When Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez strolled to the plate in the eighth inning while representing the tying run Wednesday night, not only did the fans who remained in the stands at Daikin Park start making some noise,

HOUSTON (AP) — Oneil Cruz and Brandon Lowe hit three-run homers and Endy Rodríguez added a two-run shot to power the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 10-6 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. Jake Mangum tied a career-high with four hits to help the Pirates to their fourth straight victory.

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Ryan O'Hearn homered and drove in three runs, Jared Jones threw five shutout innings while picking up his first win in 21 months and Pittsburgh defeated the Astros, 5-1, at Daikin Park on Thursday night for its fifth win in six games.

We can’t lose this one today,” Skenes said postgame. “It stings a little bit. Putting up nine runs, you should win that game every time. It doesn’t feel good for me. I

This is the first time the Pirates have won a game started by Bubba Chandler since April 17 against the Tampa Bay Rays.