It’s baseball. Um, unfortunately, it’s baseball. Uh, I know we did *** good job against Gallen last time out, um. You know, from what it seemed, uh, McCullers did *** good job today. Um, so I don’t know, I, I, I don’t watch the offense *** ton, um, in terms of, so, so in terms of, you know, process and. Are we sticking within our plan and all that. I’m, I’m not the right guy to ask, but um again it it it just goes back to, you know, controlling what we can control, so um. It is what it is.
It’s baseball. Um, unfortunately, it’s baseball. Uh, I know we did *** good job against Gallen last time out, um. You know, from what it seemed, uh, McCullers did *** good job today. Um, so I don’t know, I, I, I don’t watch the offense *** ton, um, in terms of, so, so in terms of, you know, process and. Are we sticking within our plan and all that. I’m, I’m not the right guy to ask, but um again it it it just goes back to, you know, controlling what we can control, so um. It is what it is.
Pirates and Astros meet, winner secures 3-game series
Pirates: Mitch Keller (1-7, 3.73 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 56 strikeouts); Astros: Framber Valdez (5-4, 3.12 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 73 strikeouts)
Updated: 11:56 AM EDT Jun 5, 2025
Houston Astros (33-28, first in the AL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (23-39, fifth in the NL Central)Pittsburgh; Thursday, 6:40 p.m.PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Framber Valdez (5-4, 3.12 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 73 strikeouts); Pirates: Mitch Keller (1-7, 3.73 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 56 strikeouts)BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -161, Pirates +136; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros play on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1.Pittsburgh is 23-39 overall and 14-17 at home. The Pirates are 9-3 in games when they scored at least five runs.Houston has an 11-16 record in road games and a 33-28 record overall. The Astros have the seventh-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .317.Thursday’s game is the third time these teams match up this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Oneil Cruz leads the Pirates with 12 home runs while slugging .474. Bryan Reynolds is 14 for 39 with two doubles, a triple, a home run and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.Jeremy Pena has 10 doubles, a triple and nine home runs for the Astros. Jose Altuve is 12 for 37 with three home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 5-5, .257 batting average, 3.00 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runsAstros: 7-3, .257 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored by six runsINJURIES: Pirates: Joey Bart: 7-Day IL (concussion), Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (thumb), Enmanuel Valdez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Lawrence: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tim Mayza: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dauri Moreta: 60-Day IL (elbow)Astros: Chas McCormick: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Zach Dezenzo: 10-Day IL (hand), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yordan Alvarez: 10-Day IL (hand), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (thumb), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee)___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Houston Astros (33-28, first in the AL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (23-39, fifth in the NL Central)
Pittsburgh; Thursday, 6:40 p.m.
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Framber Valdez (5-4, 3.12 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 73 strikeouts); Pirates: Mitch Keller (1-7, 3.73 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 56 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -161, Pirates +136; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros play on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
Pittsburgh is 23-39 overall and 14-17 at home. The Pirates are 9-3 in games when they scored at least five runs.
Houston has an 11-16 record in road games and a 33-28 record overall. The Astros have the seventh-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .317.
Thursday’s game is the third time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Oneil Cruz leads the Pirates with 12 home runs while slugging .474. Bryan Reynolds is 14 for 39 with two doubles, a triple, a home run and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.
Jeremy Pena has 10 doubles, a triple and nine home runs for the Astros. Jose Altuve is 12 for 37 with three home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 5-5, .257 batting average, 3.00 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
Astros: 7-3, .257 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored by six runs
INJURIES: Pirates: Joey Bart: 7-Day IL (concussion), Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (thumb), Enmanuel Valdez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Lawrence: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tim Mayza: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dauri Moreta: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Astros: Chas McCormick: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Zach Dezenzo: 10-Day IL (hand), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yordan Alvarez: 10-Day IL (hand), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (thumb), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.