MLB

Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies

· Major League Baseball
Pittsburgh Pirates
15-31, 6-18 Away
Final
2 - 5
Philadelphia Phillies
27-18, 16-8 Home

Wheeler and Stott lead Phillies to 5-2 win over Pirates

Bryan Reynolds offers Pirates late hope with 2-run swat

Stott launched his fourth homer of the season off starter Carmen Mlodzinski (1-4) in the third and knocked in two runs an inning later with an opposite-field single.

Wheeler (5-1) posted another strong outing, allowing three hits and a walk. It was his second consecutive scoreless start, and he's gone 16 innings without giving up a run.

Bryce Harper had two hits and an RBI. Harper has reached base 11 times in his last 17 plate appearances, logging seven hits and four walks. Kyle Schwarber added an RBI double for the Phillies, who have won 14 of 19.

Mlodzinski lasted 3 1/3 innings, allowing four runs and seven hits.

Pittsburgh didn't advance a runner to second base until Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run homer with one out in the ninth. The last-place Pirates are 3-12 in May.

Key moment Stott's single in the fourth stretched Philadelphia's lead to 4-0. It was notable because it came off lefty reliever Joey Wentz. The Phillies have not been starting Stott against left-handed pitchers. Stott entered the at-bat 6 for 28 (.214) against lefties this season.

Key stat Dating to August 2024, Wheeler has pitched at least six innings and allowed two runs or fewer in 19 of 21 starts.

Up next Pirates ace Paul Skenes (3-4, 2.63 ERA) faces Phillies RHP Mick Abel on Sunday. Abel will be making his major league debut.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Canario grounded out to third.
9th Inning Bart struck out swinging.
9th Inning Reynolds homered to right center (408 feet), McCutchen scored.
9th Inning McCutchen walked.
9th Inning Cruz struck out swinging.
9th Inning Banks relieved Hernández

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
11 Ground Balls 9
11 Strikeouts 7
2 Runs Batted In 5
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
4 Hits 10
0 Stolen Bases 1
2 Walks 4
0 Catcher Interference 0
2 Runs 5
1 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
30 At Bats 34
1 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
6 Runners Left On Base 18
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 4
8 Fly Balls 18
0 Caught Stealing 0
140 Pitches 165
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
7 Total Bases 17
32 Plate Appearances 38
162.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
1 Extra Base Hits 5
0.5 Runs Created 6.5
.133 Batting Average .294
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.233 Slugging Percentage .500
.167 Secondary Average .353
.188 On Base Percentage .368
.421 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .868
1.4 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.5
0.5 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 7.4
15.0 Batter Rating 42.0
30.0 At Bats Per Home Run 34.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
4.38 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.34
.100 Isolated Power .206
0.18 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.57
.063 Walks Per Plate Appearance .105
.033 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .059
4.0 Runs Produced 10.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.6
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.3
65.3 MLB Rating 89.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Citizens Bank Park

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 44,164 | Capacity:

2025 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Chicago 60 41 .594 - W1
Milwaukee 60 41 .594 - L1
St. Louis 52 50 .510 8.5 L1
Cincinnati 52 50 .510 8.5 L3
Pittsburgh 41 61 .402 19.5 W2

2025 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia 58 43 .574 - W2
New York 58 44 .569 0.5 W3
Miami 47 53 .470 10.5 W1
Atlanta 44 56 .440 13.5 L1
Washington 41 60 .406 17 W2
Full Standings