| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 4-3 | 3-1 | 1-3 |
| Game 2 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Game 3 | 4-2 | 3-1 | 2-2 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 4-3 | 1-3 | 3-1 |
| Game 2 | 4-2 | 2-2 | 2-1 |
| Game 3 | 4-2 | 2-2 | 3-0 |
| Game 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
|
7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Tampa Bay Pitcher
G. Jax
(W)
Pittsburgh Pitcher
Y. Ramirez
(L)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
+130 | 7.5o (7.5) | +1.5 (2.5) |
|
|
-154 | 7.5u | -1.5 |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Simpson | LF | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .338 |
| J. Caminero | 3B | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 |
| J. Aranda | 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .230 |
| R. Vilade | PR -1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 |
| Y. Diaz | DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .354 |
| J. Fraley | RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 |
| J. DeLuca | PH -RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .300 |
| C. Mullins | CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .149 |
| R. Palacios | 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| B. Williamson | PH -2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .241 |
| H. Feduccia | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .200 |
| N. Fortes | PH -C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .327 |
| T. Walls | SS | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .257 |
| Totals | 50 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 34 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Cruz | CF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .302 |
| B. Lowe | 2B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .267 |
| B. Reynolds | LF -RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .253 |
| R. O'Hearn | RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .329 |
| B. Cook | PR -LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| J. Mangum | PH -LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .268 |
| M. Ozuna | DH | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .185 |
| N. Yorke | 3B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .245 |
| S. Horwitz | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .245 |
| K. Griffin | SS | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .216 |
| H. Davis | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 |
| N. Gonzales | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| J. Bart | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .143 |
| Totals | 46 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 27 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Rasmussen | 3 .2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.75 |
| M. Englert | 0 .2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.84 |
| I. Seymour (H 4) | 1 .2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.68 |
| H. Bigge (H 4) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 |
| B. Baker (BS 2) | 1 .0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.32 |
| C. Sulser | 1 .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.38 |
| K. Kelly | 1 .2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.79 |
| G. Jax (W 1-2) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.04 |
| Y. Gomez (S 1) | 1 .0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Skenes | 4 .0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.27 |
| C. Sanders | 0 .2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 54.00 |
| E. Sisk (BS 1) | 1 .2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 |
| J. Lawrence | 1 .2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 |
| G. Soto | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.77 |
| I. Mattson | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 |
| Y. Ramirez (L 2-1) | 3 .0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.30 |
Location PNC Park
Temperature 57° Temperature
Attendance 37,773 attendance
Home Adrian Johnson
1st Paul Clemons
2nd Steven Jaschinski
3rd Brock Ballou
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | TB Starter (IP) | PIT Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, '26 | PIT |
|
PIT -126 | u8.5 | N. Martinez (5.1) | B. Chandler (6.0) |
| Apr 02, '25 | TB |
|
PIT -110 | u7.0 | R. Pepiot (5.0) | P. Skenes (7.0) |
| Apr 01, '25 | TB |
|
TB -160 | u9.0 | S. Baz (6.0) | T. Harrington (4.0) |
| Mar 31, '25 | TB |
|
TB -174 | u8.5 | D. Rasmussen (5.0) | C. Mlodzinski (3.2) |
| Jun 23, '24 | PIT |
|
TB +151 | u8.0 | A. Civale (5.0) | P. Skenes (7.0) |
| Jun 22, '24 | PIT |
|
PIT -106 | u8.5 | Z. Eflin (7.0) | J. Jones (7.0) |
| Jun 21, '24 | PIT |
|
TB -127 | o9.0 | R. Pepiot (3.1) | C. Mlodzinski (1.2) |
| May 04, '23 | TB |
|
TB -199 | u8.5 | Z. Eflin (7.0) | V. Velasquez (3.0) |
| May 03, '23 | TB |
|
TB -206 | o7.0 | S. McClanahan (6.0) | M. Keller (5.0) |
| May 02, '23 | TB |
|
TB -154 | u8.5 | J. Guerra (0.2) | R. Contreras (5.1) |
Last Meeting ( Apr 17, 2026 ) Tampa Bay 1, Pittsburgh 5
A day after he was presented his 2025 National League Cy Young Award, Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes will be on the mound to face the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon.
Skenes (3-1, 4.00 ERA), who will oppose fellow right-hander Drew Rasmussen (1-0, 1.13) on Saturday, was presented the award by 1990 Cy Young winner and former Pirates ace Doug Drabek before the Pirates' 5-1 win over Tampa Bay.
Skenes, who is 1-0 with an 0.64 ERA in two career starts against the Rays, has pitched more like a Cy Young winner since his disastrous Opening Day outing against the New York Mets in which he gave up five runs and didn't survive the first inning. He is 3-0 with a 1.56 ERA in his three starts since then, allowing just six hits -- including two solo home runs -- striking out 17 batters and walking five.
In his most recent start, against the Washington Nationals on Monday, he allowed a solo home run to CJ Abrams with two outs in the first and did not allow another hit over his six-inning start in the Pirates' 16-5 victory.
A major difference for Skenes this season has been the Pirates providing significant run support.
Pittsburgh scored only 11 runs in Skenes' 10 losses last season. This season, they have scored a combined 25 runs in the innings before Skenes has exited his four starts and have scored seven or more runs in every game he's started. Against Washington on Monday, the Pirates scored 15 runs over the first six innings.
"I told the guys after the game, ‘It makes it easy to pitch,'" Skenes said. "Even if I'm not getting it while I'm in the game, being out there pitching and knowing that it's going to happen at some point makes it a lot easier to pitch."
Rasmussen, an All-Star last year, is settling back into his normal pitching routine after a hectic 10-day period that followed the birth of his daughter. Rasmussen was scratched from his scheduled start on April 7 when his wife went into labor, and he spent the next four days on the paternity list and the family medical emergency list.
Rasmussen made a decision to pitch last Sunday against the New York Yankees without much time to prepare. He threw a gem in which he tossed six shutout innings and allowed one hit, no walks and struck out seven on 76 pitches in beating the Yankees 5-4.
"Stevie (his wife) and I ultimately decided maybe a little bit of normalcy would be nice," Rasmussen said about choosing to come back early and pitch last Sunday. "Just kind of trying to focus on execution, putting a little bit more weight on (catcher Hunter Feduccia's) shoulders and just taking it pitch by pitch. I don't know if I shook off (Feduccia's pitch call) once, in all honesty."
Rasmussen said his wife, newborn daughter, and their son are all home, and he was able to resume his normal routines this week.
The Rays lost Rasmussen's first two starts despite him not allowing more than one earned run over five innings in each outing. He has 17 strikeouts, one walk, and am 0.56 WHIP over 16 innings.
His next task will be to get the Rays back on track after they had their six-game winning streak snapped on Friday. Rasmussen is 1-0 with a 2.19 ERA in six career appearances vs. Pittsburgh, including one start.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. DeLuca | RF | Day To Day - Hamstring( May 21, '26) | May 21, '26 | |
| The Rays announced that DeLuca left Friday's (May 22) game with a hamstring injury. | ||||
| B. Williamson | 2B | Ten Day IL - Back( May 19, '26) | May 19, '26 | |
| The Tampa Bay Rays placed INF Ben Williamson on the 10-day injured list with a low back strain. | ||||
| C. Wilcox | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Back( May 17, '26) | May 17, '26 | |
| The Tampa Bay Rays placed RHP Cole Sulser on the 15-day injured list. | ||||
| J. Fraley | RF | Ten Day IL - Groin( May 16, '26) | May 16, '26 | |
| The Tampa Bay Rays placed OF Jake Fraley on the 10-day injured list due to a hernia. | ||||
| R. Pepiot | SP | Sixty Day IL - Hip( Apr 30, '26) | Apr 30, '26 | |
| Pepiot will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing hip surgery according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. | ||||
| E. Uceta | RP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 23, '26) | Apr 23, '26 | |
| The Tampa Bay Rays transferred RHP Edwin Uceta to the 60-day injured list with right shoulder impingement. | ||||
| M. Grove | RP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 19, '26) | Apr 19, '26 | |
| The Tampa Bay Rays transferred RHP Michael Grove to the 60-day injured list due to right shoulder surgery. | ||||
| S. Wilson | RP | Sixty Day IL - Back( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Tampa Bay Rays placed RHP Steven Wilson on the 60-day injured list with lumbar disc inflammation. | ||||
| G. Lux | LF | Ten Day IL - Shoulder( Mar 23, '26) | Mar 23, '26 | |
| The Tampa Bay Rays placed OF Gavin Lux on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder impingement. | ||||
| M. Rodriguez | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Tampa Bay Rays placed RHP Manuel Rodríguez on the 60-day injured list due to an elbow injury. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. O'Hearn | RF | Ten Day IL - Quad( May 16, '26) | May 16, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed OF Ryan O'Hearn on the 10-day injured list with a right quad strain. | ||||
| J. Bart | C | Ten Day IL - Foot Infection( May 11, '26) | May 11, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed C Joey Bart on the 10-day injured list. | ||||
| C. Devenski | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Illness( May 06, '26) | May 06, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Chris Devenski on the 15-day injured list due to illness. | ||||
| J. Jones | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 10, '26) | Feb 10, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Jared Jones on the 60-day injured list as he recovers from his surgery. | ||||
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Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 12, '26
TB 5 - NYY 4
|
W +118 | o7.5 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 12.7 | 1.0 |
|
Apr 01, '26
MIL 8 - TB 2
|
L +120 | o7.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 17.8 | 0.7 |
|
Mar 26, '26
STL 9 - TB 7
|
L -134 | o8.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 14.6 | 3.3 |
|
Sep 25, '25
BAL 6 - TB 5
|
L -111 | o8.5 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 24.4 | 2.0 |
|
Sep 19, '25
TB 7 - BOS 11
|
L +124 | o6.5 | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 25.3 | 0.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 74.2 | 19.0 | 1.4 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mar 31, '25
TB 6 - PIT 1
|
W -174 | u8.5 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 14.0 | 1.3 |
| Last 1 Avg. | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 70.0 | 14.0 | 1.2 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 13, '26
PIT 16 - WAS 5
|
W -225 | o7.5 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 14.7 | 0.0 |
|
Apr 07, '26
PIT 7 - SD 1
|
W -144 | o6.0 | 6.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 13.7 | 8.0 |
|
Apr 01, '26
CIN 3 - PIT 8
|
W -142 | o7.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 15.4 | 0.8 |
|
Mar 26, '26
NYM 11 - PIT 7
|
L +100 | o7.0 | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 55.5 | 0.0 |
|
Sep 24, '25
CIN 3 - PIT 4
|
W +114 | p7.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 14.2 | 1.3 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.2 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 74.8 | 22.7 | 2.0 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 02, '25
TB 2 - PIT 4
|
W -116 | u7.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 14.6 | 1.8 |
|
Jun 23, '24
PIT 1 - TB 3
|
L -165 | u8.0 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 14.0 | 1.5 |
| Last 2 Avg. | 7.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 14.3 | 1.6 |
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.49 | .228 | .301 | 1.25 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 7.6 |
|
|
3.16 | .218 | .313 | 1.27 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 9.4 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3.91 | 3.34 | .201 | .269 | 1.09 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 4.4 |
|
|
3.31 | 2.94 | .216 | .303 | 1.20 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
6.69 | 5.96 | .260 | .336 | 1.45 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3.2 |
|
|
4.38 | 3.42 | .221 | .323 | 1.35 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 4.8 |