Game Recap
Final
Friday, April 17, 2026
Tampa Bay Rays at Pittsburgh Pirates
TB
Tampa Bay Rays
11-7 · W6
1
Final
PIT
Pittsburgh Pirates
11-8 · L1
5
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 at PNC Park. Bubba Chandler earned the win; Nick Martinez took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 2nd
Spencer Horwitz doubles (2) on a line drive to right fielder Jake Fraley. Marcell Ozuna scores.
0-1
▲ 6th
Junior Caminero singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Chandler Simpson scores.
1-1
▼ 6th
Oneil Cruz homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field. Konnor Griffin scores.
1-3
▼ 8th
Brandon Lowe doubles (4) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Billy Cook scores. Konnor Griffin scores.
1-5
Key Performers
Oneil Cruz
PIT
1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Brandon Lowe
PIT
3-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Spencer Horwitz
PIT
3-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Junior Caminero
TB
1-4, 1 RBI
Batting
| TB | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Palacios 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ryan Vilade 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jake Fraley RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Chandler Simpson LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jonathan Aranda 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Nick Fortes C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Yandy Díaz DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ben Williamson SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Junior Caminero 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Cedric Mullins CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| PIT | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bryan Reynolds RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Oneil Cruz CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Billy Cook LF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Henry Davis C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Konnor Griffin SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Ryan O'Hearn 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nick Gonzales 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Marcell Ozuna DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Pitching
| TB | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinez, N (L, 0-1) | 5.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 88-53 | 2.45 |
| Jax | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-10 | 8.10 |
| Gómez, Y | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 44-26 | 7.30 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| PIT | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler (W, 1-1) | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 90-62 | 3.15 |
| Montgomery, M (H, 4) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16-12 | 4.82 |
| Soto, G (H, 5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 | 0.84 |
| Santana, D | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17-9 | 0.82 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |