Yusei Kikuchi
Yusei Kikuchi
Los Angeles Angels · Away
Scoreless 1st 100%
ERA 5.65 (L5 4.32)
Final
Braxton Ashcraft
Braxton Ashcraft
Pittsburgh Pirates · Home
Scoreless 1st 80%
ERA 3.59 (L5 2.18)
6 : 1
Model: Home 54% · Away 46%
Market avg 63% (edge -9pp)
O/U 7.555555555555555 · Model over 83% · Market 51% (edge 32pp)
Moneyline · Home 1.54 / Away 2.57 (9-book avg)
Total 7.5 · Over 1.85 / Under 1.98 (8-book avg)
Predicted Pittsburgh Pirates 6 - 5 Los Angeles Angels

Scouting Sheet

Sorted by record — both starters' combined scoreless-1st rate, 1.80 — not a prediction

Los Angeles Angels Starter Yusei Kikuchi Scoreless 1st 5/5 (100%) ERA 5.65 (L5 4.32) Last 5 WHIP 1.20 K9 8.6 Rest 6d
Pittsburgh Pirates Starter Braxton Ashcraft Scoreless 1st 4/5 (80%) ERA 3.59 (L5 2.18) Last 5 WHIP 0.76 K9 6.5 Rest 6d

Los Angeles Angels Lineup Confirmed

1 Zach Neto OPS .743 (L10 .695) No BvP history
2 Jose Siri OPS .664 (L10 .074) No BvP history
3 Wade Meckler OPS .752 (L10 .778) No BvP history
4 Vaughn Grissom OPS .706 (L10 .886) No BvP history
5 Moisés Ballesteros OPS .600 (L10 .566) 7 PA, reached 2(H2/BB0) K2 HR0 OPS.572 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
6 Christian Moore OPS .521 (L10 .602) No BvP history

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup Confirmed

1 Konnor Griffin OPS .727 (L10 .750) No BvP history
2 Esmerlyn Valdez OPS .867 (L10 .613) No BvP history
3 Bryan Reynolds OPS .790 (L10 .719) 10 PA, reached 2(H1/BB1) K1 HR0 OPS.311
4 Oneil Cruz OPS .839 (L10 .789) 2 PA, reached 1(H1/BB0) K1 HR0 OPS2.000 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
5 Nick Gonzales OPS .766 (L10 .759) 3 PA, reached 1(H1/BB0) K1 HR0 OPS.666 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
6 Rafael Flores Jr. OPS .775 (L10 .424) No BvP history

Team 1st-Inning Form

Los Angeles Angels L5 [1, 0, 0, 0, 0]=1 runs · Pittsburgh Pirates L5 [0, 2, 0, 2, 0]=4 runs

Head-to-Head

09-04 Los Angeles Angels 0-0 Pittsburgh Pirates

Venue
PNC Park
Start Time
Away Starter
Yusei Kikuchi
Home Starter
Braxton Ashcraft