LAA 6, PIT 1 | Sep 5, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, September 5, 2026•PNC Park•77°F, Cloudy

LAA

Angels

PIT

Pirates

Final

WIN

Yusei Kikuchi

LOSS

Braxton Ashcraft

The Angels cruised past the Pirates 6-1 in a dominant performance.

★Zach Neto3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Bryan Reynolds3-for-3, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Bryan Reynolds homers (16) on a fly ball to right field.

Weather: 77°F, CloudyWind: 7 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 10:40 PM UTCT: 2:40Att: 25,541Venue: PNC Park

Ump Audit

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87.4%D

18 missed calls

+5.3% PIT

+0.44 runs PIT

Win Probability

PIT WinLAA Win

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

Game 823335 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Los Angeles Angels

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Zach NetoSS	5	1	3	1	0	2	.238/.317/.430	104.9	.640	.613
Jose SiriCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220/.280/.384	-	-	-
Wade MecklerLF	5	1	2	2	0	0	.298/.370/.391	98.5	.251	.320
Vaughn Grissom1B	5	0	1	0	0	3	.249/.310/.391	94.1	.500	.490
Moisés BallesterosC	4	0	1	1	0	0	.210/.274/.324	108.9	.349	.365
Christian MooreDH	4	0	0	0	0	2	.162/.227/.265	96.3	.053	.054
Josh LoweRF	4	1	1	1	0	2	.210/.273/.360	105.4	.464	.876
Denzer Guzman3B	4	1	1	0	0	2	.219/.263/.340	107.6	.805	.785
Adam Frazier2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	.241/.318/.353	102.4	.343	.340
Bench
Mike TroutCF	4	1	2	1	0	2	.241/.376/.422	96.5	.603	.556
Yusei KikuchiP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	38	6	12	6	0	13	-	-	-	-

HR:Lowe (5th off Ashcraft, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Frazier; Meckler 2

TB:18

RBI:Neto; Trout; Ballesteros; Meckler 2; Lowe

Team LOB:7

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Konnor GriffinSS	4	0	0	0	0	3	.267/.323/.392	79.8	.089

Pitching

Los Angeles Angels

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Yusei KikuchiW	6.0	5	0	0	3	6	0	89-58	91.3	4.96
Ryan Watson	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	89.9	4.25
Luke Murphy	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	22-15	92.8	4.50
José Fermin	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	19-11	93.4	3.14
Totals	9.0	8	1	1	4	9	1	136-88	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Kikuchi 89-58; Watson 6-4; Murphy 22-15; Fermin 19-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Kikuchi 5-5; Watson 2-1; Murphy 0-0; Fermin 1-1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Braxton AshcraftL	5.0	7	3	3	0	9	1	67-52	92.6	3.65

Game Notes

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B2Replay review: Jake Mangum challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Jake Mangum called out on strikes.

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B6Replay review: Moisés Ballesteros challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Esmerlyn Valdez walks.

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T2Wild pitch by Braxton Ashcraft

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T4Wild pitch by Braxton Ashcraft

Bench
Jared Triolo3B	2	0	1	0	0	0	.244/.316/.314	92.2	.219	.198
Nick Yorke1B	1	0	0	0	1	0	.212/.284/.279	95.4	.020	.031
Braxton AshcraftP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Isaac MattsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Yohan RamírezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-