| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 10-9 | 6-3 | 5-8 |
| Game 2 | 7-12 | 4-7 | 6-5 |
| Game 3 | 8-10 | 4-6 | 4-8 |
| Game 4 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 9-10 | 3-8 | 7-4 |
| Game 2 | 12-7 | 6-4 | 7-5 |
| Game 3 | 10-8 | 6-7 | 6-3 |
| Game 4 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Pitcher
Z. Matthews
(L)
Pittsburgh Pitcher
B. Ashcraft
(W)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
+136 | 7.5o (4.5) | +1.5 |
|
|
-162 | 7.5u | -1.5 (4.5) |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Martin | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .263 |
| B. Lee | 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .255 |
| K. Clemens | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .233 |
| J. Bell | DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .220 |
| J. Outman | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .161 |
| T. Larnach | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .253 |
| O. Arcia | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| L. Keaschall | 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .246 |
| T. Gray | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .234 |
| A. Jackson | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .231 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Horwitz | 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .289 |
| B. Lowe | 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .260 |
| B. Reynolds | RF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .276 |
| J. Garcia | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| R. O'Hearn | DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .294 |
| N. Gonzales | 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .303 |
| O. Cruz | CF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .255 |
| J. Mangum | LF -RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| J. Triolo | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .235 |
| H. Davis | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .139 |
| Totals | 31 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 13 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Matthews (L 1-3) | 4 .1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4.63 |
| M. Paredes | 3 .2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.45 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Ashcraft (W 5-2) | 6 .0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2.77 |
| C. Sanders | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
| B. Bidois | 2 .0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.50 |
Location PNC Park
Temperature 82° Temperature
Attendance 19,358 attendance
Home Jordan Baker
1st Willie Traynor
2nd Jansen Visconti
3rd Alex Tosi
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | MIN Starter (IP) | PIT Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, '26 | PIT |
|
PIT -148 | o8.5 | B. Ober (4.2) | M. Keller (4.0) |
| May 29, '26 | PIT |
|
PIT -134 | o8.5 | T. Bradley (4.0) | J. Jones (4.1) |
| Jul 13, '25 | MIN |
|
PIT +136 | u9.0 | S. Woods Richardson (4.2) | M. Keller (6.0) |
| Jul 12, '25 | MIN |
|
MIN -136 | o9.5 | C. Sands (2.0) | M. Burrows (1.1) |
| Jul 12, '25 | MIN |
|
MIN -136 | o9.5 | C. Sands (2.0) | M. Walsh (1.1) |
| Jul 11, '25 | MIN |
|
MIN -144 | u7.0 | J. Ryan (5.0) | P. Skenes (5.0) |
| Jun 09, '24 | PIT |
|
MIN +105 | o8.5 | B. Ober (4.2) | J. Jones (5.0) |
| Jun 08, '24 | PIT |
|
PIT +111 | u9.0 | S. Woods Richardson (6.1) | C. Mlodzinski (1.2) |
| Jun 07, '24 | PIT |
|
PIT +111 | u8.0 | J. Ryan (7.0) | M. Keller (6.0) |
| Aug 20, '23 | MIN |
|
MIN -134 | u9.5 | D. Keuchel (6.1) | R. Borucki (2.0) |
Last Meeting ( May 30, 2026 ) Minnesota 9, Pittsburgh 10
The Pirates opened the month of May with a three-game sweep and could close it with another if they beat the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh.
A big reason the Pirates have kept themselves at or above .500 since April 1 has been an improved offense backing up their talented rotation.
In the first two games this weekend against the Twins, the Pirates scored 16 runs with 23 hits, including 15 in Saturday's 10-9 win.
Pittsburgh will try to keep things rolling and back up one of its best starters so far in right-hander Braxton Ashcraft (4-2, 2.75 ERA), who will oppose Twins righty Zebby Matthews (1-2, 2.37) in the series finale.
"It's just the work before the game (with) the coaches and trusting the guys. The results look pretty good right now," Pirates' first baseman Spencer Horwitz told Sportsnet Pittsburgh after Saturday's game. " ... Everyone knows they don't (always) have to be the guy and if they don't come up that time, you can pass it on to the next guy and trust that they're going to get it done behind you."
Horwitz has been one of the Pirates' hottest hitters this month.
Since May 2, Horwitz is hitting .346 with four home runs and 16 RBIs. Horwitz started Pittsburgh's offensive surge on Saturday with a leadoff homer in the first inning. Bryan Reynolds is also hitting .323 with three home runs and 19 RBIs in May.
The Pirates might also welcome back one of their other big bats Sunday, as Ryan O'Hearn (right quad muscle strain) is expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list, according to multiple media reports. He has seven homers and 29 RBIs in 44 games this season.
Ashcraft, who has never faced the Twins, is 3-0 with a 1.82 ERA over five May starts. He gave up one run on seven hits and one walk while striking out five over 6 1/3 innings on Tuesday against the Cubs.
The Twins have had frustrating results this week as they look to snap a four-game losing streak. On Friday, Minnesota lost despite taking a 5-4 lead into the ninth inning when Reynolds hit a two-run walk-off home run off closer Taylor Rogers. It was the Pirates' first win in 23 games when trailing after eight innings.
On Saturday, Kody Clemens came up a home run short of hitting for the cycle and helped the Twins tie the game after falling behind 7-1 in the second inning. But Minnesota pitching faltered and the Twins took another one-run loss.
Matthews has delivered three quality starts since joining Minnesota's rotation on May 14. In his most recent outing, Matthews struck out six and walked one, but allowed three runs on five hits, including two home runs, over six innings in a 3-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Monday.
"I missed my spot pretty bad on both of those homers," said Matthews, who will pitch against the Pirates for the first time. "...So I've just got to be better. Then we adjusted, second, third time through the lineup, (I) was able to kind of limit the hard contact there later on in the game. But I just need to be better early."
The Twins designated right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson for assignment before Saturday's game and recalled rookie righty John Klein from Triple-A St. Paul. Minnesota has seven days to either trade Woods Richardson, who was out of minor league options, or place him on outright or release waivers.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Martin | RF | Ten Day IL - Hamstring( Aug 16, '26) | Aug 16, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed OF Austin Martin on the 10-day injured list with left hamstring strain. | ||||
| J. Ryan | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Glute( Aug 05, '26) | Aug 05, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed RHP Joe Ryan on the 15-day injured list due to left glute strain. | ||||
| M. Paredes | SP | Sixty Day IL - Oblique( Jul 31, '26) | Jul 31, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP Mike Paredes from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a left oblique strain. | ||||
| C. Sands | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jul 30, '26) | Jul 30, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP Cole Sands from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to right elbow strain. | ||||
| A. Banda | RP | Sixty Day IL - Lat( Jul 10, '26) | Jul 10, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred LHP Anthony Banda from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a left lat strain. | ||||
| M. Abel | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jul 09, '26) | Jul 09, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP Mick Abel from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| D. Festa | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 02, '26) | Apr 02, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP David Festa from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to right shoulder impingement, retroactive to March 22. | ||||
| P. Lopez | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 25, '26) | Feb 25, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed RHP Pablo Lopez on the 60-day injured list following his successful UCL repair surgery with an internal brace. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Rodriguez | C | Ten Day IL - Hip( Aug 12, '26) | Aug 12, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed C Endy Rodríguez on the 10-day injured list due to left hip inflammation. | ||||
| M. Keller | SP | Sixty Day IL - Arm( Aug 02, '26) | Aug 02, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Mitch Keller on the 60-day injured list with a right arm teres major muscle injury. | ||||
| R. O'Hearn | RF | Ten Day IL - Quad( Jul 31, '26) | Jul 31, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed OF Ryan O'Hearn on the 10-day injured list with a left quad strain. | ||||
| K. Griffin | SS | Sixty Day IL - Finger( Jul 10, '26) | Jul 10, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates transferred INF Konnor Griffin from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a left-hand ring finger sagittal band injury. | ||||
2026
Jersey Number 0
Games Officiated 26
Home Team W/L 15-11
Home Avg. Margin 0.77
Home Money Total 180
| Umpire | G | W-L | AVG | PIT | STR | B | STR% | STR | BB | K/BB | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Baker | 26 | 15-11 | 8.00 | 290.23 | 186.27 | 103.96 | 64.2 | 16.0 | 6.4 | 2.49 | 2.08 | 10-16 |
Game Stats | |
|---|---|
| Average | 8.00 |
| Starters Runs | 4.42 |
| BullPens Runs | 3.58 |
| Pitches | 290.2 |
| Strikes | 186.3 |
| Balls | 104.0 |
| Strike% | 64.18 % |
| SO | 16.0 |
| Walks | 6.4 |
| SO/Walks | 2.49 |
| HR | 2.1 |
Home Favourite |
Home Underdog |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| -101 to -120 | 2 - 3 | 100 to 110 | 0 - 2 |
| -121 to -140 | 1 - 3 | 111 to 130 | 2 - 2 |
| -141 to -160 | 3 - 1 | 131 to 150 | 1 - 0 |
| -161 to -180 | 3 - 0 | 151 to 170 | 0 - 0 |
| -181 + | 2 - 0 | 171 + | 1 - 0 |
Total |
Over | Under |
|---|---|---|
| 7 or less | 0 | 2 |
| 7.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 8.5 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 9.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 13+ | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | BOS 8 - ATL 0 | W -116 | U 8.5 | Bryce Elder (R) | Connelly Early (L) |
| May 23, 2026 | PHI 3 - CLE 0 | W -178 | U 7.0 | Slade Cecconi (R) | Zack Wheeler (R) |
| May 18, 2026 | TB 16 - BAL 6 | W -144 | O 12.5 | Trevor Rogers (L) | Shane McClanahan (L) |
| May 14, 2026 | NYM 9 - DET 4 | W -164 | O 7.5 | Keider Montero (R) | Nolan McLean (R) |
| May 12, 2026 | NYM 10 - DET 2 | W -148 | O 7.5 | Jack Flaherty (R) | Freddy Peralta (R) |
| May 2, 2026 | WAS 1 - MIL 4 | L +114 | U 7.5 | Kyle Harrison (L) | Foster Griffin (L) |
| Apr 28, 2026 | BAL 5 - HOU 3 | W -136 | U 9.0 | Kai-Wei Teng (R) | Shane Baz (R) |
| Apr 22, 2026 | SF 3 - LAD 0 | W +172 | U 7.5 | Shohei Ohtani (R) | Tyler Mahle (R) |
| Apr 17, 2026 | SEA 0 - TEX 5 | L -132 | U 6.5 | Jacob deGrom (R) | Logan Gilbert (R) |
| Apr 5, 2026 | CHW 3 - TOR 0 | W +140 | U 8.0 | Eric Lauer (L) | Davis Martin (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | CIN 3 - PIT 8 | L +100 | O 9.5 | Bubba Chandler (R) | Brandon Williamson (L) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 25, '26
CHW 3 - MIN 1
|
L -110 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 88 | 14.7 | 0.8 |
|
May 19, '26
MIN 1 - HOU 2
|
L -134 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 16.7 | 0.5 |
|
May 14, '26
MIN 9 - MIA 1
|
W -106 | o8.5 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 11.9 | 2.3 |
|
Sep 23, '25
TEX 1 - MIN 4
|
W +126 | u8.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 12.9 | 1.3 |
|
Sep 16, '25
MIN 9 - NYY 10
|
L +147 | o9.0 | 3.0 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 20.3 | 0.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.2 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 84.4 | 15.3 | 1.0 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zebby Matthews has not played against PIT Pirates. | ||||||||||||
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 26, '26
PIT 12 - CHC 1
|
W -134 | o8.5 | 6.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 15.0 | 3.0 |
|
May 21, '26
STL 2 - PIT 6
|
W -122 | o7.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 14.0 | 2.5 |
|
May 15, '26
PIT 9 - PHI 11
|
L -134 | o8.0 | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 15.0 | 5.5 |
|
May 09, '26
SF 3 - PIT 13
|
W -110 | o8.5 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 11.4 | 0.7 |
|
May 03, '26
PIT 1 - CIN 0
|
W -120 | u7.5 | 7.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 10.7 | 5.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 6.2 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 91.0 | 13.2 | 3.3 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton Ashcraft has not played against MIN Twins. | ||||||||||||
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.47 | .248 | .328 | 1.35 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 7.8 |
|
|
3.92 | .229 | .310 | 1.24 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 9.1 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.74 | 4.24 | .240 | .308 | 1.24 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 4.7 |
|
|
4.18 | 3.80 | .231 | .299 | 1.19 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 5.1 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5.32 | 4.81 | .260 | .355 | 1.50 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.1 |
|
|
4.91 | 4.09 | .225 | .322 | 1.31 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 4.0 |