Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Final

MLB

MIL Team page

4 — 7

PIT Team page

DateSeptember 17, 2026

VenuePNC Park

MIL 63%

PIT 37%

MIL is the preferred full-game side. The Brewers have the stronger overall offensive profile, with a .259 average and .747 OPS compared with Pittsburgh’s .253 average and .732 OPS, and they have won four of their last five while taking the first two games of this series. The pitching gap is more significant: MIL owns a 3.56 team ERA and 1.19 WHIP, versus PIT at 4.19 and 1.30. The probable-starter matchup also leans Milwaukee, with Kyle Harrison at 3.98 ERA and 134 strikeouts compared with Wilber Dotel at 4.84 ERA and 36 strikeouts. Pittsburgh’s home setting keeps this from being a high-confidence pick, and neither starter is confirmed.

Team Form

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Milwaukee Brewers

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Pittsburgh Pirates

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Key Stats

2026 season · Team stats

Milwaukee Brewers

.259

AVG

.341

OBP

.747

OPS

146

3.56

ERA

1.19

WHIP

5.18

R/G

9.7

K/9

Pittsburgh Pirates

.253

AVG

.330

OBP

.732

OPS

174

4.19

ERA

1.30

WHIP

4.76

R/G

9.2

K/9

Key Players

Milwaukee Brewers

.888OPS

.810OPS

.834OPS

2.54ERA

Pittsburgh Pirates

.813OPS

.784OPS

.835OPS

2.73ERA

Boxscore

Scoring by period

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
MIL	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	4
PIT	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	—	7

Team stats

MIL Stat PIT

4 R 7

9 H 7

1 E 1

1 HR 1

6 BB 5

9 SO 11

21 LOB 12

0 SB 0

6 ER 4

0 DP 0

MIL

Milwaukee Brewers

Batting

Milwaukee Brewers Batting
Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Brice Turang 2B Starter	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	24	.265	.367	.442
Luis Lara CF Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	15	.254	.323	.343
Jackson Chourio LF Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	20	.286	.343	.481
Andrew Vaughn 1B Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	22	.311	.396	.452
Gary Sanchez DH Starter	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	10	.208	.352	.420
Joey Ortiz 3B Starter	1-4	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	20	.269	.328	.404
Sal Frelick RF Starter	2-3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	12	.234	.295	.323
Bo Naylor C Starter	1-3	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	23	.154	.214	.275
David Hamilton 3B Starter	1-2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	7	.243	.312	.333
Garrett Mitchell DH	1-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	7	.270	.361	.435
Cooper Pratt SS	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	.279	.345	.373

Pitching

Milwaukee Brewers Pitching
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Kyle Harrison P Starter	1.2	4	5	4	2	2	0	50-29	4.25	50
Chad Patrick P	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	20-11	3.16	20
JoJo Romero P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	3.66	11
Garrett Stallings P	3.0	1	0	0	1	6	0	42-29	0.00	42
Aaron Ashby P	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	1	26-14	3.31	26

PIT

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates Batting
Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Konnor Griffin SS Starter	1-4	4	1	1	2	0	1	1	21	.262	.317	.385
Oneil Cruz CF Starter	1-5	5	1	1	2	0	0	2	27	.272	.361	.478
Bryan Reynolds RF Starter	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	21	.262	.366	.424
Rafael Flores Jr. 1B Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	17	.268	.331	.512
Brandon Lowe 2B Starter	1-2	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	13	.261	.332	.486
Nick Gonzales DH Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	.304	.367	.392
Ronny Simon RF Starter	1-3	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	10	.325	.372	.375
Jared Triolo 3B Starter	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	10	.241	.312	.308
Henry Davis C Starter	1-2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	16	.167	.269	.309
Billy Cook LF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.208	.235

Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Wilber Dotel P Starter	2.0	3	1	1	1	2	0	30-20	4.82	30
Khristian Curtis P	3.1	1	1	1	3	3	0	61-37	4.67	61
Gregory Soto P	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	16-12	3.84	16
Camilo Doval P	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	13-8	4.06	13
Luke Weaver P	0.2	3	2	2	0	0	1	17-11	2.84	17
Mason Montgomery P	1.1	0	0	0	2	2	0	29-17	2.67	29