| 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 |
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Minnesota vs Pittsburgh Results, Match Player Stats & Records
Boxscore
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN
Minnesota
|
3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
PIT
Pittsburgh
|
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
MIN
Minnesota
|
+136 | 7.5o (4.5) | +1.5 |
|
PIT
Pittsburgh
|
-162 | 7.5u | -1.5 (4.5) |
Batting Stats
| 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
- HR - Brooks Lee 2 (8)
- TB - Brooks Lee 8, Josh Bell 2, Luke Keaschall 1, Alex Jackson 1
- RBI - Brooks Lee 3 (34)
- Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Austin Martin (15)
- GIDP - Orlando Arcia (1)
- Team LOB - 7
Baserunning
- SB - Luke Keaschall (2 off Ashcraft/Davis)
- PO - Luke Keaschall (1 by Ashcraft)
Fielding
- PB - Alex Jackson (1)
| 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
- 2B - Spencer Horwitz (8)
- HR - Ryan O'Hearn (8), Nick Gonzales (1)
- TB - Spencer Horwitz 2, Brandon Lowe 1, Ryan O'Hearn 5, Nick Gonzales 4, Jake Mangum 1, Jared Triolo 1, Henry Davis 1
- RBI - Brandon Lowe (37), Ryan O'Hearn (30), Nick Gonzales 2 (26), Oneil Cruz (41), Jake Mangum (9), Jared Triolo (5), Henry Davis 2 (12)
- 2-Out RBI - Nick Gonzales 2 (9), Henry Davis 2 (5)
- Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Spencer Horwitz 3 (26)
- SF - Jake Mangum (1)
- Team LOB - 13
Baserunning
- SB - Jake Mangum (2 off Matthews/Jackson)
Fielding
- DP - 1
- PO - Braxton Ashcraft (Keaschall at 1)
Pitching Stats
| 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 |
- WP - Zebby Matthews
- HBP - Bryan Reynolds (by Matthews)
- Pitches-Strikes - Zebby Matthews 100-63, Mike Paredes 65-37
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Zebby Matthews 2-3, Mike Paredes 3-3
- Batters Faced - Zebby Matthews 22, Mike Paredes 17
- Inherited Runners-Scored - Mike Paredes 2-2
| 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 |
- Pitches-Strikes - Braxton Ashcraft 80-60, Cam Sanders 13-11, Brandan Bidois 20-17
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Braxton Ashcraft 2-3, Cam Sanders 2-0, Brandan Bidois 2-2
- Batters Faced - Braxton Ashcraft 22, Cam Sanders 3, Brandan Bidois 7
Game Info
Location PNC Park
Temperature 82° Temperature
Attendance 19,358 attendance
Home Jordan Baker
1st Willie Traynor
2nd Jansen Visconti
3rd Alex Tosi
MIN vs PITRecords
MIN vs PITHead To Head
Win / Loss
5-5 Even
Over / Under
5-5-0
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | MIN Starter (IP) | PIT Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, '26 | PIT |
10 - 9
|
PIT -148 | o8.5 | B. Ober (4.2) | M. Keller (4.0) |
| May 29, '26 | PIT |
6 - 5
|
PIT -134 | o8.5 | T. Bradley (4.0) | J. Jones (4.1) |
| Jul 13, '25 | MIN |
2 - 1
|
PIT +136 | u9.0 | S. Woods Richardson (4.2) | M. Keller (6.0) |
| Jul 12, '25 | MIN |
12 - 4
|
MIN -136 | o9.5 | C. Sands (2.0) | M. Burrows (1.1) |
| Jul 12, '25 | MIN |
12 - 4
|
MIN -136 | o9.5 | C. Sands (2.0) | M. Walsh (1.1) |
| Jul 11, '25 | MIN |
2 - 1
|
MIN -144 | u7.0 | J. Ryan (5.0) | P. Skenes (5.0) |
| Jun 09, '24 | PIT |
11 - 5
|
MIN +105 | o8.5 | B. Ober (4.2) | J. Jones (5.0) |
| Jun 08, '24 | PIT |
4 - 0
|
PIT +111 | u9.0 | S. Woods Richardson (6.1) | C. Mlodzinski (1.2) |
| Jun 07, '24 | PIT |
3 - 0
|
PIT +111 | u8.0 | J. Ryan (7.0) | M. Keller (6.0) |
| Aug 20, '23 | MIN |
2 - 0
|
MIN -134 | u9.5 | D. Keuchel (6.1) | R. Borucki (2.0) |
MIN vs PIT Preview
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
MIN vs PITInjury report
Minnesota's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Prielipp | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Finger( Jul 08, '26) | Jul 08, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed LHP Connor Prielipp on the 15-day injured list with a blister on his left middle finger. | ||||
| M. Raya | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Shoulder( Jul 07, '26) | Jul 07, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed RHP Marco Raya on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder impingement. | ||||
| B. Buxton | CF | Ten Day IL - Hip( Jul 06, '26) | Jul 06, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed OF Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list due to right hip strain. | ||||
| A. Banda | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Lat( Jun 28, '26) | Jun 28, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed LHP Anthony Banda on the 15-day injured list with a left lat strain. | ||||
| G. Acton | RP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( May 18, '26) | May 18, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins transferred RHP Garrett Acton from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to a right shoulder strain. | ||||
| C. Sands | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Forearm( May 01, '26) | May 01, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed RHP Cole Sands on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm strain. | ||||
| M. Abel | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Apr 19, '26) | Apr 19, '26 | |
| The Minnesota Twins placed RHP Mick Abel on the 15-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. | ||||
Pittsburgh's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Rodriguez | C | Ten Day IL - Lower Body( Jul 07, '26) | Jul 07, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed C Endy Rodríguez on the 10-day injured list with left glute strain. | ||||
| K. Griffin | SS | Ten Day IL - Finger( Jul 06, '26) | Jul 06, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed INF Konnor Griffin on the 10-day injured list with left hand ring finger sagittal band injury. | ||||
| E. Sisk | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Jul 03, '26) | Jul 03, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed LHP Evan Sisk on the 15-day injured list with a left elbow inflammation. | ||||
| S. Horwitz | 1B | Ten Day IL - Hamstring( Jun 24, '26) | Jun 24, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed INF Spencer Horwitz on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. | ||||
| W. Dotel | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Lat( Jun 12, '26) | Jun 12, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Wilber Dotel on the 15-day injured list with a right lat strain. | ||||
| O. Cruz | CF | Ten Day IL - Hand( Jun 09, '26) | Jun 09, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed OF Oneil Cruz to the 10-day injured list due to left hand injury. | ||||
| C. Devenski | RP | Sixty Day IL - Illness( Jun 06, '26) | Jun 06, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates transferred RHP Chris Devenski to the 60-day injured list due to illness. | ||||
MIN vs PIT Starters Recent Games
Zebby Matthews (R)
Last 5
Win / Loss
2-3
ERA
4.66
Avg. IP
5.2
|
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 |
Last Vs Pittsburgh
|
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. | ||||||||||||
Braxton Ashcraft (R)
Last 5
Win / Loss
4-1
ERA
1.82
Avg. IP
6.2
|
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 |
Last Vs Minnesota
|
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. | ||||||||||||
MIN vs PITStats
MIN vs PIT Stats Analysis
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Minnesota
|
4.47 | .248 | .328 | 1.35 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 7.8 |
|
Pittsburgh
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Minnesota
|
4.74 | 4.24 | .240 | .308 | 1.24 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 4.7 |
|
Pittsburgh
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Minnesota
|
5.32 | 4.81 | .260 | .355 | 1.50 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.1 |
|
Pittsburgh
|
4.91 | 4.09 | .225 | .322 | 1.31 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 4.0 |