Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates

MLB

Braves

72-40

6-5

Final

Pirates

51-63

PNC Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
ATL	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	6
PIT	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	5

Who won: Braves 6-5

The Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at PNC Park. The series is tied 2-2. Ozzie Albies went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI for the Braves. Ke'Bryan Hayes went 3-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Pirates.

Recap · Aug 9

Acuña has 3 hits, Harris scores the winning run on a close call at the plate as Braves top Bucs 6-5

Ronald Acuña Jr. slugged three hits and Michael Harris II tagged on a popup to right field and scored on a close call in the eighth inning, lifting the MLB-leading Atlanta Braves to a...

What it means

Season series: Series tied 2-2.
Braves 35-20 on the road; Pirates 27-30 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Braves1st in NL East

Bryce Elder SP
Knee, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Joe Jimenez RP
Knee, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Martin Perez SP
Back, Inflammation
15-Day-IL
Reynaldo Lopez RP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Spencer Strider SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

Oneil Cruz CF
Knee, Bruise, left
Day-To-Day
Braxton Ashcraft SP
Arm, Soreness, right
15-Day-IL
Esmerlyn Valdez RF
Hamstring, Strain, left
10-Day-IL
Isaac Mattson RP
Hip, Inflammation
15-Day-IL
Mitch Keller SP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Braves1st in NL East

Max Fried SP

Probable starter · 8-1, 2.55 ERA, 80 K, 1.13 WHIP

Lineup

1Ronald Acuna Jr.RF
2Ozzie Albies2B
3Austin Riley3B
4Matt Olson1B
5Sean MurphyC
6Marcell OzunaDH
7Eddie RosarioLF
8Orlando ArciaSS
9Michael Harris IICF

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

Quinn Priester SP

Probable starter · 3-3, 7.74 ERA, 36 K, 1.70 WHIP

Lineup

1Ke'Bryan Hayes3B
2Bryan ReynoldsLF
3Andrew McCutchenDH
4Connor Joe1B
5Henry DavisRF
6Endy RodriguezC
7Jack SuwinskiCF
8Jared Triolo2B
9Alika WilliamsSS

The series

Series tied 2-2

Last meeting: Braves 8, Pirates 6 (Aug 8)

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Game info

Venue: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Attendance 17,639
Officials: Mike Muchlinski (Home Plate Umpire), Alan Porter (First Base Umpire), Jim Wolf (Second Base Umpire), Jeremy Riggs (Third Base Umpire)