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Tampa Bay Rays at Pittsburgh Pirates

PNC Park, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5–1 on Friday, April 17, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Tampa Bay Rays 1 98-64
at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 82-80

Line score

Team
Tampa Bay Rays 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 11 0
  • W: Bubba Chandler (1-1)
  • L: Nick Martinez (0-1)

Home runs

  • Pittsburgh Pirates: Oneil Cruz (6)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 2nd Pittsburgh Pirates Spencer Horwitz doubles (2) on a line drive to right fielder Jake Fraley. Marcell Ozuna scores. 0–1
Top 6th Tampa Bay Rays Junior Caminero singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Chandler Simpson scores. 1–1
Bottom 6th Pittsburgh Pirates Oneil Cruz homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field. Konnor Griffin scores. 1–3
Bottom 8th Pittsburgh Pirates Brandon Lowe doubles (4) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Billy Cook scores. Konnor Griffin scores. 1–5

Box score

Tampa Bay Rays

Batter
Chandler Simpson LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .342
Junior Caminero 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .247
Jonathan Aranda 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .214
Yandy Díaz DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .365
Jake Fraley RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .214
Ben Williamson SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .241
Cedric Mullins CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .129
Nick Fortes C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .321
Richie Palacios 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .269
Ryan Vilade 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Totals 32 1 5 1 2 6
Pitcher
Nick Martinez (L, 0-1) 5.1 8 2 2 3 3 0 88 2.45
Griffin Jax 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 14 8.10
Yoendrys Gómez 2.0 2 2 2 2 3 0 44 7.30

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batter
Oneil Cruz CF 4 1 1 2 1 2 .313
Brandon Lowe 2B 5 0 3 2 0 0 .286
Bryan Reynolds RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 .264
Ryan O'Hearn 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .313
Marcell Ozuna DH 4 1 3 0 0 0 .169
Nick Gonzales 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .246
Spencer Horwitz 1B 3 0 3 1 1 0 .265
Billy Cook LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Konnor Griffin SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 .222
Henry Davis C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .205
Totals 33 5 11 5 5 6
Pitcher
Bubba Chandler (W, 1-1) 6.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 90 3.15
Mason Montgomery (H, 4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 4.82
Gregory Soto (H, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.84
Dennis Santana 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 0.82

Game info

Weather
77 degrees, Clear
Wind
2 mph, Out To CF
First pitch
6:46 PM
Time of game
2:43
Attendance
24,198
Umpires
Home Plate: Brock Ballou, First Base: Adrian Johnson, Second Base: Paul Clemons, Third Base: Quinn Wolcott

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Rays 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 Final (13) Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Final Game page

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