Los Angeles Angels at Pittsburgh Pirates: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 |
The Story
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Los Angeles Angels 1-0 at PNC Park on September 6, 2026, in a game that was as economical as the final score suggests. Pittsburgh's lone run came in the bottom of the third inning, when Henry Davis connected on a home run off Angels starter Walbert Ureña, a swing that shifted win probability by 11.1 percentage points in the Pirates' favor according to the DiamondIQ model's estimate. From that point forward, a Pittsburgh pitching staff that allowed just five hits never relinquished control, carrying a pre-game home win probability of 65 percent all the way to a final estimate of 100 percent.
The game's most consequential sequence outside that home run came in the bottom of the fourth, when Nick Gonzales grounded into a double play off Ureña, costing Pittsburgh 8.6 percentage points of win probability and briefly tightening the contest. Los Angeles made its clearest push in the top of the ninth, but Jose Siri's strikeout and Denzer Guzman's flyout against Mason Montgomery erased 7.1 and 6.8 percentage points of Angels win probability in succession, closing the door entirely.
Davis was the game's most impactful offensive player, finishing with a combined WPA of plus 16.6 percent and an RE24 of plus 0.7, his home run providing the only run either side would need. On the mound, Walbert Ureña led all pitchers with a WPA of plus 22.4 percent, absorbing the Davis blast while otherwise limiting the Angels effectively enough to earn the win-probability crown. Paul Skenes contributed plus 18.3 percent WPA and Mason Montgomery added plus 15.2 percent, the Pittsburgh pitching corps collectively smothering an Angels offense that went hitless in games that mattered most.