Los Angeles Angels vs Pittsburgh Pirates
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T4 | Moisés Ballesteros | Moisés Ballesteros singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Wade Meckler scores. | LAA 1, PIT 0 |
| T5 | Josh Lowe | Josh Lowe homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. | LAA 2, PIT 0 |
| T5 | Zach Neto | Zach Neto singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Denzer Guzman scores. | LAA 3, PIT 0 |
| T7 | Mike Trout | Mike Trout singles on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Adam Frazier scores. Zach Neto to 2nd. | LAA 4, PIT 0 |
| T7 | Wade Meckler | Wade Meckler doubles (13) on a fly ball to center fielder Jake Mangum. Zach Neto scores. Mike Trout scores. Wade Meckler to 3rd. | LAA 6, PIT 0 |
| B8 | Bryan Reynolds | Bryan Reynolds homers (16) on a fly ball to right field. | LAA 6, PIT 1 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Yusei Kikuchi started for Angels, leaving with a 3–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Luke Murphy took the roughest line.
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Yusei Kikuchi
Starter
6.0
89
0
6
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Yusei Kikuchi threw
CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 63% 3.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 42 47% 3 12 8 10 9 Slider 29 33% 3 2 5 14 5 Curveball 11 12% 3 1 1 5 1 Splitter 7 8% 2 0 3 2 0 - Ryan Watson Middle 1.0 6 0 0
- Luke Murphy Setup 1.0 22 1 2
- José Fermin Middle 1.0 19 0 1
Braxton Ashcraft started for Pirates, leaving trailing 0–3. Out of the bullpen, Isaac Mattson took the roughest line.
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Braxton Ashcraft
Starter
5.0
67
3
9
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Braxton Ashcraft threw
CSW 45% 1st-pitch strike 82% 3.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Curveball 23 34% 4 11 1 5 2 Four-Seam Fastball 18 27% 2 3 3 4 6 Sinker 17 25% 1 6 2 4 4 Slider 9 13% 1 2 3 2 1 - Isaac Mattson Setup 2.0 39 3 2
- Yohan Ramírez Middle 2.0 31 0 2
Where the game turned
- Ballesteros 1B (1)
Batting lines
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Neto SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .238 | .317 | .430 | .747 | |
| Wade Meckler LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .370 | .391 | .761 | 2 2B |
| Vaughn Grissom 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .249 | .310 | .391 | .701 | |
| Moisés Ballesteros C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .274 | .324 | .598 | |
| Christian Moore DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .162 | .227 | .265 | .492 | |
| Josh Lowe RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .210 | .273 | .360 | .633 | HR (11) |
| Denzer Guzman 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .219 | .263 | .340 | .603 | |
| Adam Frazier 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .318 | .353 | .671 | 2B |
| Mike Trout CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .241 | .376 | .422 | .798 |
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konnor Griffin SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .267 | .323 | .392 | .715 | |
| Esmerlyn Valdez RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .236 | .348 | .511 | .859 | |
| Bryan Reynolds LF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .373 | .429 | .802 | HR (16) |
| Oneil Cruz DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .359 | .476 | .835 | SB |
| Nick Gonzales 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .371 | .395 | .766 | 2B |
| Rafael Flores Jr. C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .305 | .489 | .794 | 2B |
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 | .347 | .373 | .720 | |
| Jake Mangum CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 | .343 | .370 | .713 | |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .322 | .478 | .800 | |
| Jared Triolo 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .316 | .314 | .630 | |
| Nick Yorke 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .212 | .284 | .279 | .563 |
Pitching lines
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yusei Kikuchi | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 89 | 4.96 | W |
| Ryan Watson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.25 | |
| Luke Murphy | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 4.50 | |
| José Fermin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3.14 |
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton Ashcraft | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 67 | 3.65 | L |
| Isaac Mattson | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 5.35 | |
| Yohan Ramírez | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3.18 |
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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.