April 19, 2026 6:13 am EDT
The Pittsburgh Pirates host the Tampa Bay Rays at 1:35 p.m. ET on Sunday, a game featuring two of MLB’s most consistent batters. Ryan O’Hearn has an average of .329 (ninth in league) for the Pirates, and Yandy Diaz is second at .354 for the Rays. Mitch Keller (1-1, 2.86 ERA) will start for the Pirates, who are 12-9 this season and fourth in the NL Central. Shane McClanahan (1-1, 3.95 ERA) is expected to start for the Rays, who are 12-8 and first in the AL East.
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Injury reportsPirates
Jared Triolo: 10 Day IL (Knee), Jared Jones: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Rays
Gavin Lux: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Michael Grove: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Joe Boyle: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Garrett Cleavinger: 15 Day IL (Calf), Edwin Uceta: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Manuel Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Steven Wilson: 60 Day IL (Back), Ryan Pepiot: 60 Day IL (Hip)
Stats to know
Pittsburgh’s Oneil Cruz has hit six home runs this season, which ranks 11th in MLB. He has also tallied 19 RBIs (4th in MLB) and has scored 16 runs. In 95 plate appearances, he has recorded a .302 BA, .368 OBP and .570 SLG with an 8.4% walk rate and a 30.5% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording nine steals on 10 attempts.
In 88 plate appearances, Brandon Lowe is hitting .267/.375/.600 with a .975 OPS. He has hit seven long balls (4th in MLB), driven in 18 runs (7th in MLB) and scored 12 times.
Tampa Bay’s Diaz is slashing .354/.446/.532 this season with three home runs, 16 RBIs (16th in MLB) and an OPS of .977 (12th in MLB). He has a 12% strikeout rate and a 9.8% walk rate in 92 plate appearances, and he has scored 12 total runs.
In 93 plate appearances, Junior Caminero has slashed .250/.344/.438 this season. He has hit four long balls and driven in nine runs with a strikeout rate of 18.3% and a walk rate of 12.9%. and has scored 11 runs.
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