Pittsburgh Pirates vs Tampa Bay Rays H2H Record

Interleague
Pittsburgh Pirates
Tampa Bay Rays
Rays lead Pirates17to13since 2002

Current-feed record from 2002 through 2026.

2026 season series: Pirates lead 2-1

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Data updated 4 min read

At a glance

Current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Tampa Bay Rays insights

Current-feed record
+4wins for Rays
57% Rays · 43% Pirates

Rays have pulled further ahead since 2023: 8-4.

Recent form
7-13last 20

Pirates won 6-3 on Apr 19, 2026

Where it matters
0Postseason games

No postseason meetings since 2002.

Schedule context
  • Rays built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 9 of 18 decided meetings (50%).
  • Since the schedule balanced out they are 8-4, or 67% to Rays.

Pirates vs Rays interleague history by season

Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays met in 10 seasons inside the current feed. Interleague scheduling makes meeting frequency uneven, so the season table matters more than a raw average.

Active seasons
10
With at least one meeting since 2002
Busiest season
2026
3 meetings
Per active season
3.0
Uneven interleague cadence
Win Percentage
13W
17W
PIT
TB
43%57%
Pittsburgh PiratesTampa Bay Rays

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
Apr 19
PIT 6-3 TB
PIT
Apr 18
PIT 7-8 TB
TB
Apr 17
PIT 5-1 TB
PIT
Apr 2
TB 2-4 PIT
PIT
Apr 1
TB 7-0 PIT
TB
Mar 31
TB 6-1 PIT
TB
Jun 23
PIT 1-3 TB
TB
Jun 22
PIT 4-3 TB
PIT
Jun 21
PIT 3-10 TB
TB
May 4
TB 3-2 PIT
TB
Last Meeting
Apr 19, 2026Final
PIT
6
HOME
TB
3
AWAY
Pirateswon by3runs
Snapped Rays' streak·Game 30 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Pittsburgh Pirates won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.7 runs on average
3.7runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
PIT-Neutral
Last 1040%
Archive since 200243.3%
TB-Neutral
Last 1060%
Archive since 200256.7%
Last 10 Results
PIT / TB

Record since 2002

Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season30 games
13
17
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Pittsburgh Pirates Biggest Win
18–2+16 runs
Jun 11, 2005
Tampa Bay Rays Biggest Win
8–1+7 runs
May 3, 2023
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
Season ↓PIT ↕TB ↕Games ↕
2026213
2025123
2024123
2023033
2022033
2017213
2014213
2008123
2005213
2003213
Home / Away Split
8-7PIT HOME10-5TB HOME
AWAY
5-10
PIT
AWAY
7-8
TB

Betting Context

Betting context since 2002

How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.

Small sample: 30 decided meetings, under the 50 we treat as the floor for a stable rate. Read the figures below as description, not a forecast. Interleague pairs meet in short bursts, so a single series can move any percentage here by several points.

One-run games
26.7%

Share of the 30 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.

Won by 2 or more
73.3%

A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.7.

Average total
9.1runs

Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.

Home side wins
60%

Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.

Totals ladder

Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.

LineOverUnderOver rate
7.5Closest to even1515
50%
8.51317
43.3%
9.5921
30%

Fair price from the base rate

The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.

Tampa Bay Rays
17 W · 56.7%1.76
Pittsburgh Pirates
13 W · 43.3%2.31

A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.

Last 20 meetings vs full history

One-run games
30%vs 26.7% full archive
+3.3% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
70%vs 73.3% full archive
-3.3% in the last 20
Average total
7.6 runsvs 9.1 runs full archive
-1.5 runs in the last 20

Seasons 2014 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.

View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Rays and Pirates in the oddsmatcher.

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Methodology & Data Sources

Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.

The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.

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Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API

Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays have met 30 times in this archive, which covers the 2003 season onward.