Tampa Bay Rays @ Pittsburgh Pirates

11-8, 7-6 Away

Final

12-8, 7-4 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
C. SimpsonLF	1-4	1	0	0	.342
J. Caminero3B	1-4	0	0	1	.247
J. Aranda1B	0-3	0	0	0	.214
Y. DiazDH	1-4	0	0	0	.365
J. FraleyRF	1-4	0	0	0	.214
B. WilliamsonSS	0-3	0	0	0	.241
C. MullinsCF	0-4	0	0	0	.129
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: Mullins lined out to right. 5th: Mullins flied out to right. 7th: Mullins struck out swinging. 9th: Mullins fouled out to first.
N. FortesC	1-3	0	0	0	.321
R. Palacios2B	0-2	0	0	0	.269
R. ViladePH-2B	0-1	0	0	0	.227

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
N. Martinez	5.1	8	2	3	3	88-53	2.45
G. Jax	0.2	1	1	0	0	14-10	8.10
Y. Gomez	2.0	2	2	2	3	44-26	7.30

According to ESPN Analytics

PIT

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

PNC Park

6:40 AM, 18 April 2026

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 24,198

Game Time:2:43

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brock Ballou
First Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
Second Base Umpire - Paul Clemons
Third Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott

Cruz hits 2-run HR, Chandler gives up 1 run in 6 innings, Pirates beat Rays 5-1

— Oneil Cruz hit a two-run home run, Brandon Lowe went 3 for 5 with two doubles and two RBI, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Tampa Bay 5-1 on Friday night to snap the Ray's six-game win streak.

Apr 18, 2026, 09:48 am - AP


TB
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	0
0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	-	5	11	0

B. Chandler1-1

6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

N. Martinez0-1

5.1 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

Scoring Summary

		TB	PIT
2nd	Horwitz doubled to right, Ozuna scored.	0	1
6th	Caminero singled to center, Simpson scored.	1	1
6th	Cruz homered to right center (385 feet), Griffin scored.	1	3
8th	Lowe doubled to center, Cook scored and Griffin scored.	1	5

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Rays
1
Pirates
5

Game 1

18/4

Rays
Pirates

Game 2

19/4

Rays
Pirates

Game 3

20/4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	11	8	.579	-	L1
New York	11	9	.550	0.5	W1
Baltimore	10	10	.500	1.5	W1
Boston	8	11	.421	3	W2
Toronto	7	12	.368	4	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Pittsburgh	12	8	.600	-	W1
Cincinnati	12	8	.600	-	W1
St. Louis	11	8	.579	0.5	W3
Milwaukee	11	8	.579	0.5	W3
Chicago	10	9	.526	1.5	W3

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Tampa Bay Rays @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Win Probability

Game Information

Video Highlights

Cruz hits 2-run HR, Chandler gives up 1 run in 6 innings, Pirates beat Rays 5-1

B. Chandler1-1

N. Martinez0-1

Scoring Summary

Inning

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