Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros
Final
Recap
HOUSTON -- Cam Smith hit a tiebreaking two-run triple to cap Houston’s six-run eighth inning, Isaac Paredes homered and the Astros overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-9 on Wednesday night. Yordan Alvarez had four hits and two RBI for the Astros. Smith and Paredes had two hits and three RBI apiece, and Jeremy Peña went 2 for 3 with a double. AJ Blubaugh (3-2) pitched the eighth inning to get the victory. Josh Hader made his season debut and worked a scoreless ninth for the save, ending the Pirates' winning streak at four.
Team stats
12Hits13
2Home runs1
6Walks4
11Strikeouts12
1Stolen bases0
202Pitches thrown204
12Pitching strikeouts11
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcell OzunaDH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsLF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jared TrioloSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Henry DavisC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Jhostynxon GarciaRF-CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Gonzales3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Horwitz1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'HearnPH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Lowe2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Endy RodriguezPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oneil CruzCF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason MontgomeryP | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Yohan RamirezP | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gregory SotoP | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul SkenesP | 4.2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Brandan BidoisP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |