The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Minnesota Twins 9-3 on May 31, 2026 at PNC Park.
Final · PNC Park
Top performers
- Brooks Lee went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI for the Twins.
- Zebby Matthews pitched 4.1 innings for the Twins, allowing 7 earned runs with 7 strikeouts.
- Nick Gonzales went 1-for-3 with 1 home run and 2 RBI for the Pirates.
- Braxton Ashcraft pitched 6.0 innings for the Pirates, allowing 2 earned runs with 11 strikeouts.
Minnesota Twins box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Larnach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kody Clemens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Austin Martin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brooks Lee | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Bell | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Jackson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tristan Gray | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Keaschall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orlando Arcia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Outman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 32 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zebby Matthews | 4.1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Mike Paredes | 3.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Team | 8.0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Lowe | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spencer Horwitz | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Reynolds | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Gonzales | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jake Mangum | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Triolo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Henry Davis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Oneil Cruz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Team | 31 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton Ashcraft | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Cam Sanders | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
Before and after
- Twins · 2026 season · Previous May 30, 2026: MIN 9, PIT 10 · Next Jun 1, 2026: CHW 6, MIN 9
- Pirates · 2026 season · Previous May 30, 2026: MIN 9, PIT 10 · Next Jun 2, 2026: PIT 10, HOU 6