Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates, June 4, 2026

PiratesPIT
5-1
Final
AstrosHOU

June 4, 2026, 8:10 PM ET | Daikin Park

Last 5 Form

Pittsburgh Pirates

4-1

Last 5
W 10-9
vs MIN
W 9-3
vs MIN
W 10-6
@ HOU
L 9-11
@ HOU
W 5-1
@ HOU

Houston Astros

2-3

Last 5
W 9-2
vs MIL
L 0-2
vs MIL
L 6-10
vs PIT
W 11-9
vs PIT
L 1-5
vs PIT

Starting Pitchers

Pittsburgh Pirates

Jared Jones headshot
Jared Jones
Recorded starter

Houston Astros

Kai-Wei Teng headshot
Kai-Wei Teng
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jun 4, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Pittsburgh Pirates34-29.540#2#14.5
Houston Astros28-36.438#4#85.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Pittsburgh PiratesHouston Astros
.734
OPS
.732
186
HR
226
767
Runs
734
4.14
ERA
4.45
1.30
WHIP
1.34
1496
Strikeouts by pitchers
1411

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters

Nick Gonzales headshot
Nick Gonzales

10 H, 2 HR, 7 RBI

Oneil Cruz headshot
Oneil Cruz

7 H, 2 HR, 7 RBI

Ryan O'Hearn headshot
Ryan O'Hearn

5 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Jared Jones headshot
Jared Jones

5.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Wilber Dotel headshot
Wilber Dotel

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Carmen Mlodzinski headshot
Carmen Mlodzinski

4.0 IP, 3 SO, 2.25 ERA

Houston Astros

Hitters

Jeremy Peña headshot
Jeremy Peña

10 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Isaac Paredes headshot
Isaac Paredes

5 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Yordan Alvarez headshot
Yordan Alvarez

9 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Pitchers

Steven Okert headshot
Steven Okert

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Tatsuya Imai headshot
Tatsuya Imai

6.0 IP, 5 SO, 3.00 ERA

Alimber Santa headshot
Alimber Santa

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 3.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Jared Jones headshot
Jared Jones
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Ryan O'Hearn headshot
Ryan O'Hearn
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Carmen Mlodzinski headshot
Carmen Mlodzinski
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Houston Astros 1: PIT 9 hits, HOU 8 hits; PIT 0 errors, HOU 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Pittsburgh Pirates100004000590
Houston Astros000001000181

Box Score

Batting

3 players led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits each.

Pittsburgh Pirates batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Spencer Horwitz1B4000110
Brandon Lowe2B5220010
Bryan ReynoldsDH4111010
Ryan O'HearnRF4123011
Nick Gonzales3B4110010
Oneil CruzCF2020200
Endy RodríguezC4000000
Jake MangumLF4010010
Jared TrioloSS4000010
Totals35594371

Jeremy Peña and Taylor Trammell led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jeremy PeñaSS4020000
Yordan AlvarezDH3010100
Christian Walker1B4010010
Isaac Paredes3B4111011
LaMonte Wade Jr.LF4000020
Cam SmithRF4000000
Taylor TrammellCF4020010
Collin PriceC3000120
Nick Allen2B3010000
Jake MeyersPH1000000
Totals34181271

Pitching

Jared Jones went 5.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (4 SO, 0 ER); Kai-Wei Teng went 5.0 innings for Houston Astros (1 SO, 4 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jared Jones5.0400240
Carmen Mlodzinski4.0411031
Houston Astros
Kai-Wei Teng5.0754211
Steven Okert2.0100020
Enyel De Los Santos1.0100010
Bryan Abreu1.0000130
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T1

    Single Ryan O'Hearn singles on a ground ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Brandon Lowe scores. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • T6

    Single Bryan Reynolds singles on a ground ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Brandon Lowe scores. PIT 2, HOU 0

  • T6

    Home Run Ryan O'Hearn homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. Bryan Reynolds scores. PIT 4, HOU 0

  • T6

    Field Error Jared Triolo reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Jeremy Peña. Nick Gonzales scores. Oneil Cruz to 3rd. PIT 5, HOU 0

  • B6

    Home Run Isaac Paredes homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. PIT 5, HOU 1

Play-by-Play

All 75 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Grounded Into DP Jake Meyers grounds into a double play, shortstop Jared Triolo to second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Taylor Trammell out at 2nd. Jake Meyers out at 1st. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • B9

    Strikeout Collin Price strikes out swinging. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • B9

    Single Taylor Trammell singles on a line drive to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • T9

    Walk Spencer Horwitz walks. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Jared Triolo called out on strikes. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Jake Mangum strikes out swinging. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • B8

    Groundout Cam Smith grounds out, third baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • B8

    Strikeout LaMonte Wade Jr. strikes out swinging. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • B8

    Lineout Isaac Paredes lines out to left fielder Jake Mangum. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • T8

    Pop Out Endy Rodríguez pops out to third baseman Isaac Paredes in foul territory. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • T8

    Single Oneil Cruz singles on a line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • T8

    Flyout Nick Gonzales flies out sharply to center fielder Taylor Trammell. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Ryan O'Hearn strikes out swinging. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • B7

    Groundout Christian Walker grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • B7

    Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out to left fielder Jake Mangum. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • B7

    Single Jeremy Peña singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jake Mangum. Nick Allen to 2nd. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • B7

    Single Nick Allen singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Collin Price strikes out swinging. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • T7

    Strikeout Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • T7

    Flyout Brandon Lowe flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • T7

    Strikeout Spencer Horwitz strikes out swinging. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • B6

    Flyout Taylor Trammell flies out to shortstop Jared Triolo. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • B6

    Groundout Cam Smith grounds out, third baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • B6

    Groundout LaMonte Wade Jr. grounds out, pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • B6

    Home Run Isaac Paredes homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. PIT 5, HOU 1

  • T6

    Pickoff Caught Stealing 2B With Spencer Horwitz batting, Jared Triolo picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, shortstop Jeremy Peña. PIT 5, HOU 0

  • T6

    Field Error Jared Triolo reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Jeremy Peña. Nick Gonzales scores. Oneil Cruz to 3rd. PIT 5, HOU 0

  • T6

    Lineout Jake Mangum lines out to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. PIT 4, HOU 0

  • T6

    Pop Out Endy Rodríguez pops out to first baseman Christian Walker on the infield fly rule. PIT 4, HOU 0

  • T6

    Single Oneil Cruz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Nick Gonzales to 2nd. PIT 4, HOU 0

  • T6

    Single Nick Gonzales singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Isaac Paredes. PIT 4, HOU 0

  • T6

    Home Run Ryan O'Hearn homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. Bryan Reynolds scores. PIT 4, HOU 0

  • T6

    Single Bryan Reynolds singles on a ground ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Brandon Lowe scores. PIT 2, HOU 0

  • T6

    Double Brandon Lowe doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • B5

    Flyout Christian Walker flies out to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • B5

    Double Yordan Alvarez doubles (13) on a line drive to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • B5

    Groundout Jeremy Peña grounds out, shortstop Jared Triolo to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • B5

    Flyout Nick Allen flies out to left fielder Jake Mangum. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • T5

    Groundout Spencer Horwitz grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • T5

    Pop Out Jared Triolo pops out softly to pitcher Kai-Wei Teng. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • T5

    Double Jake Mangum doubles (3) on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Oneil Cruz to 3rd. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • T5

    Lineout Endy Rodríguez lines out to right fielder Cam Smith. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • T5

    Walk Oneil Cruz walks. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • B4

    Flyout Collin Price flies out to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • B4

    Double Taylor Trammell doubles (4) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Jake Mangum. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • B4

    Groundout Cam Smith grounds out, shortstop Jared Triolo to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • B4

    Flyout LaMonte Wade Jr. flies out sharply to center fielder Oneil Cruz. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • T4

    Groundout Nick Gonzales grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Kai-Wei Teng. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • T4

    Lineout Ryan O'Hearn lines out to center fielder Taylor Trammell. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • T4

    Groundout Bryan Reynolds grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Kai-Wei Teng. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • B3

    Flyout Isaac Paredes flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • B3

    Single Christian Walker singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jake Mangum. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • B3

    Lineout Yordan Alvarez lines out sharply to second baseman Brandon Lowe. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • B3

    Flyout Jeremy Peña flies out to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • T3

    Groundout Brandon Lowe grounds out, second baseman Nick Allen to first baseman Christian Walker. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • T3

    Groundout Spencer Horwitz grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • T3

    Groundout Jared Triolo grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • B2

    Pop Out Nick Allen pops out to second baseman Brandon Lowe. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • B2

    Walk Collin Price walks. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Taylor Trammell strikes out on a foul tip. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • B2

    Flyout Cam Smith flies out to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • T2

    Flyout Jake Mangum flies out to center fielder Taylor Trammell. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • T2

    Double Play Endy Rodríguez lines into a double play, second baseman Nick Allen to first baseman Christian Walker. Oneil Cruz out at 1st. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • T2

    Walk Oneil Cruz walks. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • B1

    Strikeout LaMonte Wade Jr. strikes out swinging. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Isaac Paredes strikes out swinging. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out swinging. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • B1

    Walk Yordan Alvarez walks. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • B1

    Single Jeremy Peña singles on a ground ball to pitcher Jared Jones. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Nick Gonzales strikes out swinging. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • T1

    Single Ryan O'Hearn singles on a ground ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Brandon Lowe scores. PIT 1, HOU 0

  • T1

    Flyout Bryan Reynolds flies out to center fielder Taylor Trammell. PIT 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Double Brandon Lowe doubles (13) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. PIT 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Lineout Spencer Horwitz lines out sharply to center fielder Taylor Trammell. PIT 0, HOU 0