August 23, 2026 · NL West
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Mookie Betts | Mookie Betts grounds into a double play, shortstop Jared Triolo to second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Shohei Ohtani scores. Freddie Freeman out at 2nd. Mookie Betts out at 1st. | PIT 0, LAD 1 |
| B4 | Alek Thomas | Alek Thomas singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Tommy Edman scores. Kyle Tucker to 3rd. | PIT 0, LAD 2 |
| B4 | Hunter Feduccia | Hunter Feduccia singles on a line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Kyle Tucker scores. Alek Thomas to 3rd. | PIT 0, LAD 3 |
| B5 | Max Muncy | Max Muncy grounds out, pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Freddie Freeman scores. Mookie Betts to 2nd. | PIT 0, LAD 4 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LAD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Pirates
AWAY
0
Pirates opened with Lake Bachar, then turned the bulk of the game over to Carmen Mlodzinski.
workload · innings pitched
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Lake Bachar
Opener
2.0
35
1
1
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Lake Bachar threw
CSW 14% 1st-pitch strike 56% 3.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 14 40% 1 1 4 5 3 Curveball 11 31% 0 2 4 4 1 Slider 9 26% 1 0 2 5 1 Sweeper 1 3% 0 0 0 1 0 - Carmen Mlodzinski Bulk 3.0 61 3 4
- Khristian Curtis Middle 3.0 41 0 1
Dodgers
HOME
4
Blake Snell started for Dodgers, leaving with a 4–0 lead.
workload · innings pitched
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Blake Snell
Starter
6.0
94
0
6
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Blake Snell threw
CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 75% 3.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 49 52% 8 7 14 15 5 Changeup 21 22% 4 2 3 6 6 Curveball 12 13% 0 2 3 7 0 Slider 12 13% 5 0 0 4 3 - Edgardo Henriquez Middle 1.0 12 0 2
- Brock Stewart Setup 1.0 6 0 1
- Alex Vesia Setup 1.0 25 0 1
Where the game turned
1 run
- Betts GIDP
Batting lines
AWAY · PIT
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Gonzales 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .365 | .397 | .762 | SB |
| Esmerlyn Valdez RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .248 | .362 | .530 | .892 | |
| Bryan Reynolds DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .370 | .426 | .796 | |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .255 | .320 | .480 | .800 | |
| Rafael Flores Jr. C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .338 | .583 | .921 | |
| Nick Yorke LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 | .279 | .287 | .566 | |
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .252 | .359 | .399 | .758 | |
| Jacob Gonzalez SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .274 | .373 | .647 | |
| Oneil Cruz CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .353 | .492 | .845 | |
| Jared Triolo SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .310 | .302 | .612 | |
| Billy Cook CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .180 | .196 | .240 | .436 |
HOME · LAD
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shohei Ohtani DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .288 | .389 | .545 | .934 | SB |
| Freddie Freeman 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .374 | .463 | .837 | |
| Mookie Betts SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .294 | .407 | .701 | |
| Max Muncy 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .256 | .349 | .509 | .858 | |
| Tommy Edman 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .343 | .400 | .743 | |
| Kyle Tucker RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 | .326 | .363 | .689 | |
| Teoscar Hernández LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .244 | .305 | .390 | .695 | |
| Alek Thomas CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .226 | .337 | .563 | |
| Hunter Feduccia C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .234 | .308 | .349 | .657 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · PIT
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Bachar | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3.77 | L |
| Carmen Mlodzinski | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 4.17 | |
| Khristian Curtis | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0.00 |
HOME · LAD
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Snell | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 94 | 2.57 | W |
| Edgardo Henriquez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2.91 | |
| Brock Stewart | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.08 | |
| Alex Vesia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3.18 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · PIT
Lineup 4.4 R
Bunts 0.9 R
IBBs 3.6 R
HOME · LAD
Lineup 2.1 R
Bunts 1.5 R
IBBs 6.3 R
Recent form
AWAY · PIT
6-4
W4
-5 run diff
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HOME · LAD
7-3
W4
+24 run diff
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Season series: 0-2 with PIT listed first across 2 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.