27-26, 14-13 Away

Final

25-28, 15-12 Home

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Toronto Blue Jays

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
S. Horwitz1B	1-4	1	1	1	.274
B. Lowe2B	1-4	0	0	0	.260
B. ReynoldsLF	1-3	0	0	0	.251
N. Gonzales3B	0-4	0	0	0	.308
O. CruzDH	1-4	1	1	1	.250
E. RodriguezC	0-2	1	0	0	.316
E. ValdezRF	1-3	1	1	2	.125
J. GarciaCF	0-1	0	0	0	.294
J. MangumCF-RF	1-3	0	0	0	.253
J. TrioloSS	0-4	0	0	0	.234

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
M. Keller	6.0	4	1	3	5	101-62	3.64
Y. Ramirez	0.1	1	0	1	0	16-7	3.60
M. Montgomery	1.2	0	0	0	2	18-11	3.48
G. Soto	1.0	0	0	1	1	22-10	2.22

According to ESPN Analytics

PIT

TOR

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Rogers Centre

12:15 PM, May 24, 2026Coverage: Peacock

Toronto, Ontario

Attendance: 41,354

Game Time:2:50

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Willie Traynor
First Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Second Base Umpire - Alex Mackay
Third Base Umpire - Alan Porter

Esmerlyn Valdez hits first career home run as Pirates beat Blue Jays 4-1 to avoid sweep

— Esmerlyn Valdez homered for his first career hit, Spencer Horwitz and Oneil Cruz also connected and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.

May 24, 2026, 03:29 pm - AP


PIT
TOR

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	6	0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0

Scoring Summary

		PIT	TOR
1st	Horwitz homered to right (418 feet).	1	0
2nd	Cruz homered to right (415 feet).	2	0
4th	Clement singled to left, Guerrero Jr. scored, Pinango to second.	2	1
6th	Valdez homered to right (345 feet), Rodríguez scored.	4	1

Data is currently unavailable.

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Pittsburgh PiratesPiratesPIT

(27-26)

(27-26, 14-13 Away)

(27-26)

Mitch Keller

(6-8, 5.29)

o7.5

-110

Toronto Blue JaysBlue JaysTOR

(25-28)

(25-28, 15-12 Home)

(25-28)

Dylan Cease

(11-6, 2.40)

-156

Pirates
2
Blue Jays
6

Game 1

5/22

Pirates
2
Blue Jays
5

Game 2

5/23

Pirates
4
Blue Jays
1

Game 3

5/24

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	103	59	.636	-	W5
Chicago	89	73	.549	14	W1
Pittsburgh	82	80	.506	21	W1
St. Louis	77	85	.475	26	L4
Cincinnati	75	87	.463	28	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	98	64	.605	-	L1
New York	93	68	.578	4.5	W1
Boston	87	75	.537	11	L1
Baltimore	79	82	.491	18.5	L1
Toronto	79	83	.488	19	W1

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Toronto Blue Jays

Esmerlyn Valdez hits first career home run as Pirates beat Blue Jays 4-1 to avoid sweep

M. Keller5-2

D. Cease3-3

G. Soto5

Inning