Pirates vs. Rays: Injury Report, Updates & Probable Starters – April 2 - Bleacher Nation (2025)

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Pirates vs. Rays Game Info Pirates vs. Rays Injury News Today Pirates’ Injuries Rays’ Injuries Pirates’ Hitting Insights (2024) Rays’ Hitting Insights (2024) Pirates’ Starting Pitcher Rays’ Starting Pitcher

Pirates vs. Rays Game Info

Game day: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Game time: 1:10 p.m. ET

TV channel: FDSSUN and SportsNet PT

Location: Tampa, Florida

Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field

Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Pirates vs. Rays Injury News Today

Pirates’ Injuries

Name	Status	Injury	2025 Stats
Nick Gonzales	10 Day Injury List	Ankle	.333 / .333 / 1.333, 1, 2
Spencer Horwitz	10 Day Injury List	Wrist	–
Jared Jones	60 Day Injury List	Elbow	–
Dauri Moreta	60 Day Injury List	Elbow	–
Johan Oviedo	60 Day Injury List	Elbow	–

Rays’ Injuries

Name	Status	Injury	2025 Stats
Josh Lowe	10 Day Injury List	Oblique	.500 / .500 / .500, 0, 0
Alex Faedo	15 Day Injury List	Shoulder	–
Nathan Lavender	60 Day Injury List	Elbow	–
Shane McClanahan	15 Day Injury List	Tricep	–
Ha-Seong Kim	10 Day Injury List	Shoulder	–
Richard Palacios	10 Day Injury List	Finger	–

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Pirates’ Hitting Insights (2024)

Pittsburgh’s 160 home runs ranked 25th in Major League Baseball.

Last season, the Pirates’ .371 slugging percentage ranked 27th in Major League Baseball.

Among all 30 MLB clubs, Pittsburgh ranked 23rd with a .234 team batting average.

Bryan Reynolds had a batting average of .275, with 24 home runs and 88 runs batted in last season.

Oneil Cruz hit .259 with 34 doubles, three triples, 21 home runs and 51 walks.

Rays’ Hitting Insights (2024)

Tampa Bay hit the third-fewest home runs in MLB play last season (147).

Last season, the Rays slugged .366, the second-lowest average in baseball.

At .230, Tampa Bay ranked 27th in MLB in batting average last season.

Last season, Yandy Diaz drove in 65 runs while batting .281.

Brandon Lowe slugged 21 long balls while driving in 58 runs.

Pirates’ Starting Pitcher

Paul Skenes heads to the mound for the Pirates to make his second start of the season, seeking his first win.

The right-hander last pitched on Thursday against the Miami Marlins, throwing 5 1/3 innings and giving up two earned runs.

He has an ERA of 3.38, a 3.50 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of .938 in one game this season.

Rays’ Starting Pitcher

The Rays will look to Ryan Pepiot (0-0) to open the game and make his second start this season.

In his most recent time out on Friday, the righty tossed six innings against the Colorado Rockies, allowing one earned run while surrendering six hits.

In one game this season, he has put up a 1.50 ERA and averages 12.0 strikeouts per nine innings while opposing batters are hitting .261 against him.

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