173rd
BB/9
3.05
122nd
P-Score44i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.13
105th
OPS/R
–
IP
103.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.60
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
13
NYY
Gerrit Cole RHP
Gerrit Cole
New York Yankees
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.93
61st
WHIP
1.16
30th
K/9
9.00
57th
BB/9
1.96
8th
P-Score62i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.47
174th
OPS/R
–
IP
55.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.33
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Cole strikes out 2.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Cole enters with a 3.93 ERA compared with Keller's 5.14.
·Cole allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.16 WHIP compared with 1.33.
·Cole has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.34 more per nine innings.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Keller arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam32%93.3
Sinker17%92.3
Sweeper16%81.9
Slider9%87.2
Changeup9%88.7
Curveball9%77.8
Cutter8%89.7
Cole arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam49%95.8
Slider20%89.0
Knuckle Curve14%82.7
Changeup13%85.0
Sinker4%93.3
Cutter0%92.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Pirates vs RHP (Gerrit Cole)
6th
in MLB
0.749OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Yankees vs RHP (Mitch Keller)
19th
in MLB
0.714OPS
.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 Gerrit Cole
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Cole (BvP)
1Jake MangumSCF40.6945.700No MLB historyNo history
2Brandon LoweL2B73.82435.910No MLB historyNo history
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF74.78917.779No MLB historyNo history
4Esmerlyn ValdezRRF72.85517.761No MLB historyNo history
5Ryan O'HearnLRF63.77018.839No MLB historyNo history
6Nick GonzalesR3B52.7556.790No MLB historyNo history
7Jacob GonzalezLSS41.6387.691No MLB historyNo history
8Henry DavisRC47.58510.658No MLB historyNo history
9Tyler CallihanLLF29.6723.613No MLB historyNo history
1Jake Mangum CF · S.276 / .694 · 5 HRvs hand .700 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260 / .824 · 35 HRvs hand .910 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261 / .789 · 17 HRvs hand .779 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score4Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.232 / .855 · 17 HRvs hand .761 · No MLB history · No history72H-Score5Ryan O'Hearn RF · L.265 / .770 · 18 HRvs hand .839 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score6Nick Gonzales 3B · R.303 / .755 · 6 HRvs hand .790 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score7Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.220 / .638 · 7 HRvs hand .691 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score8Henry Davis C · R.172 / .585 · 10 HRvs hand .658 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score9Tyler Callihan LF · L.211 / .672 · 3 HRvs hand .613 · No MLB history · No history29H-Score
New York YankeesOfficial lineupvs RHP Mitch Keller
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Keller (BvP)
1Trent GrishamLCF63.70318.708No MLB historyNo history
2Ben RiceLDH82.89741.961No MLB historyNo history
3Spencer JonesLCF63.74211.646No MLB historyNo history
4Cody BellingerLLF67.76717.775No MLB historyNo history
5Jasson DomínguezSRF39.6356.574No MLB historyNo history
6Jazz Chisholm Jr.L2B60.71119.738No MLB historyNo history
7José CaballeroRSS40.65514.666No MLB historyNo history
8Ryan McMahonL3B50.63611.662No MLB historyNo history
9Austin WellsLC49.62414.691No MLB historyNo history
1Trent Grisham CF · L.211 / .703 · 18 HRvs hand .708 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score2Ben Rice DH · L.264 / .897 · 41 HRvs hand .961 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score3Spencer Jones CF · L.245 / .742 · 11 HRvs hand .646 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score4Cody Bellinger LF · L.264 / .767 · 17 HRvs hand .775 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score5Jasson Domínguez RF · S.225 / .635 · 6 HRvs hand .574 · No MLB history · No history39H-Score6Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B · L.231 / .711 · 19 HRvs hand .738 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score7José Caballero SS · R.231 / .655 · 14 HRvs hand .666 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score8Ryan McMahon 3B · L.213 / .636 · 11 HRvs hand .662 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score9Austin Wells C · L.186 / .624 · 14 HRvs hand .691 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score

Team comparison

OffensePITPIT·NYYNYY
AVG.253 5th.235 26th
OPS.734 6th.720 13th
Home runs186 13th223 2nd
Runs767 6th739 10th
OBP.330 4th.311 24th
SLG.404 9th.409 6th
PitchingPITPIT·NYYNYY
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.14vs3.23
PITNYY
WHIP1.30vs1.17
PITNYY
K/99.3vs9.1
PITNYY
HR Allowed155vs165
PITNYY
BullpenPITPIT·NYYNYY
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.06vs3.32
no league rank
Saves41vs45
PITNYY
ResultsPITPIT·NYYNYY
+4055th
Run differential
+4036th
82–80 Record93–68
6–4 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Pittsburgh Pirates (6–4)
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
L
W
New York Yankees (6–4)
W
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—2
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Pirates?+
Mitch Keller (5.14 ERA, 6–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Yankees?+
Gerrit Cole (3.93 ERA, 3–5) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:05 PM ET at Yankee Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Yankee Stadium, home of the New York Yankees.
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 Yankees performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Yankees 2–1 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Mitch Keller is at 44; Gerrit Cole is at 62. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.