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Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Yankees

2026-07-20 · Updated July 20, 2026 7:41 PM ET

Matchup

Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Yankees

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Away Team
Pittsburgh Pirates

Road club

Home Team
New York Yankees

Home club

Game Date
2026-07-20

Scheduled slate date

Pittsburgh Pirates Outlook
Favorable

Team outlook tier

New York Yankees Outlook
Underdog

Team outlook tier

Favorite
Pittsburgh Pirates

Higher modeled team outlook

Simulation Outlook

Game simulation summary

Public outlook tiers from the MLB game simulation.

One-Run Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

Blowout Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

High Scoring Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

Low Scoring Game Outlook
Neutral

Simulation outlook tier

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Starting Pitchers

Confirmed starters for this matchup.

PitcherTeamConfidence
Braxton AshcraftPittsburgh Pirates
Ryan WeathersNew York Yankees
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Top Home Run Threats

Leading home-run outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHR Outlook
Brandon LowePittsburgh PiratesBelow Average
Esmerlyn ValdezPittsburgh PiratesDifficult
Ben RiceNew York YankeesDifficult
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Top Hitters

Leading hitter outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHit Outlook2+ Bases OutlookRBI Outlook
Brandon LowePittsburgh PiratesAbove AverageBelow AverageDifficult
Esmerlyn ValdezPittsburgh PiratesNeutralBelow AverageDifficult
Ben RiceNew York YankeesAbove AverageBelow AverageDifficult
Weather

Weather impacts

Published weather context for this matchup.

Temperature
79°F

Weather

Wind
8 mph SSE

Weather

Roof
Outdoor

Venue

Weather Label
Neutral

Impact

Summary
Warm, breezy (8 mph SSE)

Weather

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