Pittsburgh Pirates vs Tampa Bay Rays

What it means

• Season series: TB wins series 3-0.
• Pirates 12-23 on the road; Rays 25-15 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

Roansy Contreras SP

Probable starter · 5-5, 3.79 ERA, 86 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Ke'Bryan Hayes3B
2. 2Bryan ReynoldsDH
3. 3Michael Chavis1B
4. 4Diego CastilloRF
5. 5Bligh MadrisLF
6. 6Jack SuwinskiCF
7. 7Yu Chang2B
8. 8Cal MitchellRF
9. 9Tyler HeinemanC

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP

Probable starter · 12-8, 2.54 ERA, 194 K, 0.93 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Yandy Diaz3B
2. 2Wander FrancoSS
3. 3Randy ArozarenaLF
4. 4Jiman ChoiDH
5. 5Harold RamirezRF
6. 6Josh LoweRF
7. 7Isaac Paredes1B
8. 8Francisco MejiaC
9. 9Vidal Brujan2B

The series

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 13,364

Officials

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