| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 11-17 | 4-11 | 7-6 |
| Game 2 | 16-12 | 6-5 | 10-7 |
| Game 3 | 16-11 | 8-8 | 8-3 |
| Game 4 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 16-12 | 9-4 | 7-8 |
| Game 2 | 17-11 | 7-9 | 10-2 |
| Game 3 | 13-14 | 8-8 | 5-6 |
| Game 4 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
|
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10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pitcher
P. Skenes
(L)
Philadelphia Pitcher
O. Kerkering
(W)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
+122 | 8.5o (7.5) | +1.5 |
|
|
-144 | 8.5u | -1.5 (2.5) |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Griffin | SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .269 |
| B. Lowe | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .240 |
| B. Reynolds | DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .280 |
| E. Valdez | RF -LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .302 |
| R. O'Hearn | 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .286 |
| N. Gonzales | 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| J. Mangum | CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .302 |
| T. Callihan | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .237 |
| J. Triolo | PH -RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .238 |
| H. Davis | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .150 |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 21 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Turner | SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .239 |
| K. Schwarber | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .252 |
| B. Harper | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .275 |
| B. Marsh | LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .319 |
| A. Bohm | 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .223 |
| B. Stott | 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| J. Realmuto | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .201 |
| G. Rincones Jr. | RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .171 |
| D. Hill | RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| J. Crawford | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .256 |
| Totals | 36 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 17 | ||
Battling
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Skenes (L 6-8) | 4 .0 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3.62 |
| C. Sanders | 1 .2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.04 |
| Y. Ramirez | 1 .1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.59 |
| D. Santana | 1 .0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.09 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Wheeler | 4 .2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2.36 |
| K. Backhus | 0 .2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.68 |
| S. Johnson | 1 .0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.10 |
| O. Kerkering (W 6-0) | 1 .2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.62 |
| J. Duran | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.52 |
Location Citizens Bank Park
Temperature 89° Temperature
Attendance 41,766 attendance
Home Cory Blaser
1st Jansen Visconti
2nd Andy Fletcher
3rd Alex Tosi
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | PIT Starter (IP) | PHI Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, '26 | PHI |
|
PHI -220 | u8.5 | B. Chandler (6.1) | C. Sanchez (7.0) |
| Jun 29, '26 | PHI |
|
PIT -106 | o8.5 | B. Ashcraft (6.0) | A. Nola (4.1) |
| May 17, '26 | PIT |
|
PHI +110 | u7.0 | P. Skenes (5.0) | Z. Wheeler (7.0) |
| May 16, '26 | PIT |
|
PHI -172 | u8.5 | B. Chandler (3.0) | C. Sanchez (9.0) |
| May 15, '26 | PIT |
|
PHI +116 | o8.0 | B. Ashcraft (6.2) | A. Nola (3.2) |
| Jun 08, '25 | PIT |
|
PIT -118 | u6.5 | P. Skenes (7.2) | C. Sanchez (7.0) |
| Jun 07, '25 | PIT |
|
PIT +122 | u8.0 | A. Heaney (6.0) | R. Suarez (7.0) |
| Jun 06, '25 | PIT |
|
PIT +112 | o8.5 | B. Falter (3.2) | J. Ross (2.0) |
| May 18, '25 | PHI |
|
PHI +100 | u9.0 | P. Skenes (8.0) | M. Abel (6.0) |
| May 17, '25 | PHI |
|
PHI -311 | u9.0 | C. Mlodzinski (3.1) | Z. Wheeler (6.0) |
Last Meeting ( Jun 30, 2026 ) Pittsburgh 0, Philadelphia 8
Last month's highly anticipated matchup between Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes and Philadelphia's Zack Wheeler turned into more of a mismatch.
Skenes will aim to exact some revenge on Wheeler on Wednesday night when the Pirates continue their four-game road series with the Phillies.
Two of the best pitchers in the majors, Skenes (6-7, 3.10 ERA) and Wheeler (8-1, 2.03) squared off in Pittsburgh on May 17. Wheeler threw seven scoreless innings that day, while Skenes allowed five runs in five frames in the Phillies' 6-0 victory.
"You (face) a guy like Skenes, your starter's got to be good, keep you in the game, give us a chance to just scratch for a run here or there," Philadelphia interim manager Don Mattingly said after that contest. "I thought we were able to do that."
Bryce Harper homered against Skenes.
"Other than one pitch, I thought it was really good against them," Skenes after the game. "Sometimes you throw a pitch, and they take you yard. You can't get too hung up on that."
Fast forward to the present, and Wheeler is in a groove. The right-hander went 4-0 with a 1.71 ERA in June, capped by a 2-1 victory Friday over the New York Mets in which he allowed one run in seven innings.
Skenes, meanwhile, hasn't been his usual dominant self lately. In fact, the Pirates have lost each of the right-hander's last eight starts, dating to the matchup against Wheeler.
Skenes' most recent outing was a 6-4 setback Friday against the Cincinnati Reds in which he yielded four runs in five innings.
"I think it does get frustrating for Paul, for the team, for everybody, for me, when Paul has a start and we don't win," Pittsburgh manager Don Kelly said. "We need to find a way to win."
Skenes is 0-2 with a 2.61 ERA in three lifetime starts against Philadelphia, and Wheeler is 6-1 with a 2.10 ERA in 10 career outings vs. Pittsburgh.
The Phillies and Pirates have split the first two contests of this series.
Pittsburgh rallied from a 5-0 deficit on Monday en route to an 11-7 triumph. Philadelphia drew even Tuesday with an 8-0 victory as Cristopher Sanchez -- who finished as the runner-up to Skenes in last year's National League Cy Young Award race -- threw seven scoreless innings.
"Definitely (important to) flush last night and come back the next day," said Phillies outfielder Justin Crawford, who recorded three hits and three RBIs on Tuesday. "It was good for all of us."
Trea Turner also homered for Philadelphia in addition to providing an RBI double. He has gone deep in both games of the series and has multiple hits in six of the last eight games.
The Pirates managed only five hits Tuesday -- two by Esmerlyn Valdez. The rookie outfielder homered in Monday's series opener -- his fourth straight game with a home run -- but settled for two singles and a walk on Tuesday.
"We've been resilient," Kelly said after the game. "We need to find a way. They have a good pitcher tomorrow. We have a good pitcher tomorrow. We need to find a way to bounce back."
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Rodriguez | C | Day To Day - Hip( Aug 08, '26) | Aug 08, '26 | |
| Rodríguez is not in the lineup for Sunday's (Aug. 9) game against the Mets. | ||||
| M. Keller | SP | Sixty Day IL - Arm( Aug 02, '26) | Aug 02, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Mitch Keller on the 60-day injured list with a right arm teres major muscle injury. | ||||
| R. O'Hearn | RF | Ten Day IL - Quad( Jul 31, '26) | Jul 31, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed OF Ryan O'Hearn on the 10-day injured list with a left quad strain. | ||||
| O. Cruz | CF | Sixty Day IL - Hand( Jul 17, '26) | Jul 17, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates transferred OF Oneil Cruz to the 60-day injured list due to left hand injury. | ||||
| K. Griffin | SS | Sixty Day IL - Finger( Jul 10, '26) | Jul 10, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates transferred INF Konnor Griffin from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a left-hand ring finger sagittal band injury. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Kilian | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Oblique( Aug 09, '26) | Aug 09, '26 | |
| The Philadelphia Phillies placed RHP Caleb Kilian on the 15-day injured list with a left oblique strain. | ||||
| A. Nola | SP | Day To Day - Knee( Aug 07, '26) | Aug 07, '26 | |
| Nola left his start Saturday (Aug. 8) against the Blue Jays in the sixth due to bruised right knee. | ||||
| T. Banks | RP | Sixty Day IL - Forearm( Jul 24, '26) | Jul 24, '26 | |
| The Philadelphia Phillies transferred LHP Tanner Banks to the 60-day injured list with a left forearm strain. | ||||
| R. Marchan | C | Ten Day IL - Knee( Jul 23, '26) | Jul 23, '26 | |
| The Philadelphia Phillies placed C Rafael Marchán on the 10-day injured list with patellar tendinitis in his left knee. | ||||
| B. Keller | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jul 23, '26) | Jul 23, '26 | |
| The Philadelphia Phillies transferred RHP Brad Keller to the 60-day injured list with a right elbow UCL tear. | ||||
| J. Rojas | CF | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jun 24, '26) | Jun 24, '26 | |
| The Philadelphia Phillies placed OF Johan Rojas on the 60-day injured list with a right elbow UCL repair. | ||||
| A. Garcia | RF | Sixty Day IL - Lat( Jun 09, '26) | Jun 09, '26 | |
| The Philadelphia Phillies placed OF Adolis García on the 60-day injured list with a right latissimus dorsi tear. | ||||
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jun 26, '26
PIT 4 - CIN 6
|
L -184 | o7.5 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 19.2 | 0.0 |
|
Jun 20, '26
COL 2 - PIT 1
|
L -220 | u10.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 17.3 | 0.4 |
|
Jun 14, '26
PIT 2 - MIA 4
|
L -156 | u7.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 104 | 17.3 | 0.0 |
|
Jun 09, '26
PIT 3 - LAD 12
|
L -120 | o8.5 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 17.2 | 2.0 |
|
Jun 03, '26
HOU 11 - PIT 9
|
L -146 | o7.5 | 4.2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 23.4 | 1.7 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.1 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 103.2 | 18.9 | 0.8 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 17, '26
PIT 0 - PHI 6
|
L -130 | u7.0 | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 18.4 | 1.5 |
|
Jun 08, '25
PIT 2 - PHI 1
|
W -118 | u6.5 | 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 12.7 | 2.0 |
|
May 18, '25
PHI 1 - PIT 0
|
L -109 | u9.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 12.8 | 1.8 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 6.2 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 97.0 | 14.6 | 1.8 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jun 26, '26
NYM 1 - PHI 2
|
W -154 | u8.5 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 14.0 | 1.6 |
|
Jun 21, '26
PHI 6 - NYM 2
|
W -190 | u8.5 | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 104 | 18.4 | 0.0 |
|
Jun 15, '26
PHI 7 - MIA 0
|
W -205 | u8.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 16.2 | 1.7 |
|
Jun 09, '26
TOR 3 - PHI 2
|
L -106 | u7.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 16.0 | 4.5 |
|
Jun 04, '26
PHI 6 - SD 4
|
W -215 | o8.5 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 104 | 14.9 | 1.3 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 6.1 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 99.8 | 15.9 | 1.8 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 17, '26
PIT 0 - PHI 6
|
W +110 | u7.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 14.0 | 0.0 |
|
May 17, '25
PHI 5 - PIT 2
|
W -311 | u9.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 16.2 | 9.0 |
|
Apr 14, '24
PHI 2 - PIT 9
|
L -191 | o8.5 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 20.0 | 3.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 98.3 | 16.7 | 4.0 |
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.22 | .238 | .318 | 1.29 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 9.2 |
|
|
4.10 | .254 | .315 | 1.29 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 9.6 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.51 | 4.06 | .240 | .308 | 1.23 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 5.2 |
|
|
4.41 | 4.14 | .258 | .315 | 1.30 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 5.6 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5.35 | 4.44 | .234 | .330 | 1.37 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 4.0 |
|
|
4.48 | 4.04 | .249 | .316 | 1.28 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 4.0 |