• RUN: Misner doubles down the right field line. Aranda scores. Runners on second and third. Rays, 2-0
• It's been a heavy dose of fastball, slider for Mlodzinski with a few sinkers.
• RUN: Morel singles into left to score Caminero. Rays, 1-0
• Caminero singles down the right-field line and Aranda follows it up with a double. Runners on second and third, no outs. Mlodzinski finds himself in another jam.
• Suwinski wasn't happy with that K, barely caught the bottom right corner of the strike zone.
• Bart grounds out to Lowe who was shaded near the bag.
• Cruz flies out to left field after a seven-pitch at-bat.
• End of third inning: Mlodzinski gets Lowe with a high fastball to end the threat.
• Diaz grounds out to first as his bat flies over the netting and into the stands. Both runners advance.
• Caballero walks on five pitches.
• Mangum steals second.
• Mangum goes where IKF isn't and sneaks one through the left side. IKF was shaded toward the second base bag.
• Jansen flies out to Pham.
• 4-3 ground out for Reynolds.
• IKF advances to third on Pham's 6-3 ground out.
• Frazier Ks on a sweeper and then IKF singles on a bunt before swiping second.
• Mlodzinski has hit 98 on the gun here early. He averaged around 95 mph on his fastball last year. Something to watch.
• End of second inning: Misner flies out to center field.
• Mlodzinski erases Aranda with a 6-4-3 double play.
• Aranda gets ahold of a first-pitch fastball and singles to center field.
• F7 for Rodriguez.
• Hayes grounds out to third.
• Suwinski lines out to second.
• End of first inning: Mlodzinski works a clean first inning, two strikeouts and a groundout.
• Sorry guys, was adding to the trade file.
• Bart flies out to center field.
• Cruz swipes another bag. That's his league-leading fifth stolen base.
• Reynolds looks at a fastball down the middle and Cruz singles to center field.
• Pham strikes out on cutter on the outer half.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Rays, Drew Rasmussen to Tommy Pham, George M. Steinbrenner Field, 7:04 p.m., 77 degrees, partly cloudy.
• Cruz. Pham, Bart and Hayes all back in the starting lineup, Rodriguez back at first.
• For Derek Shelton’s visitors:
1. Tommy Pham, LF 2. Bryan Reynolds, DH 3. Oneil Cruz, CF 4. Joey Bart, C 5. Jack Suwinski, RF 6. Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B 7. Endy Rodriguez, 1B 8. Adam Frazier, 2B 9. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS
• For Kevin Cash's Rays:1. Yandy Diaz, DH 2. Brandon Lowe, 2B 3. Junior Caminero, 3B 4. Jonathan Aranda, 1B 5. Christopher Morel, LF 6. Kameron Misner, CF 7. Danny Jansen, C 8. Jake Mangum, RF 9. José Caballero, SS
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THE ASYLUM
Greg Macafee
3:56 pm - 03.30.2025Tampa, Fla.Final: Rays 6, Pirates 1
• Who: Pirates (1-3) vs. Rays (2-1)
• What: MLB regular season, Game 5
• When: 7:05 p.m.
• Where: George M. Steinbrenner Field
• Weather: 80°, clear
• Pitchers: RHP Carmen Mlodzinski vs. RHP Drew Rasmussen
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Streaming: SNP 360, MLB.TV
• Satellite: SiriusXM 861/866
• Boxscore: MLB.com
• Media notes: Pirates | Rays
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Bart K. That's it. Final: Rays 6, Pirates 1. Pirates drop to 1-4.
• 4-3, Cruz.
• Reynolds strikes out on a high sinker.
• Manuel Rodriguez gets the ninth for the Rays.
• End of eighth inning: 3-unassisted for Lowe.
• Mangum steals second.
• RUN: Sac fly for Diaz. Jansen scores. Rays, 6-1
• Caballero strikes out on a cutter in off the plate.
• Mangum singles down the right-field line. Jansen motors to third.
• Jansen walks.
• Wentz enters the game.
• Pham strikes out for the second time tonight.
• Really bad swing by IKF on a changeup down in the zone.
• Joey Wentz is warming in the Pirates pen. That really brings into question who's going to start tomorrow. For sure thought it'd be him.
• RUN: Bloop single for Frazier scores Rodriguez. He was almost thrown out at the plate. Rays, 5-1
• Rodriguez doubles down the right field line for his first hit of the season. He was 0-for-11 up until that point.
• Aranda makes a nice over the shoulder catch in shallow right field. Robs Hayes of a bloop single.
• Looks like Caminero has exited the game. Taylor Walls comes in at short and Caballero moves to third. Jonny DeLuca has also come in for Morel.
• Mason Englert enters the game for the Rays.
• End of seventh inning: Misner swings over a sweeper. That's Borucki's third strikeout.
• Borucki gets Morel on a low changeup.
• Aranda walks on five pitches.
• A: 10,046.
• 5-3, Caminero. Nice stretch by Rodriguez at first.
• No hits for the Pirates since the third inning.
• Suwinski strikes out on a slider up in the zone. 1-2-3.
• Cruz strikes out, Bart grounds out.
• End of sixth inning: Borucki strikes out Lowe with a slider on the outside half of the zone.
• 6-3, Diaz. Caballero advances to third.
• Mayza is done. It's Ryan Borucki's turn.
• RUN: Suwinski tracks backward and misses a catch that hit his glove near the right-field wall. Magum scores from second. Rays, 5-0
• Ground-rule double for Mangum. got ahold of a first pitch slider on the inner half.
• Jansen flies out to center.
• Mayza back out for another inning of work.
• F7, Reynolds. Another 1-2-3.
• Pham grounds out up the middle but Lowe is positioned perfectly behind the bag.
• 6-3, IKF
• Hunter Bigge takes over.
• Rasmussen's day is done. His final line: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K. Threw 70 pitches, 46 strikes.
• End of fifth inning: 3-unassisted for Misner.
• Morel is the victim of an outside sinker.
• Mayza strikes out Aranda with a sinker at the bottom of the zone.
• 3-1, Frazier. 1-2-3.
• F8, Rodriguez.
• Hayes flies out to right field.
• End of fourth inning: 4-3 ground out for Caminero.
• Mayza walks Lowe to load the bases.
• Mlodzinski is done. It's Tim Mayza out of the bullpen. Mlodzinski's final line: 3 2/3 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K. Both baserunners are also his.
• IKF robs Diaz of a hit with a great diving play and throw to third for the force out.
• Mlodzinski walks Caballero on five pitches. Looks like he's losing his command a little. He's up to 65 pitches.
• RUNS: Mangum singles up the middle past a diving Frazier with the infield in. Both runners score. Rays, 4-0
• Jansen strikes out on an outside fastball.
• RUN: Misner doubles down the right field line. Aranda scores. Runners on second and third. Rays, 2-0
• It's been a heavy dose of fastball, slider for Mlodzinski with a few sinkers.
• RUN: Morel singles into left to score Caminero. Rays, 1-0
• Caminero singles down the right-field line and Aranda follows it up with a double. Runners on second and third, no outs. Mlodzinski finds himself in another jam.
• Suwinski wasn't happy with that K, barely caught the bottom right corner of the strike zone.
• Bart grounds out to Lowe who was shaded near the bag.
• Cruz flies out to left field after a seven-pitch at-bat.
• End of third inning: Mlodzinski gets Lowe with a high fastball to end the threat.
• Diaz grounds out to first as his bat flies over the netting and into the stands. Both runners advance.
• Caballero walks on five pitches.
• Mangum steals second.
• Mangum goes where IKF isn't and sneaks one through the left side. IKF was shaded toward the second base bag.
• Jansen flies out to Pham.
• 4-3 ground out for Reynolds.
• IKF advances to third on Pham's 6-3 ground out.
• Frazier Ks on a sweeper and then IKF singles on a bunt before swiping second.
• Mlodzinski has hit 98 on the gun here early. He averaged around 95 mph on his fastball last year. Something to watch.
• End of second inning: Misner flies out to center field.
• Mlodzinski erases Aranda with a 6-4-3 double play.
• Aranda gets ahold of a first-pitch fastball and singles to center field.
• F7 for Rodriguez.
• Hayes grounds out to third.
• Suwinski lines out to second.
• End of first inning: Mlodzinski works a clean first inning, two strikeouts and a groundout.
• Sorry guys, was adding to the trade file.
• Bart flies out to center field.
• Cruz swipes another bag. That's his league-leading fifth stolen base.
• Reynolds looks at a fastball down the middle and Cruz singles to center field.
• Pham strikes out on cutter on the outer half.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Rays, Drew Rasmussen to Tommy Pham, George M. Steinbrenner Field, 7:04 p.m., 77 degrees, partly cloudy.
• Cruz. Pham, Bart and Hayes all back in the starting lineup, Rodriguez back at first.
• For Derek Shelton’s visitors:
1. Tommy Pham, LF
2. Bryan Reynolds, DH
3. Oneil Cruz, CF
4. Joey Bart, C
5. Jack Suwinski, RF
6. Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B
7. Endy Rodriguez, 1B
8. Adam Frazier, 2B
9. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS
2. Brandon Lowe, 2B
3. Junior Caminero, 3B
4. Jonathan Aranda, 1B
5. Christopher Morel, LF
6. Kameron Misner, CF
7. Danny Jansen, C
8. Jake Mangum, RF
9. José Caballero, SS
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