vs Milwaukee Brewers
Jul 10 · Postponed
Pitching matchup: Braxton Ashcraft - 9-3, 3.49 ERA · Brandon Sproat - 3-4, 5.16 ERA
60-37 · 1st in NL Central
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh · National League · NL Central
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At a glance
2026 Regular season
- Record
- 50-47
- Division position
- 4th in NL Central
- Wild Card
- 1.5 GB from final WC
- Run differential
- +44
No. 6 MLB
Standing
4th in NL Central
Division: 10.0 GB · Wild Card: 1.5 GB from final WC
Next game
Latest team news
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Pirates-Guardians postponed for poor air quality
ESPN MLBJul 18, 2026National
Pirates-Guardians game postponed over air quality issues in wake of wildfire smoke
Yahoo Sports MLBJul 17, 2026National
Pirates vs. Guardians game postponed due to air quality conditions stemming from wildfires in Canada
CBS Sports MLBJul 17, 2026National
Schedule
Recent and upcoming games
Results and the next official games, shown in your local time.
Recent games
vs Milwaukee Brewers
Jul 12 · Final
WP: Skenes · LP: Gasser
Notable: Skenes: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K · W
vs Milwaukee Brewers
Jul 11 · Final
WP: Ramírez · LP: Drohan · SV: Montgomery
Notable: Chandler: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K · ND
vs Milwaukee Brewers
Jul 11 · Final
WP: Mlodzinski · LP: Ashby · SV: Soto
Notable: Ashcraft: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 2 HR · ND
vs Atlanta Braves
Jul 9 · Final
WP: Dodd · LP: Keller
Notable: Keller: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR · L
vs Atlanta Braves
Jul 8 · Final
WP: Dodd · LP: Santana · SV: Iglesias
Notable: Jones: 6.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K · ND
Upcoming games
vs Milwaukee Brewers
Jul 10 · Postponed
Probable pitchers: Braxton Ashcraft vs Brandon Sproat
60-37 · 1st in NL Central
at Cleveland Guardians
Jul 17 · Postponed
Probable pitchers: Jared Jones vs Gavin Williams
51-46 · 2nd in AL Central
at Cleveland Guardians
Jul 18 · Scheduled
Probable pitchers: Jared Jones vs Gavin Williams
51-46 · 2nd in AL Central
at Cleveland Guardians
Jul 18 · Scheduled
Probable pitchers: TBD vs Logan Allen
51-46 · 2nd in AL Central
at Cleveland Guardians
Jul 19 · Scheduled
Probable pitchers: Paul Skenes vs Tanner Bibee
51-46 · 2nd in AL Central
Analytics
How this team has performed
Reliable team context, rankings, strengths, and weaknesses using the data available for MLB.
Team Quality
Record, run balance, and expected record from runs scored and allowed.
- Record
- 50-47
- Run differential
- +44
- Runs/game
- 5.3
- Runs allowed/game
- 4.9
- Expected record
- 53-44
- Actual vs expected
- -2.8 wins
No. 12 MLB
No. 6 MLB
No. 2 MLB
No. 23 MLB
Based on runs scored and allowed.
Offense
Team hitting rates and production from verified season totals.
- Runs/game
- 5.3
- OPS
- .768
- OBP
- .342
- SLG
- .426
- AVG
- .263
- Home runs
- 125
- BB%
- 9.5%
- K%
- 23.7%
- Hits/game
- 9.1
No. 2 MLB
No. 2 MLB
No. 1 MLB
No. 3 MLB
No. 1 MLB
No. 6 MLB
No. 8 MLB
No. 26 MLB
No. 1 MLB
Pitching and Run Prevention
Pitching staff results and opponent production.
- Runs allowed/game
- 4.9
- ERA
- 4.32
- WHIP
- 1.32
- Strikeouts
- 883
- Walks
- 355
- K/9
- 9.2
- BB/9
- 3.7
- HR allowed
- 103
- Opp AVG
- .239
- Opp OPS
- .714
No. 23 MLB
No. 20 MLB
No. 16 MLB
No. 4 MLB
No. 23 MLB
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No. 9 MLB
No. 13 MLB
No. 13 MLB
Basic Defense
Only basic fielding totals that are available reliably.
- Errors
- 57
- Fielding %
- .983
- Double plays
- 74
No. 21 MLB
No. 21 MLB
No. 10 MLB
Only audited basic fielding totals are shown; unsupported defensive metrics are intentionally omitted.
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