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Pittsburgh Pirates at Los Angeles Dodgers

MLBAugust 23, 2026UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium

PiratesPittsburghPIT63-69

Pirates 0, Dodgers 4

Final
DodgersLos AngelesLADWon80-51
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
PIT000000000020
LAD10021000–460

W Blake SnellL Lake Bachar

Blake Snell and Dodgers sweep Pirates for their sixth consecutive winBlake Snell gives up just two hits and strikes out six over six innings to help lead the Dodgers to a 4-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.Recap · Yahoo Sports — MLB

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Nick Gonzales hit by pitch.
  2.  Esmerlyn Valdez strikes out swinging.
  3.  Bryan Reynolds flies out to right fielder Kyle Tucker.
  4.  Brandon Lowe singles on a ground ball to second baseman Tommy Edman, deflected by first baseman Freddie Freeman. Nick Gonzales to 3rd.
  5.  Rafael Flores Jr. strikes out on a foul tip.

Bot 1st

  1.  Shohei Ohtani walks.LAD 60%
  2.  Freddie Freeman singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Billy Cook. Shohei Ohtani to 3rd.LAD 69%
  3.  Mookie Betts grounds into a double play, shortstop Jared Triolo to second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Shohei Ohtani scores. Freddie Freeman out at 2nd. Mookie Betts out at 1st.LAD 63%
  4.  Max Muncy walks.
  5.  Tommy Edman flies out to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.

Top 2nd

  1.  Nick Yorke grounds out, third baseman Max Muncy to first baseman Freddie Freeman.
  2.  Spencer Horwitz singles on a line drive to left fielder Teoscar Hernández.
  3.  Jared Triolo lines out to center fielder Alek Thomas.
  4.  Billy Cook strikes out swinging.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Kyle Tucker walks.
  2.  Teoscar Hernández strikes out swinging.
  3.  Alek Thomas pops out to third baseman Nick Gonzales in foul territory.
  4.  Hunter Feduccia lines out to second baseman Brandon Lowe.

Top 3rd

  1.  Nick Gonzales grounds out, second baseman Tommy Edman to first baseman Freddie Freeman.
  2.  Esmerlyn Valdez strikes out swinging.
  3.  Bryan Reynolds walks.
  4.  Brandon Lowe flies out to left fielder Teoscar Hernández.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Shohei Ohtani strikes out swinging.
  2.  Freddie Freeman grounds out, third baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.
  3.  Mookie Betts grounds out, shortstop Jared Triolo to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.

Top 4th

  1.  Rafael Flores Jr. flies out to right fielder Kyle Tucker.
  2.  Nick Yorke grounds out, second baseman Tommy Edman to first baseman Freddie Freeman.
  3.  Spencer Horwitz walks.
  4.  Jared Triolo grounds into a force out, shortstop Mookie Betts to second baseman Tommy Edman. Spencer Horwitz out at 2nd.

Bot 4th

  1.  Max Muncy strikes out swinging.
  2.  Tommy Edman hit by pitch.
  3.  Kyle Tucker singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Tommy Edman to 2nd.
  4.  Teoscar Hernández challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Teoscar Hernández called out on strikes.
  5.  Alek Thomas singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Tommy Edman scores. Kyle Tucker to 3rd.LAD 81%
  6.  Hunter Feduccia singles on a line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Kyle Tucker scores. Alek Thomas to 3rd.LAD 88%
  7.  Shohei Ohtani grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Jared Triolo. Hunter Feduccia out at 2nd.

Top 5th

  1.  Billy Cook pops out to first baseman Freddie Freeman.
  2.  Nick Gonzales lines out to first baseman Freddie Freeman.
  3.  Esmerlyn Valdez walks.
  4.  Bryan Reynolds grounds out softly, shortstop Mookie Betts to first baseman Freddie Freeman.

Bot 5th

  1.  Freddie Freeman singles on a line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.
  2.  Mookie Betts singles on a fly ball to center fielder Billy Cook. Freddie Freeman to 3rd.
  3.  Max Muncy grounds out, pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Freddie Freeman scores. Mookie Betts to 2nd.
  4.  Tommy Edman flies out to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Mookie Betts to 3rd.
  5.  Kyle Tucker strikes out swinging.

Top 6th

  1.  Brandon Lowe grounds out, second baseman Tommy Edman to first baseman Freddie Freeman.
  2.  Rafael Flores Jr. strikes out swinging.
  3.  Nick Yorke strikes out swinging.

Bot 6th

  1.  Teoscar Hernández pops out to second baseman Brandon Lowe.
  2.  Alek Thomas lines out to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.
  3.  Hunter Feduccia called out on strikes.

Top 7th

  1.  Spencer Horwitz strikes out swinging.
  2.  Jacob Gonzalez flies out to left fielder Teoscar Hernández in foul territory.
  3.  Oneil Cruz called out on strikes.

Bot 7th

  1.  Shohei Ohtani flies out to left fielder Nick Yorke.
  2.  Freddie Freeman grounds out, first baseman Spencer Horwitz to pitcher Khristian Curtis.
  3.  Mookie Betts flies out to left fielder Nick Yorke.

Top 8th

  1.  Nick Gonzales grounds out, first baseman Freddie Freeman to pitcher Brock Stewart.
  2.  Esmerlyn Valdez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Esmerlyn Valdez called out on strikes.
  3.  Bryan Reynolds flies out to left fielder Teoscar Hernández.

Bot 8th

  1.  Max Muncy lines out sharply to second baseman Brandon Lowe.
  2.  Tommy Edman walks.
  3.  Kyle Tucker pops out to shortstop Jacob Gonzalez.
  4.  Teoscar Hernández grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.

Top 9th

  1.  Brandon Lowe walks.
  2.  Rafael Flores Jr. strikes out swinging.
  3.  Nick Yorke flies out to shortstop Mookie Betts.
  4.  Spencer Horwitz flies out to left fielder Teoscar Hernández.

Bot 1st

  1.  PIT 0, LAD 1Mookie Betts grounds into a double play, shortstop Jared Triolo to second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Shohei Ohtani scores. Freddie Freeman out at 2nd. Mookie Betts out at 1st.LAD 63%

Bot 4th

  1.  PIT 0, LAD 2Alek Thomas singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Tommy Edman scores. Kyle Tucker to 3rd.LAD 81%
  2.  PIT 0, LAD 3Hunter Feduccia singles on a line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Kyle Tucker scores. Alek Thomas to 3rd.LAD 88%

Bot 5th

  1.  PIT 0, LAD 4Max Muncy grounds out, pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Freddie Freeman scores. Mookie Betts to 2nd.

Win probability

Bot 4th · Biggest swing #1 · PIT 0–2 LAD

Alek Thomas singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Tommy Edman scores. Kyle Tucker to 3rd.

See it in the scoring summary
LAD 81%LAD +11 pts

Game leaders

PiratesPittsburgh

DodgersLos Angeles

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Nick Gonzales 3B3000000.307
Esmerlyn Valdez RF3000013.248
Bryan Reynolds DH3000010.261
Brandon Lowe 2B3010010.255
Rafael Flores Jr. C4000003.250
Nick Yorke LF4000001.213
Spencer Horwitz 1B3010011.252
Jared Triolo SS2000000.235
Jacob Gonzalez SS1000000.223
Billy Cook CF2000001.180
Oneil Cruz CF1000001.265
Totals290200410

SB: Gonzales.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Lake Bachar L2.011131353.77
Carmen Mlodzinski3.053304614.17
Khristian Curtis3.000011410.00

Video

0:08Blake Snell against the Pirates0:08Bench availability for Pittsburgh, August 23 vs Dodgers0:10Shohei Ohtani steals second base0:07Carmen Mlodzinski strikes out Max Muncy
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