Los Angeles Angels vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Sep 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
LAA	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	6	12	0	7
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	8	0	8

loss:

B. Ashcraft(14-6)win: Los Angeles Angels logo

Y. Kikuchi(1-5)

Game Recap

Los Angeles Angels vs Pittsburgh Pirates game highlights

PITTSBURGH -- It has been a difficult season for Yusei Kikuchi, one fraught with injury and uncertainty. However, the Angels veteran left-hander was able to feel good on Saturday night as he finally got into the win column....

Scoring Summary

LAAPIT

4Moises Ballesteros singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Wade Meckler scores. [1 run] 10
5Josh Lowe homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 20
5Zach Neto singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Denzer Guzman scores. [1 run] 30
7Mike Trout singles on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Adam Frazier scores. Zach Neto to 2nd. [1 run] 40
7Wade Meckler doubles (13) on a fly ball to center fielder Jake Mangum. Zach Neto scores. Mike Trout scores. Wade Meckler to 3rd. [2 runs] 60
8Bryan Reynolds homers (16) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 61

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Zach NetoSS	3	5	1	1	2	0	0	0	.238
2Mike TroutCF	2	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	.241
Jose SiriPR-CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220
3Wade MecklerLF	2	5	1	2	0	0	0	4	.298
4Vaughn Grissom1B	1	5	0	0	3	0	0	6	.249
5Moises BallesterosC	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.210
6Christian MooreDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.162
7Josh LoweRF	1	4	1	1	2	0	1	1	.210
8Denzer Guzman3B	1	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	.219
9Adam Frazier2B	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.241

TOTAL	12	38	6	6	13	0	1	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Yusei KikuchiLHP	6.0	5	0	0	6	3	0	89	4.96
Ryan WatsonRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4.25
Luke MurphyRHP	1.0	2	1	1	2	0	1	22	4.50
Jose FerminRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	19	3.14
TOTAL	9.0	8	1	1	9	4	1	136	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Konnor GriffinSS	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	.267
2Esmerlyn ValdezRF	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	.236
3Bryan ReynoldsLF	3	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.267
4Oneil CruzDH	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	4	.267
5Nick Gonzales2B-3B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.307
6Rafael Flores Jr.C	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.223
7Jared Triolo3B	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.244
Spencer HorwitzPH-1B	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.245
8Jake MangumCF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.285
9Nick Yorke1B	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.212
Brandon LowePH-2B	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	.253
TOTAL	8	32	1	1	9	4	1	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Braxton AshcraftRHP	5.0	7	3	3	9	0	1	67	3.65
Isaac MattsonRHP	2.0	4	3	3	2	0	0	39	5.35
Yohan RamirezRHP	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	31	3.18

TOTAL	9.0	12	6	6	13	0	1	137	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningLAAPIT

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Zach Neto strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Mike Trout strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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FLYOUT — Wade Meckler flies out to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Konnor Griffin strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Esmerlyn Valdez flies out sharply to center fielder Mike Trout. [2 outs]
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SINGLE — Bryan Reynolds singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Mike Trout.
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STRIKEOUT — Oneil Cruz strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

LAA

PIT

6Runs1

12Hits8

0Errors0

.316Batting Avg.250

38At Bats32

4Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs1

6Runs-Batted-In1

0Walks4

0Stolen Bases1

13Strikeouts9

7Left on Base8

18Total Bases13

Game Details

Saturday, September 5, 2026 · 6:40 PM

PNC Park · Pittsburgh, PA

attendance: 25,541 (65.9%)

weather: 77 degrees, cloudy

spread: PIT -188

over/under: 7.5