Saturday, April 4, 2026 · PNC Park · Final

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52-56 · L10 3-4

2–3
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55-53 · L10 4-3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
BAL 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
PIT 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 8 0
WP Dennis Santana (2-5) LP Ryan Helsley (0-4)

Stars of the game

Shane Baz Carmen Mlodzinski Hunter Barco

Season matchup

PIT leads 15 of 18 categories

BAL Metric PIT
Offense
4.55 12th Runs scored per game 5.21 2nd
.717 17th Team On-Base Plus Slugging .759 3rd
127 15th Team Home Runs 137 7th
.237 23rd Team Batting Average .260 2nd
14.3 9th Total position-player WAR 15.6 5th
Pitching
4.78 22nd Runs allowed per game 4.84 23rd
4.21 16th Team Earned Run Average 4.29 21st
1.35 20th Team Walks + Hits per Inning 1.32 18th
856 21st Team Strikeouts 998 4th
8.0 16th Rotation WAR 12.8 3rd
2.5 20th Bullpen WAR 4.6 8th
Roster
6.9 21st Combined WAR of the club's three best position players 7.6 16th
2.4% 3rd Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 12.9% 11th
48.3% 29th Share of position-player WAR from the top three 48.7% 28th
27.6 23rd Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 28.7 13th
Results
.481 21st Winning percentage .509 12th
-25 20th Run differential 40 8th
.477 20th Pythagorean winning percentage .534 10th
.346 29th Winning percentage in one-run games .571 6th
.518 15th Home winning percentage .518 15th
.442 19th Road winning percentage .500 10th

2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Taylor Ward DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249 .735
2 Gunnar Henderson SS 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .219 .687
3 Pete Alonso 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .812
4 Adley Rutschman C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .251 .764
5 Dylan Beavers LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .244 .676
6 Coby Mayo 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .198 .672
7 Leody Taveras CF 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 .226 .660
8 Colton Cowser RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .205 .639
Tyler O'Neill RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .669
9 Blaze Alexander 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 .807
Team 31 2 6 0 2 7 8 .194 .536
SB:
Alexander
GIDP:
Alonso
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Shane Baz 5.2 4 1 1 3 5 0 98-63 3.98 1.39
Rico Garcia 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10-5 2.93 0.87
Grant Wolfram 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21-12 4.22 1.28
Anthony Nunez 1.0 1 1 0 1 0 0 27-13 4.46 1.25
Ryan Helsley L 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 13-9 4.11 1.43
Team 8.1 8 3 2 6 7 0 169-102 2.16 1.68

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Oneil Cruz CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .264 .822
2 Brandon Lowe 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 .809
3 Bryan Reynolds LF 4 2 3 0 0 1 1 .269 .842
4 Ryan O'Hearn RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .277 .807
5 Marcell Ozuna DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .205 .617
Nick Yorke DH 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .197 .555
6 Konnor Griffin SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .736
7 Spencer Horwitz 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .280 .842
8 Nick Gonzales 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .315 .781
9 Joey Bart C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 .681
Jake Mangum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 .719
Henry Davis C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .603
Team 33 3 8 0 2 6 7 .242 .699
2B:
Reynolds, Yorke, Horwitz
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Carmen Mlodzinski 4.2 5 2 2 3 5 0 84-49 3.36 1.36
Hunter Barco 2.1 0 0 0 3 1 0 45-22 7.71 1.97
Isaac Mattson 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17-9 4.93 1.56
Dennis Santana W 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13-10 6.05 1.51
Team 9.0 6 2 2 7 8 0 159-90 2.00 1.44
Win% = PIT win prob.
Bot 9th · PIT batting
2–3

Double. Nick Yorke doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Bryan Reynolds scores. Ryan O'Hearn to 3rd.

100% ▲29
2–2

Intent Walk. Ryan Helsley intentionally walks Ryan O'Hearn.

71%
2–2

Double. Bryan Reynolds doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Dylan Beavers.

70% ▲12
2–2

Groundout. Brandon Lowe grounds out, second baseman Blaze Alexander to first baseman Pete Alonso.

58%
Top 9th · BAL batting
2–2

Strikeout. Gunnar Henderson challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Gunnar Henderson called out on strikes.

64%
2–2

Groundout. Taylor Ward grounds out softly to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.

61%
2–2

Groundout. Blaze Alexander grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.

56%
Bot 8th · PIT batting
2–2

Groundout. Oneil Cruz grounds out to first baseman Pete Alonso.

50% ▼9
2–2

Field Error. Jake Mangum reaches on a fielding error by pitcher Anthony Nunez. Nick Yorke scores. Nick Gonzales to 2nd.

59% ▲28
2–1

Walk. Nick Gonzales walks.

31%
2–1

Groundout. Spencer Horwitz grounds out, second baseman Blaze Alexander to first baseman Pete Alonso. Nick Yorke to 3rd.

28% ▼9
2–1

Groundout. Konnor Griffin grounds out, third baseman Coby Mayo to first baseman Pete Alonso. Nick Yorke to 2nd.

37%
2–1

Single. Marcell Ozuna singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Coby Mayo.

41% ▲10
Top 8th · BAL batting
2–1

Flyout. Tyler O'Neill flies out to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn.

31%
2–1

Walk. Leody Taveras walks.

28%
2–1

Single. Coby Mayo singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz.

25%
2–1

Strikeout. Dylan Beavers called out on strikes.

28%
Bot 7th · PIT batting
2–1

Groundout. Ryan O'Hearn grounds out, second baseman Blaze Alexander to first baseman Pete Alonso.

26%
2–1

Strikeout. Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging.

31%
2–1

Strikeout. Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging.

37%
2–1

Single. Oneil Cruz singles on a line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras.

44% ▲8
Top 7th · BAL batting
2–1

Flyout. Adley Rutschman flies out to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn.

36%
2–1

Strikeout. Pete Alonso strikes out swinging.

32%
2–1

Walk. Gunnar Henderson walks.

27%
2–1

Pop Out. Taylor Ward pops out to second baseman Brandon Lowe.

31%
2–1

Walk. Blaze Alexander walks.

27%
Bot 6th · PIT batting
2–1

Groundout. Joey Bart grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Pete Alonso.

31% ▼8
2–1

Walk. Nick Gonzales walks.

39%
2–1

Double. Spencer Horwitz hits a ground-rule double (1) on a line drive down the left-field line.

37%
2–1

Groundout. Konnor Griffin grounds out, third baseman Coby Mayo to first baseman Pete Alonso.

33%
2–1

Strikeout. Marcell Ozuna strikes out swinging.

36%
Top 6th · BAL batting
2–1

Lineout. Tyler O'Neill lines out sharply to shortstop Konnor Griffin.

40%
2–1

Walk. Leody Taveras walks.

37%
2–1

Groundout. Coby Mayo grounds out, third baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.

38%
2–1

Groundout. Dylan Beavers grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.

37%
Bot 5th · PIT batting
2–1

Flyout. Ryan O'Hearn flies out to center fielder Leody Taveras.

34%
2–1

Walk. Bryan Reynolds walks. Brandon Lowe to 2nd.

41%
2–1

Walk. Brandon Lowe walks.

38%
2–1

Flyout. Oneil Cruz flies out to center fielder Leody Taveras.

36%
2–1

Strikeout. Joey Bart called out on strikes.

38%
Top 5th · BAL batting
2–1

Pop Out. Adley Rutschman pops out to second baseman Brandon Lowe.

42%
2–1

Groundout. Pete Alonso grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Taylor Ward to 2nd.

38%
2–1

Pop Out. Gunnar Henderson pops out to shortstop Konnor Griffin.

36%
2–1

Walk. Taylor Ward walks.

33%
Bot 4th · PIT batting
2–1

Lineout. Nick Gonzales lines out to shortstop Gunnar Henderson.

36%
2–1

Sac Fly. Spencer Horwitz out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Bryan Reynolds scores.

42%
2–0

Hit By Pitch. Konnor Griffin hit by pitch.

45%
2–0

Groundout. Marcell Ozuna grounds out, third baseman Coby Mayo to first baseman Pete Alonso. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd. Ryan O'Hearn to 2nd.

42%
2–0

Single. Ryan O'Hearn singles on a line drive to right fielder Colton Cowser. Bryan Reynolds to 2nd.

43%
2–0

Single. Bryan Reynolds singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Shane Baz.

36%
Top 4th · BAL batting
2–0

Forceout. Blaze Alexander grounds into a force out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to second baseman Brandon Lowe. Leody Taveras out at 2nd.

31%
2–0

Strikeout. Colton Cowser strikes out swinging.

25%
2–0

Single. Leody Taveras singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. Adley Rutschman scores. Dylan Beavers to 3rd. Coby Mayo to 2nd.

20% ▼8
1–0

Walk. Coby Mayo walks. Adley Rutschman to 3rd. Dylan Beavers to 2nd.

28%
1–0

Single. Dylan Beavers singles on a line drive to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. Gunnar Henderson scores. Adley Rutschman to 2nd.

34% ▼8
0–0

Single. Adley Rutschman singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. Gunnar Henderson to 3rd.

42% ▼8
0–0

Strikeout. Pete Alonso strikes out on a foul tip.

50%
0–0

Single. Gunnar Henderson singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn.

46%
Bot 3rd · PIT batting
0–0

Pop Out. Brandon Lowe pops out to shortstop Gunnar Henderson.

50%
0–0

Strikeout. Oneil Cruz strikes out swinging.

51%
0–0

Groundout. Joey Bart grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Pete Alonso.

53%
Top 3rd · BAL batting
0–0

Groundout. Taylor Ward grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.

56%
0–0

Lineout. Blaze Alexander lines out sharply to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn.

54%
0–0

Strikeout. Colton Cowser strikes out swinging.

53%
Bot 2nd · PIT batting
0–0

Flyout. Nick Gonzales flies out to right fielder Colton Cowser.

50%
0–0

Lineout. Spencer Horwitz lines out to second baseman Blaze Alexander.

51%
0–0

Groundout. Konnor Griffin grounds out, third baseman Coby Mayo to first baseman Pete Alonso.

53%
Top 2nd · BAL batting
0–0

Lineout. Leody Taveras lines out to left fielder Bryan Reynolds.

55%
0–0

Strikeout. Coby Mayo challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Coby Mayo called out on strikes.

53%
0–0

Forceout. Dylan Beavers grounds into a force out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to shortstop Konnor Griffin. Adley Rutschman out at 2nd. Dylan Beavers to 1st.

50%
0–0

Single. Adley Rutschman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds.

46%
Bot 1st · PIT batting
0–0

Strikeout. Marcell Ozuna called out on strikes.

50%
0–0

Strikeout. Ryan O'Hearn strikes out swinging.

54%
0–0

Single. Bryan Reynolds singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras. Brandon Lowe to 2nd.

59%
0–0

Forceout. Brandon Lowe grounds into a force out, pitcher Shane Baz to shortstop Gunnar Henderson. Oneil Cruz out at 2nd. Brandon Lowe to 1st.

55%
0–0

Walk. Oneil Cruz walks.

58%
Top 1st · BAL batting
0–0

Grounded Into DP. Pete Alonso grounds into a double play, shortstop Konnor Griffin to second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Gunnar Henderson out at 2nd. Pete Alonso out at 1st.

55%
0–0

Walk. Gunnar Henderson walks.

50%
0–0

Strikeout. Taylor Ward called out on strikes.

52%