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September 15, 2026 · NL Cent

Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates

September 15, 20266:40 PM ETPNC Park
AWAY
Milwaukee Brewers
72-43
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HOME
Pittsburgh Pirates
57-60

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · MIL Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Brice Turang 2B · L .266 .359 .452 .811 16 70 120 .730
2 William Contreras C · R .270 .335 .398 .733 11 58 65 .751
3 Jake Bauers 1B · L .270 .375 .503 .878 20 64 103 .714
4 Jackson Chourio LF · R .277 .335 .470 .805 15 45 88 .766
5 Garrett Mitchell CF · L .257 .353 .420 .773 8 49 123 .731
6 Christian Yelich DH · L .231 .314 .371 .685 7 38 95 .739
7 Joey Ortiz SS · R .241 .307 .357 .664 5 29 50 .707
8 David Hamilton 3B · L .233 .313 .319 .632 3 15 61 .714
9 Andrew Vaughn 1B · R .299 .392 .474 .866 5 33 32 .723
HOME · PIT Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Bryan Reynolds LF · S .266 .377 .441 .818 15 63 125 .730
2 Brandon Lowe 2B · L .255 .321 .486 .807 24 72 134 .730
3 Nick Gonzales 3B · R .309 .362 .399 .761 6 50 79 .719
4 Jake Mangum CF · S .298 .352 .374 .726 3 24 61 .715
5 Spencer Horwitz 1B · L .271 .375 .439 .814 10 37 45 .737
6 Jared Triolo SS · R .239 .316 .304 .620 1 20 56 .712
7 Henry Davis C · R .170 .268 .315 .583 8 30 48 .707
8 Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R .248 .364 .595 .959 14 38 68 .750
9 Endy Rodríguez C · S .269 .376 .470 .846 7 20 41 .724

Manager comparison

AWAY · MIL
Pat Murphy
Lineup 2.1 R Bunts 4.0 R IBBs 4.8 R
HOME · PIT
Don Kelly
Lineup 4.0 R Bunts 0.6 R IBBs 2.8 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · MIL
  • Available 5
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · PIT
  • Available 8
  • Limited 1
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · MIL
6-4 W3 -1 run diff
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HOME · PIT
2-8 L3 -17 run diff
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Season series: 3-4 with MIL listed first across 8 prior meetings.

Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Brewers and Pirates staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

Keep reading

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.

Read the full methodology.