MLB

Pittsburgh 4, at Cincinnati 1

Saturday, August 1, 2026 · Final

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Pittsburgh Pirates

82-80 · W1 · #13 (1304 ELO +3)

0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 61

Cincinnati Reds

75-87 · L1 · #24 (1269 ELO -3)

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 30

Great American Ball Park · Cincinnati, OH

Attendance: 27,616

Umpires: Dexter Kelley [HP], Shane Livensparger [1B], Dan Merzel [2B], Dan Bellino [3B]

Pirates’ Ashcraft takes down Reds as Pittsburgh avoids sweep

CINCINNATI, Ohio (Interstat) — Braxton Ashcraft allowed one earned run over five innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates avoided a three-game sweep by defeating the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 on Saturday. The Reds had won the first two games of the series. Ashcraft (11-4) scattered two hits and struck out five in the win. Andrew Abbott (5-7) took the loss, surrendering three earned runs over five innings. Pittsburgh broke through in the third inning. Bryan Reynolds walked with the bases loaded to force in a run, Esmerlyn Valdez walked to score another, and Nick Gonzales’ fielder’s choice brought home a third. Henry… Read more...

Top Statlines

Braxton Ashcraft PIT 5.0ip 2h 1er 5k
Carmen Mlodzinski PIT 3.0ip 1h 0er 4k
Gregory Soto PIT 1.0ip 0h 0er 1k

Forecasting

ELO Probability PIT 51.0%

Spread PIT -1.5

Projected Score CIN 6 PIT 3

Money Line CIN +100/PIT -120

Over/Under 8.5 (Under)