Pittsburgh Pirates vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Pirates

20-12

2-3

Final

Rays

26-6

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
TB	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	X	3

Who won: Rays 3-2

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The Rays win the series 3-0. Yandy Diaz went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rays. Carlos Santana went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Pirates.

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Zach Eflin pitched seven scoreless innings, Randy Arozarena hit one of three Rays homers and Tampa Bay beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Thursday to finish a three-game sweep of small-budget teams off to outstanding starts.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 3-0.
Pirates 11-8 on the road; Rays 17-2 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Pirates3rd 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

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

Vince Velasquez SP

Probable starter · 4-4, 3.86 ERA, 37 K, 1.31 WHIP

Lineup

1Tucupita MarcanoSS
2Bryan ReynoldsLF
3Andrew McCutchenDH
4Carlos Santana1B
5Jack SuwinskiCF
6Connor JoeRF
7Ke'Bryan Hayes3B
8Jihwan Bae2B
9Jason DelayC

Rays1st in AL East

Zach Eflin SP

Probable starter · 16-8, 3.50 ERA, 186 K, 1.02 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Wander FrancoSS
3Randy ArozarenaLF
4Josh LoweDH
5Isaac Paredes3B
6Taylor Walls2B
7Luke RaleyRF
8Christian BethancourtC
9Manuel MargotCF

The series

TB wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Rays 8, Pirates 1 (May 3)

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 12,418
Officials: Manny Gonzalez (Home Plate Umpire), Junior Valentine (First Base Umpire), Adrian Johnson (Second Base Umpire), Quinn Wolcott (Third Base Umpire)