Pittsburgh Pirates @ Texas Rangers
Pirates Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
O. CruzCF |
B. Lowe2B |
M. OzunaDH |
R. O'HearnRF-1B |
B. CookPR-RF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .352 | .551 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .263 | .366 | .575 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .387 | .414 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .184 | .253 | .289 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .325 | .413 | .519 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .308 | .311 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .389 | .407 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .375 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .194 | .261 | .258 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .229 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .357 | .333 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .222 | .281 |
| 36 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for Davis in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BReynolds (2, Leiter)
- HRCruz (7, 9th inning off Beeks 2 on, 1 Out)
- RBIOzuna (8), Reynolds (16), Cruz 3 (22), Lowe (19), Mangum (2)
- 2Out RBILowe, B; Ozuna; Reynolds, B.
- GIDPO'Hearn
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP4-10 (Ozuna 1-2, Reynolds 1-1, Cruz 1-2, Lowe 1-1, Mangum 0-1, Horwitz 0-1, Griffin 0-2)
- Baserunning
- CSCruz (2, 2nd base by Alexander/Higashioka)
- SBGonzales (2, 2nd base off Alexander/Higashioka)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Griffin-Lowe-Horwitz , Gonzales-Lowe-Horwitz)
Rangers Hitting
a-struck out looking for Pederson in the 8th
b-reached on infield single to shortstop for Smith in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BHigashioka (1, Ashcraft); Nimmo (6, Soto)
- HRJung (3, 2nd inning off Ashcraft 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIBurger 2 (19), Jung 2 (11)
- 2Out RBIBurger 2.
- GIDPHigashioka; Jung
- Team LOB3
- Team RISP1-7 (Nimmo 0-1, Seager 0-1, Burger 1-1, Duran 0-2, Smith 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBCarter (4, 2nd base off Ashcraft/Davis)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Smith-Seager-Burger)
- ENimmo (1, throw); Burger (3, fielding)
Pirates Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Soto(W, 1-0, B, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 94-60 | 2.43 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27-15 | 2.13 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9-7 | 0.75 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 130-82 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSantana 2/3; Soto 2/6; Ashcraft 17/25
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSantana-2-2-2-1; Soto-2-5-5-3; Ashcraft-19-14-9-16
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsSantana 0-1; Ashcraft 7-7
- Game ScoresB Ashcraft 64
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Winn(L, 1-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 84-57 | 4.97 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29-20 | 0.68 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-3 | 0.00 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-14 | 4.91 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-8 | 1.80 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 148-102 |
- Pitching
- HBPOzuna (by Collyer)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBeeks 3/3; Alexander 4/7; Winn 3/4; Leiter 12/22; Collyer 0/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBeeks-4-1-1-2; Alexander-7-2-6-5; Winn-1-3-7-3; Leiter-10-15-17-14; Collyer-1-0-0-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsBeeks 0-1; Alexander 3-1; Winn 1-0; Leiter 4-6; Collyer 2-0
- Game ScoresJ Leiter 46
Scoring Summary
Inning | PIT | TEX | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ozuna singled to left, Reynolds scored. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Jung homered to right (344 feet), Pederson scored. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5th | Lowe singled to left, Horwitz scored, Davis to second. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5th | Reynolds singled to right, Davis scored on error and Lowe scored on throwing error by right fielder Nimmo, Reynolds to second. | 4 | 2 | ||
| 8th | Burger singled to center, McCutchen scored and Nimmo scored. | 4 | 4 | ||
| 9th | Mangum grounded into fielder's choice to third, Gonzales scored, Cook to second. | 5 | 4 | ||
| 9th | Cruz homered to right (432 feet), Cook scored and Mangum scored. | 8 | 4 | ||
PIT @ TEX Videos
Pirates take a commanding lead on Oneil Cruz's 3-run shot
Josh Jung's 2-run home run gives Rangers a lead
Marcell Ozuna's RBI single puts Pirates on the board
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Globe Life Field
1:05 AM, 23 April 2026
Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 24,289
Game Time:2:37
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Shane Livensparger
- First Base Umpire - Dan Merzel
- Second Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
- Third Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger
2026 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 16 | 9 | .640 | - | L1 |
| Chicago | 15 | 9 | .625 | 0.5 | W8 |
| St. Louis | 14 | 10 | .583 | 1.5 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh | 14 | 10 | .583 | 1.5 | W1 |
| Milwaukee | 13 | 10 | .565 | 2 | L1 |
2026 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 13 | 12 | .520 | - | L1 |
| Texas | 12 | 12 | .500 | 0.5 | L1 |
| Los Angeles | 12 | 14 | .462 | 1.5 | W1 |
| Seattle | 11 | 15 | .423 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Houston | 10 | 16 | .385 | 3.5 | W1 |

