• Who: Pirates (32-28) vs. Astros (27-34)
• What: MLB regular season, Game 61
• When: 8:10 p.m. Eastern
• Where: Daikin Park
• Pitchers: RHP Bubba Chandler (1-6, 4.85 ERA) vs. RHP Mike Burrows (3-6, 5.40 ERA)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh, Space City Home Network
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Satellite: SiriusXM 176/861
• Boxscore: DKPS
• Media notes: Pirates | Astros
► FOLLOW ALONG
• The Pirates put their power on display in extending their winning streak to four games with a 10-6 win over the Astros. Endy Rodriguez, Oneil Cruz and Brandon Lowe each went deep. Jake Mangum contributed four hits. Bubba Chandler pitched five innings and Wilber Dotel shut things down out of the bullpen.
• Gregory Soto enters after Santana records just one out here in the ninth.
• RUN: Alvarez reaches on an infield single and another run scores. Dennis Santana’s struggles continue. Pirates, 10-6
• RUN: Peña drives in a run with an RBI single to right. Followed a Meyers double and a walk to Vazquez. Pirates, 10-5
• RUN: Rodriguez’s second hit of the night is a double that brings in another run in the ninth. Three RBIs for him tonight. Pirates, 10-4
• Dotel just keeps getting the job done, man. Shutting the door emphatically. That’s three scoreless in relief as he strikes out Trammell and Smith to strand a runner.
• HOME RUN: Lowe adds some important insurance with a three-run homer in the eighth. His 15th of the season. Pirates, 9-4
• How about a four-hit night for Mangum?
• Dotel retires the Astros in order in the seventh. Impressive stuff, especially considering he just went right after Alvarez.
• Pirates get two baserunners on two walks, but they’re stranded at first and second.
• Dotel gives up the leadoff walk and shows no panic. Strikes out Meyers after an awful challenge on the third strike and then induces the inning-ending double play.
• Dotel gets the sixth.
• RUN: Mangum causes some havoc with a bunt to Paredes at third. His speed forces a low throw and Rodriguez scores from second on the error. Mangum gets a base hit, his third of the night. Pirates, 6-4
• What an at-bat there by Endy, man. Right after the Cruz homer, he sees 10 pitches and ends Burrows’ night. Two walks, a single and a homer against the former Pirate in the sixth.
• HOME RUN: Cruz cashes in on a huge opportunity, sending a three-run shot into the Astros bullpen. And just like that, a two-run deficit turns into a one-run lead. Pirates, 5-4
• Pirates have two on with nobody out following a walk to O’Hearn and a single by Gonzales. Chance to get back in this.
• Chandler with a 1-2-3 fifth. Have to imagine that’s it for him at 91 pitches. A lot of deep counts made that pitch count skyrocket in this one.
• Wilber Dotel is warming in the bullpen.
• Reynolds hits a liner to third and Horwitz, who reached on a walk, is caught leaning off first for the inning-ending double play.
• RUN: After two straight singles off Chandler, Peña plates Matthews with a fielder’s choice to left. Reynolds almost made the diving grab. Astros, 4-2
• Chandler gets a big strikeout of Trammell and induces a groundout to escape the jam. Things really could have unraveled there, but the Astros strand runners on second and third.
• RUN: Walker sends a 3-1 curveball into left field to score Peña, who reached second on a costly two-base error by Gonzales. Astros, 3-2
• Four-pitch walk to Alvarez is followed by two straight balls thrown to Walker. Here comes Bill Murphy to slowly walk from the dugout. Time to refill my drink and run those errands I forgot to do earlier. I’ll have time to get back before he’s back in the dugout.
• Peña hits one that sneaks under the glove of Gonzales at third. Error turns into two bases to lead off the third.
• Leadoff walk doesn’t hurt. Chandler gets three straight flyouts to escape the second unscathed.
• Chandler walks Smith on four pitches to begin the second. Can’t have more of those. One thing if guys are going to beat you when you’re throwing strikes. It’s another if you gift wrap walks for them.
• Runners are stranded on the corners, but we’re back to even.
• Pirates have two more on after a Mangum single and a walk to Triolo.
• HOME RUN: After review, Rodriguez is credited with a two-run homer. Originally ruled an RBI triple. First of the season. Tied at 2-2
• That one is being reviewed for possible fan interference.
• Cruz called out on strikes on a close one up in the zone. But man did he miss the pitch before, a slider right down the middle that he fouled off.
• First Pirates hit belongs to Gonzales. Leads off the second with an infield single.
• Chandler retires the next three batters he faces to limit the damage.
• HOME RUN: A first-pitch fastball is left over the plate and Alvarez punishes Chandler with a two-run shot to left. Astros, 2-0
• Peña legs out an infield single to begin the home half. Tough play for Triolo to have to make there after it got past the diving Gonzales.
• O’Hearn flies out to left to end the top half of the first.
• Pirates get the first baserunner of the game on a two-out walk to Reynolds. Burrows up to 16 pitches already here in the first.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Astros, 8:10 p.m. Eastern, Mike Burrows to Spencer Horwitz, roof closed, Daikin Park
• Don Kelly’s lineup:
1. Spencer Horwitz, DH
2. Brandon Lowe, 2B
3. Bryan Reynolds, LF
4. Ryan O’Hearn, 1B
5. Nick Gonzales, 3B
6. Oneil Cruz, CF
7. Endy Rodriguez, C
8. Jake Mangum, RF
9. Jared Triolo, SS
• Joe Espada‘s lineup:
1. Jeremy Peña, SS
2. Yordan Alvarez, DH
3. Christian Walker, 1B
4. Isaac Paredes, 3B
5. Taylor Trammell, LF
6. Cam Smith, RF
7. Jake Meyers, CF
8. Brice Matthews, 2B
9. Christian Vazquez, C