MLB

Pittsburgh 8, at Texas 4

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 · Final

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Pittsburgh Pirates

82-80 · W1 · #13 (1304 ELO +4)

1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 8 90

Texas Rangers

80-82 · L1 · #20 (1284 ELO -4)

0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 72

Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX

Attendance: 24,289

Umpires: Shane Livensparger [HP], Dan Merzel [1B], Dan Bellino [2B], Mark Ripperger [3B]

Pirates Pull Away Late, Top Rangers to Even Series

ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Oneil Cruz launched a three-run homer in the ninth inning to break open a tight game, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rode a strong start from Braxton Ashcraft to an 8-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night at Globe Life Park. The win evened the three-game series at a game apiece and improved the Pirates to 14-10, while the Rangers fell to an even 12-12. The most important part of the game arrived in the top of the ninth inning, with Pittsburgh clinging to a 4-2 lead. After Nick Gonzales and Spencer Horwitz opened the… Read more...

Top Statlines

Braxton Ashcraft PIT 7.0ip 4h 2er 5k
Jack Leiter TEX 5.0ip 5h 3er 5k
Tyler Alexander TEX 2.0ip 1h 0er 2k

Forecasting

ELO Probability TEX 57.0%

Spread PIT -1.5

Projected Score PIT 5 TEX 4

Over/Under 8.5 (Over)