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Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers

MLBAugust 5, 2026American Family Field

PiratesPittsburghPIT57-59

Pirates 2, Brewers 4

Final
BrewersMilwaukeeMILWon71-43
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
PIT000000200231
MIL00030100–440

W Kyle HarrisonL Paul SkenesSV Trevor Megill

Harrison Ks the final 8 batters he faces, the Brewers beat the Pirates 4-2Kyle Harrison struck out the final eight batters he faced, William Contreras homered and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Wednesday night.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Jake Mangum grounds out, third baseman David Hamilton to first baseman Andrew Vaughn.
  2.  Brandon Lowe grounds out, shortstop Cooper Pratt to first baseman Andrew Vaughn.
  3.  Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging.

Bot 1st

  1.  Brice Turang walks.MIL 60%
  2.  Jackson Chourio flies out to center fielder Jhostynxon Garcia. Brice Turang to 3rd.
  3.  Garrett Mitchell called out on strikes.MIL 54%
  4.  William Contreras grounds out, pitcher Paul Skenes to first baseman Rafael Flores Jr.

Top 2nd

  1.  Esmerlyn Valdez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Esmerlyn Valdez called out on strikes.
  2.  Nick Gonzales singles on a line drive to center fielder Garrett Mitchell.
  3.  Endy Rodríguez grounds into a double play, third baseman David Hamilton to second baseman Brice Turang to first baseman Andrew Vaughn. Nick Gonzales out at 2nd. Endy Rodríguez out at 1st.MIL 55%

Bot 2nd

  1.  Christian Yelich strikes out swinging.
  2.  Andrew Vaughn grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Rafael Flores Jr.
  3.  Luis Lara flies out to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.

Top 3rd

  1.  Jared Triolo grounds out to first baseman Andrew Vaughn.
  2.  Rafael Flores Jr. walks.
  3.  Jhostynxon Garcia strikes out swinging.
  4.  Jake Mangum strikes out swinging, catcher William Contreras to first baseman Andrew Vaughn.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Cooper Pratt strikes out on a foul tip.
  2.  David Hamilton strikes out swinging.
  3.  Brice Turang lines out sharply to left fielder Jake Mangum.

Top 4th

  1.  Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging.
  2.  Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging.
  3.  Esmerlyn Valdez strikes out swinging.

Bot 4th

  1.  Jackson Chourio strikes out swinging.
  2.  Garrett Mitchell walks.
  3.  William Contreras walks.MIL 65%
  4.  Christian Yelich doubles (18) on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Garrett Mitchell scores. William Contreras to 3rd.MIL 78%
  5.  Andrew Vaughn singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. William Contreras scores. Christian Yelich scores.MIL 88%
  6.  Luis Lara walks. Andrew Vaughn to 2nd.
  7.  Cooper Pratt grounds into a double play, first baseman Rafael Flores Jr. to shortstop Jared Triolo to pitcher Paul Skenes. Luis Lara out at 2nd. Cooper Pratt out at 1st.

Top 5th

  1.  Nick Gonzales strikes out on a foul tip.
  2.  Endy Rodríguez strikes out swinging.
  3.  Jared Triolo called out on strikes.

Bot 5th

  1.  David Hamilton flies out to center fielder Jhostynxon Garcia.
  2.  Brice Turang strikes out swinging.
  3.  Jackson Chourio lines out sharply to left fielder Jake Mangum.

Top 6th

  1.  Rafael Flores Jr. strikes out on a foul tip.
  2.  Ronny Simon walks.
  3.  Jake Mangum lines out to left fielder Jackson Chourio.
  4.  Brandon Lowe called out on strikes.

Bot 6th

  1.  Garrett Mitchell grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Rafael Flores Jr.
  2.  William Contreras homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field.
  3.  Christian Yelich singles on a line drive to left fielder Ronny Simon.
  4.  Andrew Vaughn walks.
  5.  Luis Lara called out on strikes.
  6.  Cooper Pratt grounds out, shortstop Jared Triolo to first baseman Rafael Flores Jr.

Top 7th

  1.  Bryan Reynolds singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Garrett Mitchell.
  2.  William Contreras challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Esmerlyn Valdez walks.
  3.  Nick Gonzales grounds into a double play, shortstop Cooper Pratt to second baseman Brice Turang to first baseman Andrew Vaughn. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd. Esmerlyn Valdez out at 2nd. Nick Gonzales out at 1st.MIL 96%
  4.  Endy Rodríguez homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. Bryan Reynolds scores.MIL 87%
  5.  Jacob Gonzalez strikes out on a foul tip.

Bot 7th

  1.  David Hamilton flies out to left fielder Ronny Simon in foul territory.
  2.  Brice Turang strikes out swinging.
  3.  Jackson Chourio pops out to second baseman Brandon Lowe.

Top 8th

  1.  Spencer Horwitz grounds out, second baseman Brice Turang to first baseman Andrew Vaughn.
  2.  Ronny Simon grounds out, second baseman Brice Turang to first baseman Andrew Vaughn.
  3.  Jake Mangum grounds out, second baseman Brice Turang to first baseman Andrew Vaughn.

Bot 8th

  1.  Garrett Mitchell walks.
  2.  William Contreras strikes out swinging.
  3.  Christian Yelich strikes out swinging.
  4.  Andrew Vaughn grounds out, third baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.

Top 9th

  1.  Brandon Lowe flies out to center fielder Garrett Mitchell.
  2.  Bryan Reynolds lines out to right fielder Luis Lara.
  3.  Esmerlyn Valdez strikes out swinging.

Bot 4th

  1.  PIT 0, MIL 1Christian Yelich doubles (18) on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Garrett Mitchell scores. William Contreras to 3rd.MIL 78%
  2.  PIT 0, MIL 3Andrew Vaughn singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. William Contreras scores. Christian Yelich scores.MIL 88%

Bot 6th

  1.  PIT 0, MIL 4William Contreras homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field.

Top 7th

  1.  PIT 2, MIL 4Endy Rodríguez homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. Bryan Reynolds scores.MIL 87%

Win probability

Bot 4th · Biggest swing #1 · PIT 0–1 MIL

Christian Yelich doubles (18) on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Garrett Mitchell scores. William Contreras to 3rd.

See it in the scoring summary
MIL 78%MIL +13 pts

Game leaders

PiratesPittsburgh

BrewersMilwaukee

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Jake Mangum CF4000001.298
Brandon Lowe 2B4000002.254
Bryan Reynolds DH4110002.268
Esmerlyn Valdez RF3000013.248
Nick Gonzales 3B3010001.306
Endy Rodríguez C3112101.269
Jared Triolo SS2000001.240
Jacob Gonzalez SS1000001.235
Rafael Flores Jr. 1B1000011.200
Spencer Horwitz 1B1000000.270
Jhostynxon Garcia CF1000001.174
Ronny Simon LF1000010.000
Totals282321314

HR: Rodríguez.RBI: Rodríguez 2.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Paul Skenes L5.023346933.96
Lake Bachar2.021112373.86
Evan Sisk1.000012202.17

Video

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