Pittsburgh Pirates @ Toronto Blue Jays

27-26, 14-13 Away

Final

25-28, 15-12 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
S. Horwitz1B	1-4	1	1	1	.274
B. Lowe2B	1-4	0	0	0	.260
B. ReynoldsLF	1-3	0	0	0	.251
N. Gonzales3B	0-4	0	0	0	.308
O. CruzDH	1-4	1	1	1	.250
E. RodriguezC	0-2	1	0	0	.316
E. ValdezRF	1-3	1	1	2	.125
J. GarciaCF	0-1	0	0	0	.294
J. MangumCF-RF	1-3	0	0	0	.253
J. TrioloSS	0-4	0	0	0	.234

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
M. Keller	6.0	4	1	3	5	101-62	3.64
Y. Ramirez	0.1	1	0	1	0	16-7	3.60
M. Montgomery	1.2	0	0	0	2	18-11	3.48
G. Soto	1.0	0	0	1	1	22-10	2.22

According to ESPN Analytics

PIT

TOR

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Rogers Centre

12:15 AM, 25 May 2026

Toronto, Ontario

Attendance: 41,354

Game Time:2:50

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Willie Traynor
First Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Second Base Umpire - Alex Mackay
Third Base Umpire - Alan Porter

Esmerlyn Valdez hits first career home run as Pirates beat Blue Jays 4-1 to avoid sweep

— Esmerlyn Valdez homered for his first career hit, Spencer Horwitz and Oneil Cruz also connected and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.

May 25, 2026, 03:29 am - AP


PIT
TOR

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

Scoring Summary

		PIT	TOR
1st	Horwitz homered to right (418 feet).	1	0
2nd	Cruz homered to right (415 feet).	2	0
4th	Clement singled to left, Guerrero Jr. scored, Pinango to second.	2	1
6th	Valdez homered to right (345 feet), Rodríguez scored.	4	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Pirates
2
Blue Jays
6

Game 1

23/5

Pirates
2
Blue Jays
5

Game 2

24/5

Pirates
4
Blue Jays
1

Game 3

25/5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	48	29	.623	-	W3
St. Louis	42	35	.545	6	L1
Chicago	41	37	.526	7.5	W1
Pittsburgh	39	40	.494	10	L1
Cincinnati	37	41	.474	11.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	47	31	.603	-	W1
Tampa Bay	43	33	.566	3	L2
Toronto	39	40	.494	8.5	L1
Baltimore	38	43	.469	10.5	L1
Boston	32	45	.416	14.5	W1

Tigers and Yankees play, winner claims 3-game series

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Toronto Blue Jays

Win Probability

Game Information

Esmerlyn Valdez hits first career home run as Pirates beat Blue Jays 4-1 to avoid sweep

M. Keller5-2

D. Cease3-3

G. Soto5

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 National League Central Standings

2026 American League East Standings

MLB News

Tigers and Yankees play, winner claims 3-game series

Dodgers try to sweep series against the Twins

Washington Nationals host the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday