Pirates host the Astros in first of 3-game series
Houston Astros (32-27, second in the AL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (22-38, fifth in the NL Central)
Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Lance McCullers (0-1, 5.89 ERA, 1.69 WHIP, 26 strikeouts); Pirates: Paul Skenes (4-5, 2.15 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 77 strikeouts)
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pirates -146, Astros +123; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates host the Houston Astros to begin a three-game series.
Pittsburgh has a 22-38 record overall and a 13-16 record in home games. The Pirates have a 6-25 record in games when they have given up at least one home run.
Houston has a 10-15 record on the road and a 32-27 record overall. Astros hitters are batting a collective .253, which ranks fourth in the AL.
The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Oneil Cruz leads the Pirates with 12 home runs while slugging .476. Andrew McCutchen is 13 for 37 with two home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
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Jeremy Pena has a .309 batting average to lead the Astros, and has nine doubles, a triple and nine home runs. Jose Altuve is 15 for 39 with five home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 5-5, .272 batting average, 3.89 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
Astros: 7-3, .288 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored by one run
INJURIES: Pirates: Joey Bart: 7-Day IL (concussion), Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (thumb), Nick Gonzales: 60-Day IL (ankle), 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)
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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.
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