The Pittsburgh Pirates are 82-80 (.506), 21.0 games back in the NL Central, 44-37 at home and 38-43 on the road, with a run differential of +28.
What to knowThree takeaways from the data below: the biggest mismatch, injuries or form, and the game setup.
Form
W1 streak, 7-3 in the last ten; +28 run differential on the season.
Rotation
Most-used starter Paul Skenes: 3.82 ERA over 174.3 innings.
Up next
No games scheduled: the season usually opens in late March.
Recent formLast ten games, newest first (@ = road), with runs for and against per game.
7-34.4 scored · 3.7 allowed a game
W 4-2
@ DET
L 3-4
@ DET
L 7-8
@ DET
W 2-1
vs STL
L 1-5
vs STL
W 2-0
vs STL
W 4-3
vs KC
W 6-5
vs KC
W 8-5
vs KC
W 7-4
vs MIL
Home 44-37Road 38-43Run diff +28
Next gamesThe next seven games with each side's probable starter, once teams name them.
No games are scheduled for PIT. The season usually opens in late March, and games appear here once the league posts its schedule.
Scoring by inningRuns a game in each inning, from the stored line scores, shaded against the league's rate for that inning (volt = better than the league by 10%+, orange = worse). Descriptive history, not a forecast.History
PIT runs a game
| Row | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 20scored | .45 | .65 | .15 | .50 | .35 | .50 | .35 | .80 | .00 |
| Last 20allowed | .20 | .45 | .70 | .40 | .40 | .55 | .75 | .25 | .18 |
| Seasonscored | .54 | .57 | .51 | .49 | .57 | .56 | .43 | .60 | .45 |
| Seasonallowed | .40 | .37 | .58 | .54 | .60 | .47 | .59 | .52 | .42 |
| League | .53 | .46 | .50 | .49 | .53 | .51 | .48 | .52 | .45 |
Last 20 games: 20 games · Regular season: 162 games. Volt is better than the league's rate for that inning by 10% or more, orange worse; the league line is the regular-season average per club.
NL CentralThe division by winning percentage, regular season. Seeds 1-3 are division leaders, 4-6 the best of the rest.History
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  MIL1 | 103 | 59 | .636 | - | 8-2 |
  CHC5 | 89 | 73 | .549 | 14.0 | 5-5 |
  PIT | 82 | 80 | .506 | 21.0 | 7-3 |
  STL | 77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 | 2-8 |
  CIN | 75 | 87 | .463 | 28.0 | 4-6 |
Season at a glanceTeam totals from the box scores: runs scored and allowed a game, team OPS and ERA.
Runs / game
4.73
Allowed / game
4.56
Team OPS
.734
Team ERA
4.15
Team leadersAmong the everyday hitters (50+ plate appearances) and the most-used pitchers. Descriptive, season totals.
Most-used starter (ERA)
Paul Skenes3.82
Best reliever (ERA, 10+ apps)
Carmen Mlodzinski2.55
RotationThe five most-used starters this season with his line: starts, innings, ERA, WHIP, strikeouts and walks per nine.
| Starter | GS | IP | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Skenes | 32 | 174.3 | 3.82 | 1.12 | 10.33 | 2.53 |
| Bubba Chandler | 30 | 154.0 | 4.62 | 1.40 | 8.18 | 4.68 |
| Braxton Ashcraft | 28 | 165.3 | 3.65 | 1.09 | 9.42 | 1.91 |
| Mitch Keller | 22 | 115.7 | 5.29 | 1.37 | 6.92 | 3.27 |
| Jared Jones | 21 | 101.7 | 3.72 | 1.08 | 10.88 | 2.74 |
BullpenThe most-used relievers: ERA, strikeouts per nine, appearances, full days of rest and pitches over the last three days.History
PIT
Pen ERA
3.13
K/9
10.2
Fresh arms
8/8
Yohan Ramírez2.93 ERA
10.63 K/9 · 65 app · 83.0 IP
46d rest
—p
Carmen Mlodzinski2.55 ERA
6.75 K/9 · 25 app · 70.7 IP
46d rest
—p
Gregory Soto3.63 ERA
10.61 K/9 · 69 app · 67.0 IP
46d rest
—p
Mason Montgomery3.11 ERA
13.70 K/9 · 65 app · 63.7 IP
45d rest
—p
Lake Bachar3.94 ERA
9.48 K/9 · 41 app · 61.7 IP
45d rest
—p
Luke Weaver2.69 ERA
9.70 K/9 · 60 app · 60.3 IP
46d rest
—p
Evan Sisk3.02 ERA
10.07 K/9 · 41 app · 44.7 IP
46d rest
—p
Kirby Yates3.32 ERA
10.61 K/9 · 45 app · 40.7 IP
49d rest
—p
492 relief innings among these arms. Fresh = did not pitch today or yesterday and threw under 40 pitches over the last three days. Counts finished games through today, including earlier games the same day, updated as games end.
Everyday hittersTop hitters by recent playing time: average, OPS, HR, RBI and last-14-day average.History
PIT
Everyday hitters
No batting data yet.
RosterEvery hitter and pitcher the club has used this regular season, with the games he played for this club only. Click a heading to sort; the tag marks a player on the injured list now.History
| Pos | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Reynolds | RF | 162 | 699 | .261 | .365 | .424 | .789 | 17 | 72 | 102 | 9 | 89 | 162 |
| Brandon Lowe | 2B | 150 | 656 | .260 | .331 | .493 | .824 | 35 | 96 | 94 | 2 | 62 | 189 |
| Nick Gonzales | 2B | 147 | 608 | .303 | .367 | .388 | .755 | 6 | 61 | 72 | 7 | 43 | 99 |
| Jake Mangum | RF | 126 | 479 | .276 | .331 | .363 | .694 | 5 | 33 | 56 | 23 | 25 | 93 |
| Spencer Horwitz | 2B | 114 | 451 | .244 | .344 | .364 | .707 | 10 | 49 | 45 | 1 | 54 | 73 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | DH | 110 | 451 | .265 | .330 | .440 | .770 | 18 | 76 | 58 | 1 | 35 | 99 |
| Oneil Cruz | SS | 96 | 419 | .280 | .368 | .486 | .854 | 20 | 67 | 65 | 30 | 47 | 139 |
| Jared Triolo | 2B | 113 | 362 | .238 | .307 | .302 | .610 | 3 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 28 | 72 |
| Konnor Griffin | SS | 79 | 339 | .272 | .324 | .404 | .728 | 6 | 33 | 43 | 23 | 20 | 82 |
| Henry Davis | C | 88 | 298 | .172 | .272 | .313 | .585 | 10 | 38 | 33 | 3 | 28 | 63 |
| Esmerlyn Valdez | RF | 72 | 287 | .232 | .345 | .510 | .855 | 17 | 47 | 40 | 0 | 42 | 108 |
| Marcell Ozuna | DH | 69 | 280 | .203 | .286 | .327 | .612 | 8 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 27 | 80 |
| Rafael Flores Jr. | 1B | 45 | 163 | .264 | .331 | .527 | .858 | 11 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 45 |
| Endy Rodríguez | 1B | 45 | 159 | .267 | .373 | .467 | .840 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 23 | 41 |
| Jacob Gonzalez | 1B | 49 | 130 | .203 | .238 | .366 | .604 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
| Nick Yorke | 2B | 37 | 117 | .212 | .284 | .279 | .563 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 26 |
| Tyler Callihan | LF | 37 | 107 | .211 | .283 | .389 | .672 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 38 |
| Ronny Simon | DH | 21 | 68 | .254 | .299 | .349 | .648 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| Joey Bart | C | 20 | 62 | .259 | .290 | .379 | .670 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| Billy Cook | 1B | 36 | 58 | .179 | .207 | .250 | .457 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 23 |
| Jhostynxon Garcia | RF | 17 | 50 | .167 | .200 | .188 | .388 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Shawn Ross | 1B | 2 | 5 | .200 | .200 | .800 | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Davis Wendzel | 3B | 1 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Brannigan | 3B | 1 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
ResultsEvery game of the club's season, spring training left out: first pitch and results.History
2026 · 82–80
- Sep 27Sunat
DETDetroit TigersW 4–2 - Sep 26SatatDETDetroit TigersL 3–4
- Sep 25FriatDETDetroit TigersL 7–8
- Sep 24ThuvsSTLSt. Louis CardinalsW 2–1
- Sep 23WedvsSTLSt. Louis CardinalsL 1–5
- Sep 22TuevsSTLSt. Louis CardinalsW 2–0
- Sep 20Sunvs
KCKansas City RoyalsW 4–3 - Sep 19SatvsKCKansas City RoyalsW 6–5
- Sep 18FrivsKCKansas City RoyalsW 8–5
- Sep 17ThuvsMILMilwaukee BrewersW 7–4
- Sep 16WedvsMILMilwaukee BrewersL 4–5
- Sep 15TuevsMILMilwaukee BrewersL 1–5
- Sep 13SunatCHCChicago CubsW 4–3
- Sep 12SatatCHCChicago CubsL 3–4
- Sep 11FriatCHCChicago CubsL 2–12
- Sep 10Thuat
CWSChicago White SoxW 2–0 - Sep 9WedatCWSChicago White SoxW 4–2
- Sep 8TueatCWSChicago White SoxW 9–3
- Sep 6Sunvs
LAALos Angeles AngelsW 1–0 - Sep 5SatvsLAALos Angeles AngelsL 1–6
- Sep 4FrivsLAALos Angeles AngelsW 1–0
- Sep 3Thuvs
SFSan Francisco GiantsW 5–2 - Sep 2WedvsSFSan Francisco GiantsL 4–5
- Sep 1TuevsSFSan Francisco GiantsW 13–12
- Aug 30SunatSTLSt. Louis CardinalsW 5–4
- Aug 29SatatSTLSt. Louis CardinalsW 6–2
- Aug 28FriatSTLSt. Louis CardinalsL 1–4
- Aug 26Wedat
SDSan Diego PadresL 0–3 - Aug 25TueatSDSan Diego PadresW 1–0
- Aug 24MonatSDSan Diego PadresW 3–2
- Aug 23Sunat
LADLos Angeles DodgersL 0–4 - Aug 22SatatLADLos Angeles DodgersL 3–4
- Aug 21FriatLADLos Angeles DodgersL 4–5
- Aug 19WedvsDETDetroit TigersW 4–3
- Aug 18TuevsDETDetroit TigersW 4–1
- Aug 17MonvsDETDetroit TigersL 5–8
- Aug 16Sunvs
BOSBoston Red SoxW 8–3 - Aug 15SatvsBOSBoston Red SoxL 0–4
- Aug 14FrivsBOSBoston Red SoxW 8–4
- Aug 13Thuat
MIAMiami MarlinsW 13–1 - Aug 12WedatMIAMiami MarlinsL 2–8
- Aug 11TueatMIAMiami MarlinsL 0–2
- Aug 9Sunvs
NYMNew York MetsL 1–11 - Aug 8SatvsNYMNew York MetsW 9–0
- Aug 7FrivsNYMNew York MetsL 4–6
- Aug 6ThuatMILMilwaukee BrewersL 2–5
- Aug 5WedatMILMilwaukee BrewersL 2–4
- Aug 4TueatMILMilwaukee BrewersL 2–4
- Aug 3MonatMILMilwaukee BrewersW 4–3
- Aug 2SunatCINCincinnati RedsL 2–10
- Aug 1SatatCINCincinnati RedsW 4–1
- Jul 31FriatCINCincinnati RedsL 7–8
- Jul 30ThuatCINCincinnati RedsL 2–3
- Jul 29Wedvs
AZArizona DiamondbacksL 0–3 - Jul 28TuevsAZArizona DiamondbacksL 7–8
- Jul 27MonvsAZArizona DiamondbacksW 3–2
- Jul 26SunvsCHCChicago CubsW 8–7
- Jul 25SatvsCHCChicago CubsL 0–11
- Jul 24FrivsCHCChicago CubsL 2–3
- Jul 22Wedat
NYYNew York YankeesL 0–2 - Jul 22WedatNYYNew York YankeesW 5–3
- Jul 20MonatNYYNew York YankeesL 5–8
- Jul 19Sunat
CLECleveland GuardiansW 7–1 - Jul 18SatatCLECleveland GuardiansL 3–5
- Jul 18SatatCLECleveland GuardiansW 7–1
- Jul 12SunvsMILMilwaukee BrewersW 14–5
- Jul 11SatvsMILMilwaukee BrewersW 3–2
- Jul 11SatvsMILMilwaukee BrewersW 7–6
- Jul 9Thuvs
ATLAtlanta BravesL 5–10 - Jul 8WedvsATLAtlanta BravesL 0–3
- Jul 7TuevsATLAtlanta BravesW 12–4
- Jul 5Sunat
WSHWashington NationalsW 11–5 - Jul 4SatatWSHWashington NationalsW 7–1
- Jul 3FriatWSHWashington NationalsL 5–9
- Jul 2Thuat
PHIPhiladelphia PhilliesW 6–1 - Jul 1WedatPHIPhiladelphia PhilliesL 6–10
- Jun 30TueatPHIPhiladelphia PhilliesL 0–8
- Jun 29MonatPHIPhiladelphia PhilliesW 11–7
- Jun 28SunvsCINCincinnati RedsW 9–4
- Jun 27SatvsCINCincinnati RedsL 7–9
- Jun 26FrivsCINCincinnati RedsL 4–6
- Jun 25Thuvs
SEASeattle MarinersW 5–1 - Jun 24WedvsSEASeattle MarinersW 11–1
- Jun 23TuevsSEASeattle MarinersL 2–3
- Jun 21Sunat
COLColorado RockiesW 8–6 - Jun 20SatatCOLColorado RockiesL 1–2
- Jun 19FriatCOLColorado RockiesL 3–4
- Jun 17Wedat
OAKOakland AthleticsW 12–4 - Jun 16TueatOAKOakland AthleticsW 6–5
- Jun 15MonatOAKOakland AthleticsL 2–11
- Jun 14SunvsMIAMiami MarlinsL 2–4
- Jun 13SatvsMIAMiami MarlinsW 3–2
- Jun 12FrivsMIAMiami MarlinsL 3–8
- Jun 11ThuvsLADLos Angeles DodgersL 6–8
- Jun 10WedvsLADLos Angeles DodgersW 9–8
- Jun 9TuevsLADLos Angeles DodgersL 3–12
- Jun 7SunatATLAtlanta BravesL 2–3
- Jun 6SatatATLAtlanta BravesL 3–6
- Jun 5FriatATLAtlanta BravesL 3–6
- Jun 4Thuat
HOUHouston AstrosW 5–1 - Jun 3WedatHOUHouston AstrosL 9–11
- Jun 2TueatHOUHouston AstrosW 10–6
- May 31Sunvs
MINMinnesota TwinsW 9–3 - May 30SatvsMINMinnesota TwinsW 10–9
- May 29FrivsMINMinnesota TwinsW 6–5
- May 28ThuvsCHCChicago CubsL 2–7
- May 27WedvsCHCChicago CubsL 4–10
- May 26TuevsCHCChicago CubsW 12–1
- May 25MonvsCHCChicago CubsW 2–1
- May 24Sunat
TORToronto Blue JaysW 4–1 - May 23SatatTORToronto Blue JaysL 2–5
- May 22FriatTORToronto Blue JaysL 2–6
- May 21ThuatSTLSt. Louis CardinalsW 6–2
- May 20WedatSTLSt. Louis CardinalsW 7–0
- May 19TueatSTLSt. Louis CardinalsL 6–9
- May 17SunvsPHIPhiladelphia PhilliesL 0–6
- May 16SatvsPHIPhiladelphia PhilliesL 0–6
- May 15FrivsPHIPhiladelphia PhilliesL 9–11
- May 14ThuvsCOLColorado RockiesW 7–2
- May 13WedvsCOLColorado RockiesL 4–10
- May 12TuevsCOLColorado RockiesW 3–1
- May 10SunatSFSan Francisco GiantsL 6–7
- May 9SatatSFSan Francisco GiantsW 13–3
- May 8FriatSFSan Francisco GiantsL 2–5
- May 7ThuatAZArizona DiamondbacksW 4–2
- May 6WedatAZArizona DiamondbacksW 1–0
- May 5TueatAZArizona DiamondbacksL 0–9
- May 3SunvsCINCincinnati RedsW 1–0
- May 2SatvsCINCincinnati RedsW 17–7
- May 1FrivsCINCincinnati RedsW 9–1
- Apr 30ThuvsSTLSt. Louis CardinalsL 5–10
- Apr 29WedvsSTLSt. Louis CardinalsL 4–5
- Apr 28TuevsSTLSt. Louis CardinalsL 7–11
- Apr 27MonvsSTLSt. Louis CardinalsL 2–4
- Apr 26SunatMILMilwaukee BrewersL 0–5
- Apr 25SatatMILMilwaukee BrewersW 6–3
- Apr 24FriatMILMilwaukee BrewersW 6–0
- Apr 23Thuat
TEXTexas RangersL 1–6 - Apr 22WedatTEXTexas RangersW 8–4
- Apr 21TueatTEXTexas RangersL 1–5
- Apr 19Sunvs
TBTampa Bay RaysW 6–3 - Apr 18SatvsTBTampa Bay RaysL 7–8
- Apr 17FrivsTBTampa Bay RaysW 5–1
- Apr 16ThuvsWSHWashington NationalsL 7–8
- Apr 15WedvsWSHWashington NationalsW 2–0
- Apr 14TuevsWSHWashington NationalsL 4–5
- Apr 13MonvsWSHWashington NationalsW 16–5
- Apr 12SunatCHCChicago CubsL 6–7
- Apr 11SatatCHCChicago CubsW 4–3
- Apr 10FriatCHCChicago CubsW 2–0
- Apr 8WedvsSDSan Diego PadresL 2–8
- Apr 7TuevsSDSan Diego PadresW 7–1
- Apr 6MonvsSDSan Diego PadresL 0–5
- Apr 5Sunvs
BALBaltimore OriolesW 8–2 - Apr 4SatvsBALBaltimore OriolesW 3–2
- Apr 3FrivsBALBaltimore OriolesW 5–4
- Apr 1WedatCINCincinnati RedsW 8–3
- Mar 31TueatCINCincinnati RedsW 8–3
- Mar 30MonatCINCincinnati RedsL 0–2
- Mar 29SunatNYMNew York MetsW 4–3
- Mar 28SatatNYMNew York MetsL 2–4
- Mar 26ThuatNYMNew York MetsL 7–11
Hitting, seasonTeam totals from the box scores.History
AVG
.253
OBP
.330
SLG
.404
OPS
.734
Runs
767
HR
186
SB
130
BB
568
Pitching, seasonTeam totals from the box scores: starters and bullpen together.History
ERA
4.15
WHIP
1.30
K
1496
BB
582
HR allowed
155
Run diff
+28
Against left- and right-handed startersHow the club's hitters did that regular season against left- and right-handed starting pitchers, from the box scores (games where the opposing starter's hand is on file). OPS and runs a game; descriptive.History
vs RHP
.768 OPS · 5.15 R/G (111 G)
vs LHP
.656 OPS · 3.82 R/G (51 G)
Regular season · 162 games (all 2026) · # is the place among the league's 30 teams, #1 the highest
By situationSlices of the same games. A place compares the same slice across the league's teams; a slice with few games has no place and fades out, because it moves a lot from one game. Neutral-site games count as neither home nor road.History
| PIT | G | Record | RS | RA | Run margin | Hits per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games | 162 | 82-80 | 4.73#6 | 4.56#12 | +0.2#11 | 8.67#3 |
| At home | 81 | 44-37 | 5.10#4 | 4.81#5 | +0.3#12 | 9.06#2 |
| On the road | 81 | 38-43 | 4.37#18 | 4.31#19 | +0.1#12 | 8.27#17 |
| Last 5 games | 5 | 2-3 | 3.40#20 | 4.00#14 | −0.6#20 | 7.20#22 |
| Day games | 68 | 41-27 | 4.82#5 | 4.26#15 | +0.6#9 | 8.35#9 |
| Night games | 94 | 41-53 | 4.67#11 | 4.78#10 | −0.1#17 | 8.89#2 |
| After a day off | 23 | 11-12 | 4.17#22 | 4.39#19 | −0.2#21 | 8.74#8 |
| No day off | 138 | 71-67 | 4.81#4 | 4.54#12 | +0.3#10 | 8.64#3 |
At the plateThe team's hitters together, per game: hits, home runs, walks and strikeouts.History
PITLeague
- Hits per game8.67#38.20
- Home runs per game1.15#131.15
- Walks per game3.51#93.36
- Strikeouts per game9.29#48.38
Game shapeHow often the team's games were decided by one run, and how often it scored five or more.History
PITLeague
- Games decided by one run30.2%#427.5%
- Games with 5 or more runs scored45.1%#843.3%
- Games scoring no runs9.3%#36.2%
Roster · 2026 · 53 playersPlayers who played for the team in the 2026 season, by position.
- Pitchers · 29
- Paul SkenesBraxton AshcraftBubba ChandlerCarmen MlodzinskiMitch KellerJared JonesYohan RamírezMason MontgomeryGregory SotoEvan SiskWilber DotelDennis SantanaIsaac MattsonLake BacharJustin LawrenceKhristian CurtisCamilo DovalAntwone KellyHunter BarcoBrandon EisertLuke WeaverBrandan BidoisKirby YatesCam SandersJosé UrquidyRon MarinaccioNoah MurdockChris DevenskiHunter Stratton
- Catchers · 2
- Henry DavisJoey Bart
- Infielders · 14
- Brandon LoweNick GonzalesSpencer HorwitzOneil CruzJared TrioloKonnor GriffinRafael Flores Jr.Endy RodríguezJacob GonzalezNick YorkeBilly CookShawn RossDavis WendzelJack Brannigan
- Designated Hitters · 3
- Ryan O'HearnMarcell OzunaRonny Simon
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