Pittsburgh Pirates beat Tampa Bay Rays 5–1: April MLB Rundown
April 17, 2026: Pittsburgh Pirates beat Tampa Bay Rays 5–1 in regular-season play.
Archive recap · Listed by game date. First published Oct 3, 2026.
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat Tampa Bay Rays 5–1 on April 17, 2026, in the 2026 MLB regular season. The final score was Tampa Bay Rays 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 5. Final game record.
Pittsburgh Pirates
Oneil Cruz went 1-for-4 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, scoring 1 run. He drove in 2 runs and hit 1 home run in the game. His line also included 1 walk and 2 strikeouts.
Marcell Ozuna went 3-for-4 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, scoring 1 run. He drove in 0 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 0 strikeouts.
Brandon Lowe went 3-for-5 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, scoring 0 runs. He drove in 2 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 0 strikeouts.
Bubba Chandler recorded 6 innings pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates. His pitching line listed 3 hits allowed, 1 earned run allowed, 1 walk and 3 strikeouts.
Tampa Bay Rays
Yandy Diaz went 1-for-4 for the Tampa Bay Rays, scoring 0 runs. He drove in 0 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 0 strikeouts.
Jake Fraley went 1-for-4 for the Tampa Bay Rays, scoring 0 runs. He drove in 0 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 0 strikeouts.
Nick Fortes went 1-for-3 for the Tampa Bay Rays, scoring 0 runs. He drove in 0 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 1 strikeout.
Nick Martinez recorded 5 1/3 innings pitched for the Tampa Bay Rays. His pitching line listed 8 hits allowed, 2 earned runs allowed, 3 walks and 3 strikeouts.
Player statistics.
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