Pittsburgh Pirates vs Tampa Bay Rays

What it means

• Season series: TB wins series 3-0.
• Pirates 12-21 on the road; Rays 23-15 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 4h ago

Rain postpones Game 4 of ALCS to Saturday; Rays, Guardians to play Game 5 on Sunday

ESPN · 5h ago

Lineups, live updates for Rays-Guardians ALCS Game 4

ESPN · 14h ago

Guardians to open with Armstrong; Rays start Martinez in ALCS Game 4

ESPN · 18h ago

Petey Halpin launches homer, bat to put Guardians past Rays in ALCS Game 3

Recap · 23h ago

Halpin’s go-ahead homer flips Game 3 as Guardians beat Rays 3-2 for 2-1 AL Championship Series lead

Preview · 23h ago

Guardians lead Rays 2-1 ahead of ALCS Game 4

ESPN · 1d ago

Junior Caminero says Rays have to adjust after 13 strikeouts

ESPN · 1d ago

Guardians hold off Rays to take 2-1 lead in ALCS

Injuries and inactives

Pirates2nd in NL Cent

• Oneil Cruz CF

  Knee, Bruise, left
  Day-To-Day
• Braxton Ashcraft SP

  Arm, Soreness, right
  15-Day-IL
• Esmerlyn Valdez RF

  Hamstring, Strain, left
  10-Day-IL
• Isaac Mattson RP

  Hip, Inflammation
  15-Day-IL
• Mitch Keller SP

  Shoulder, Strain, right
  60-Day-IL

Rays1st in AL East

• Shane McClanahan SP

  Forearm, Soreness, left
  Out
• Edwin Uceta RP

  Shoulder, Strain, right
  60-Day-IL
• Gavin Lux LF

  Shoulder, Inflammation, left
  60-Day-IL
• Jacob Melton LF

  Hamstring, Strain, right
  60-Day-IL
• Jonathan Heasley RP

  Elbow, Fracture, right
  60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Pirates2nd in NL Cent

Mitch Keller SP

Probable starter · 5-12, 3.91 ERA, 138 K, 1.40 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Jack SuwinskiLF
2. 2Bryan ReynoldsCF
3. 3Michael Chavis1B
4. 4Daniel VogelbachDH
5. 5Diego CastilloRF
6. 6Oneil CruzSS
7. 7Cal MitchellRF
8. 8Michael PerezC
9. 9Hoy Park3B

Rays1st in AL East

Jeffrey Springs SP

Probable starter · 9-5, 2.46 ERA, 144 K, 1.07 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Randy ArozarenaDH
2. 2Jiman Choi1B
3. 3Yandy Diaz3B
4. 4Josh LoweRF
5. 5Luke RaleyLF
6. 6Taylor WallsSS
7. 7Jonathan Aranda2B
8. 8Rene PintoC
9. 9Brett PhillipsCF

The series

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 10,542

Officials

Dan Merzel (Home Plate Umpire), James Hoye (First Base Umpire), Angel Hernandez (Second Base Umpire), D.J. Reyburn (Third Base Umpire)