Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
The Story
The Atlanta Braves shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 at PNC Park on July 8, 2026, holding Pittsburgh scoreless across all nine innings while breaking through for all three of their runs in a decisive late-game sequence. The DiamondIQ model entered the game giving Pittsburgh a 46% chance of winning at home, but by the final out that figure had collapsed to zero, reflecting how completely Atlanta controlled the contest.
The turning point arrived in the top of the eighth inning, when Joey Bart connected for a home run off Dennis Santana that swung win probability 34.4 points in Atlanta's favor, the single most impactful play of the game. That blast accounted for the bulk of Bart's final line of plus 30.5% WPA and plus 1.5 RE24, making him the clear offensive catalyst of the night. Mike Yastrzemski followed with a double off Santana that added another 4.8 percentage points, and Atlanta would add a third run in the ninth to close out the scoring. Pittsburgh's best opportunities to respond were extinguished quietly, most notably when Jake Mangum struck out against Dylan Lee in the bottom of the eighth, costing the Pirates 5.6 points of win probability.
On the mound, Jared Jones led all pitchers with plus 31.2% WPA, while Grant Holmes contributed plus 20.0% and Dylan Lee added plus 13.3%, as the Atlanta staff combined to limit Pittsburgh to four hits and no runs. Marcell Ozuna chipped in plus 4.0% WPA after drawing a strikeout from Raisel Iglesias in the ninth went in Atlanta's favor, and Ozzie Albies added plus 1.2% WPA as the Braves completed a clean, efficient road shutout.