{"id":678363,"date":"2026-04-18T12:45:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/678363\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T12:45:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:45:29","slug":"how-to-watch-rays-vs-pirates-tv-channel-and-streaming-options-for-april-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/678363\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch Rays vs. Pirates: TV channel and streaming options for April 18"},"content":{"rendered":"

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April 18, 2026 8:20 am EDT<\/p>\n

The Pittsburgh Pirates host the Tampa Bay Rays at 4:05 p.m. ET on Saturday. Paul Skenes (3-1, 4.00 ERA) gets the start for the Pirates, who are 12-8 this season and second in the NL Central. Drew Rasmussen (1-0, 1.13 ERA) is starting for the Rays, who are 11-8 and first in the AL East.<\/p>\n

How to watch Tampa Bay Rays vs. Pittsburgh PiratesRays vs. Pirates odds<\/p>\n

Odds provided by BetMGM.<\/a><\/p>\n

Injury reportsPirates<\/p>\n

Jared Triolo: 10 Day IL (Knee), Jared Jones: 60 Day IL (Elbow)<\/p>\n

Rays<\/p>\n

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)<\/p>\n

Stats to know
\nPittsburgh\u2019s Oneil Cruz is slashing .313\/.382\/.588 this season with six home runs (7th in MLB), 19 RBIs (3rd in MLB) and an OPS of .970 (16th in MLB). He has a 31.5% strikeout rate and a 9% walk rate in 89 plate appearances, and he has scored 16 total runs. Cruz has recorded nine steals on 10 attempts.
\nIn 82 plate appearances, Brandon Lowe has slashed .286\/.390\/.643 this season. He has hit seven long balls (4th in MLB) and driven in 18 runs (7th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 20.7% and a walk rate of 13.4%. He has come around to score 11 times.
\nYandy Diaz has hit three home runs this season. He has also tallied 16 RBIs (14th in MLB) and has scored 11 runs. In 86 plate appearances, he has recorded a .365 BA, .453 OBP and .554 SLG with a 9.3% walk rate and a 9.3% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording one steal on one attempt.
\nIn 79 plate appearances, Chandler Simpson has slashed .342\/.368\/.397 this season. He has hit no long balls and driven in four runs with a strikeout rate of 6.3% and a walk rate of 3.8%. He has stolen seven bases on nine attempts and has scored 10 runs.<\/p>\n

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