MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
03/31/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 386 - MONDAY, MARCH 31ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (2-3) 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 7 10 0
Tampa Bay Rays (0-4) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 1
Pittsburgh Pins 7-3 Loss on Rays
Pittsburgh Pirates starter James Hicks pitched a strong game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, leading the Pirates to victory, 7-3. Hicks got the win, improving to 1-0. He gave up 5 hits and walked 1 over 8.1 innings. He allowed 3 runs. After losing, Tampa Bay is 0-4.

It could have been a different outcome for Pittsburgh, had it not been for Romy Gonzalez, the 28-year old second baseman . Gonzalez contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put Pittsburgh up, 3-2.

Said losing manager TJ Barnaba: "We just didn't get it done tonight."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Marte DH 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .278 0 0
C. Keith LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .238 1 5
R. Gonzalez 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .231 0 1
P. Goldschmidt 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .158 0 0
J. Jung 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .300 1 1
J. DeLuca RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .333 1 1
A. Thomas CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .188 0 2
K. Higashioka C 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .412 1 7
M. Rojas SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .067 0 0
Totals 37 7 10 7 3 3 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. DeLuca (2, 8th Inning off B. Baker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. DeLuca (1, 5th Inning off R. Weathers, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Jung (1, 6th Inning off R. Weathers, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Higashioka (1, 8th Inning off B. Baker, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Keith 2 , R. Gonzalez 2 , P. Goldschmidt , J. Jung 4 , J. DeLuca 6 , K. Higashioka 4 , M. Rojas
2-out RBI: C. Keith , R. Gonzalez , K. Higashioka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gonzalez , P. Goldschmidt
GIDP: J. Jung
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Marte (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
X. Edwards 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 0
D. Fry DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .267 0 1
C. Yelich LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0
B. Buxton CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .200 0 1
E. Julien 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 0 1
A. Pages RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
J. Crawford SS 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .357 1 3
B. Lee 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154 0 1
J. Rogers C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3 1 4 4      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Yelich (2, 9th Inning off S. Cecconi, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Crawford (1, 2nd Inning off J. Hicks, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Yelich 2 , B. Buxton 2 , A. Pages , J. Crawford 4 , J. Rogers
2-out RBI: J. Crawford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Yelich , E. Julien
Sac Bunt: X. Edwards
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Buxton 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Crawford (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Lee-Crawford-Julien)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hicks W (1-0) 8.1 5 3 3 1 4 1 107 3.24   
S. Cecconi 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hicks 64
Batters Faced: J. Hicks 29, S. Cecconi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hicks 10-9, S. Cecconi 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hicks 107-72, S. Cecconi 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Cecconi 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Weathers L (0-1) 6.1 6 4 2 2 3 2 97 2.84   
B. Baker 1.1 3 3 3 1 0 1 30 11.57   
M. Spence 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Weathers 50
Batters Faced: R. Weathers 28, B. Baker 7, M. Spence 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Weathers 8-8, B. Baker 1-2, M. Spence 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Weathers 97-64, B. Baker 30-19, M. Spence 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Baker 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: James Hicks
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 30931
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