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# STARTING PITCHERS — Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Yankees
Slate date: 2026-07-20
Generated: 2026-08-04 01:45:50 PM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~596 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 7:05 PM ET
- Venue: Yankee Stadium (night game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 1 of 3
- Status: Final — Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Yankees 8 (at generation time)
- Away: Pittsburgh Pirates [PIT] — record 52-49 (.515)
    Probable starter: Braxton Ashcraft — 11-4, 3.96 ERA, 127.1 IP, 140 K / 31 BB, 1.16 WHIP (22 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-08-01 @ Cincinnati Reds (W): 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 69 pitches
      2026-07-26 vs Chicago Cubs (W): 6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 93 pitches
      2026-07-20 @ New York Yankees (L): 3.0 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 HR, 74 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 14.0 IP, 12 ER (7.71 ERA), 12 K / 4 BB, 1.57 WHIP
- Home: New York Yankees [NYY] — record 56-44 (.560)
    Probable starter: Ryan Weathers — 4-7, 3.99 ERA, 115.0 IP, 126 K / 33 BB, 1.24 WHIP (21 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-07-30 @ Chicago White Sox (ND): 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 106 pitches
      2026-07-25 @ Philadelphia Phillies (W): 5.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 97 pitches
      2026-07-20 vs Pittsburgh Pirates (ND): 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 99 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 17.1 IP, 6 ER (3.12 ERA), 16 K / 6 BB, 1.27 WHIP

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