Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros
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Ryan O’Hearn powers Pirates past Astros 5-1 with a 3-RBI night
O’Hearn hit an RBI single in the first inning and his two-run homer in the sixth made it 4-0.
Pittsburgh’s Jared Jones (1-0) allowed four hits and walked two in five scoreless innings. Carmen Mlodzinski gave up four hits and a run the rest of the way to get his first save. It was his first work since being put on the restricted list for a day after general manager Ben Cherington told reporters he wasn’t ready to pitch Sunday following a move to the bullpen.
Isaac Paredes hit a solo homer in the sixth inning for the Astros to become the fourth Mexican-born player in the MLB history to reach 100 for his career. But it wasn’t nearly enough to keep Houston from its third loss in four games.
The Pirates' run of four straight games in which they scored at least nine runs ended. But they still generated plenty of offense to bounce back and take the series after a late-game collapse cost them Wednesday’s game.
Houston starter Kai-Wei Teng (3-4) gave up seven hits and five runs — both season highs — in five-plus innings.
The Pirates led by a run when Brandon Lowe doubled to open the sixth before scoring on a single by Bryan Reynolds.
O’Hearn then launched Teng’s next pitch over the short fence in right field to push the lead to 4-0. Nick Gonzales singled to chase Teng and Steven Okert took over.
Oneil Cruz singled on a groundball to right field. There were two outs in the inning when Jared Triolo reached on an error by Jeremy Peña that allowed Gonzales to score and make it 5-0.
Astros: RHP Peter Lambert (4-4, 3.77) pitches against RHP Jack Perkins (2-2, 5.46) on Friday night in the first of three games against the Athletics.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Meyers grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Trammell out at second. |
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9th Inning | Meyers hit for Allen |
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9th Inning | Price struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Trammell singled to right. |
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9th Inning | Lowe struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Horwitz walked. |
Statistics
 PIT |
 HOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 10 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 8 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 34 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 15 | Runners Left On Base | 16 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 2 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 17 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 158 | Pitches | 129 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 15 | Total Bases | 13 |
| 38 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 4.5 | Runs Created | 3.3 |
| .257 | Batting Average | .235 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .429 | Slugging Percentage | .382 |
| .229 | Secondary Average | .206 |
| .316 | On Base Percentage | .278 |
| .744 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .660 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 4.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.3 |
| 36.0 | Batter Rating | 19.0 |
| 35.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 34.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.16 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.58 |
| .171 | Isolated Power | .147 |
| 0.43 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.29 |
| .079 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .056 |
| -.029 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.029 |
| 9.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 0.8 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 84.3 | MLB Rating | 74.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 23,136 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee |
- | 23 | W2 | 0.62903225 | 39 |
 St. Louis |
5 | 28 | W3 | 0.5483871 | 34 |
| Pittsburgh |
6.5 | 31 | L2 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
 Chicago |
6.5 | 31 | W1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
 Cincinnati |
8.5 | 32 | L3 | 0.4920635 | 31 |
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seattle |
- | 31 | W1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
 Texas |
2.5 | 33 | L1 | 0.484375 | 31 |
 Athletics |
3.5 | 34 | L3 | 0.46875 | 30 |
| Houston |
4.5 | 36 | W2 | 0.45454547 | 30 |
 Los Angeles |
10 | 41 | L2 | 0.36923078 | 24 |