MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
05/22/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1331 - FRIDAY, MAY 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (30-21) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 1
Toronto Blue Jays (25-26) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 4 5 1
Blue Jays Take Nail-Biter Over Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates got a sterling performance from pitcher Luis Fernández, but the Toronto Blue Jays still prevailed, 4-3. Fernández threw 8.0 innings of 2-hit ball. Wes Poe snagged the win in relief. He goes to 1-0 on the season. James Paxton suffered the loss. Toronto is now 25-26. Pittsburgh is 30-21.

The Blue Jays got a clutch hit from catcher Gil Greggio. In the bottom of the 12th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Blue Jays.

"This place was rockin'," Greggio said.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Miller CF 6 1 0 0 0 1 5 .286 4 25
A. Jackson RF, LF 4 1 1 0 2 1 0 .286 7 21
A. Gamboa SS 6 1 1 0 0 1 5 .266 2 20
C. Riley LF, 1B 5 0 1 0 1 1 4 .264 2 18
M. Rodríguez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 3 26
   a-T. Brown LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 3
   b-J. Choi PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 1 12
   d-J. Pérez C 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 .196 0 7
M. Andujar DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .355 2 7
H. Correa 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .263 1 19
C. Avilés C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .217 5 17
   c-J. Allen PH, RF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .243 3 19
J. Bowen 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .249 6 22
Totals 45 3 9 3 5 8 32      
a - T. Brown substituted for M. Rodríguez in the 7th
b - J. Choi pinch hit for T. Brown in the 9th
c - J. Allen pinch hit for C. Avilés in the 9th
d - J. Pérez substituted for J. Choi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Jackson (9, 8th Inning off M. Pearson, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Pérez (3, 10th Inning off W. Poe, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Jackson 2 , A. Gamboa , C. Riley , J. Choi , J. Pérez 2 , M. Andujar 2 , H. Correa , J. Allen
2-out RBI: J. Pérez , M. Andujar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Miller 2 , C. Riley , J. Pérez , M. Andujar 2 , C. Avilés 2
GIDP: A. Gamboa
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Gamboa (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bowen (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Rodríguez-Gamboa-Fernández, Gamboa-Correa-Riley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gordon SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .258 4 13
C. Bryan CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .225 0 4
R. Miller DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .234 8 20
   c-J. Weber DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .183 3 8
R. Ikeda 1B, 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .289 10 34
K. Frazier 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .267 1 7
T. Cotto 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 9 25
   a-A. Salinas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 8 21
   b-D. Hall 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 3 10
   d-N. Ciuffo PH, 1B 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 .242 0 4
D. Prince RF 4 0 1 2 1 1 2 .212 6 17
T. McDonald LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .197 3 8
G. Greggio C 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .272 1 12
Totals 39 4 5 4 5 9 22      
a - A. Salinas pinch hit for T. Cotto in the 8th
b - D. Hall substituted for A. Salinas in the 9th
c - J. Weber inserted as DH in the 9th
d - N. Ciuffo pinch hit for D. Hall in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. McDonald (3, 8th Inning off L. Fernández, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Frazier , D. Prince , T. McDonald 5 , G. Greggio
2-out RBI: T. McDonald , G. Greggio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Bryan , R. Ikeda , N. Ciuffo
GIDP: N. Gordon , J. Weber
Hit by Pitch: C. Bryan
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Cotto (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Gordon-Ciuffo)
PB: G. Greggio
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Fernández 8.0 2 1 1 1 3 1 27 95 1.50   
F. Lopez 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 18 2.01   
J. Kaiser BS (3) 1.0 2 2 1 2 2 0 7 28 3.13   
N. Ramirez 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 11 3.27   
J. Paxton L (0-3) 1.0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 12 7.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Fernández 76
Batters Faced: L. Fernández 27, F. Lopez 4, J. Kaiser 7, N. Ramirez 3, J. Paxton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Fernández 13-7, F. Lopez 1-0, J. Kaiser 1-0, N. Ramirez 1-0, J. Paxton 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Fernández 95-62, F. Lopez 18-9, J. Kaiser 28-15, N. Ramirez 11-7, J. Paxton 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Paxton 2-0
Hit Batsmen: F. Lopez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
V. McSweeney 7.0 5 1 1 0 4 0 27 95 3.21   
M. Pearson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 3.63   
J. Pérez 1.1 2 2 1 2 1 0 8 27 2.28   
W. Poe W (1-0) 2.2 1 0 0 3 3 0 11 32 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. McSweeney 67
Batters Faced: V. McSweeney 27, M. Pearson 4, J. Pérez 8, W. Poe 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. McSweeney 6-11, M. Pearson 2-1, J. Pérez 3-0, W. Poe 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: V. McSweeney 95-61, M. Pearson 12-8, J. Pérez 27-17, W. Poe 32-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Poe 2-2
WP: V. McSweeney
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Fernández
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Roof closed, 58 degrees
Start Time: 7:07 PM ET
Time: 4:06
Attendance: 29359
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