{"id":841120,"date":"2026-06-03T09:01:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T09:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/841120\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T09:01:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T09:01:17","slug":"how-to-watch-pittsburgh-pirates-vs-houston-astros-june-2-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/841120\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros, June 2, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2022\u00a0Who<\/strong>: Pirates (32-28) vs. Astros (27-34)
\u2022\u00a0What<\/strong>: MLB regular season, Game 61
\u2022 When<\/strong>: 8:10 p.m. Eastern
\u2022\u00a0Where<\/strong>: Daikin Park
\u2022 Pitchers<\/strong>: RHP Bubba<\/strong> Chandler<\/strong> (1-6, 4.85 ERA) vs. RHP Mike<\/strong> Burrows<\/strong> (3-6, 5.40 ERA)
\u2022 TV:\u00a0<\/strong>SportsNet Pittsburgh<\/strong><\/a>, Space City Home Network<\/strong><\/a>
\u2022 Radio<\/strong>: Pirates Radio Network<\/strong><\/a>
\u2022 Satellite<\/strong>: SiriusXM 176\/861<\/strong><\/a>
\u2022\u00a0<\/a>Boxscore:\u00a0<\/strong>DKPS<\/strong><\/a>
<\/a>\u2022 Media<\/strong> notes<\/strong>: Pirates<\/strong><\/a> | Astros<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u25ba\u00a0FOLLOW ALONG<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 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\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Brandon Lowe<\/strong> each went deep. Jake Mangum<\/strong> contributed four hits. Bubba Chandler<\/strong> pitched five innings and Wilber Dotel<\/strong> shut things down out of the bullpen.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Gregory<\/strong> Soto<\/strong> enters after Santana records just one out here in the ninth.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 RUN<\/strong>: Alvarez reaches on an infield single and another run scores. Dennis Santana’s struggles continue. Pirates, 10-6<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 RUN<\/strong>: Pe\u00f1a drives in a run with an RBI single to right. Followed a Meyers double and a walk to Vazquez. Pirates, 10-5<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 RUN<\/strong>: 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<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 HOME RUN<\/strong>: Lowe adds some important insurance with a three-run homer in the eighth. His 15th of the season. Pirates, 9-4<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 How about a four-hit night for Mangum?<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dotel retires the Astros in order in the seventh. Impressive stuff, especially considering he just went right after Alvarez.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pirates get two baserunners on two walks, but they’re stranded at first and second.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dotel gets the sixth.<\/p>\n

\u2022 RUN<\/strong>: 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<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 HOME<\/strong> RUN<\/strong>: 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<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Pirates have two on with nobody out following a walk to O’Hearn and a single by Gonzales. Chance to get back in this.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 Wilber<\/strong> Dotel<\/strong> is warming in the bullpen.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reynolds hits a liner to third and Horwitz, who reached on a walk, is caught leaning off first for the inning-ending double play.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 RUN<\/strong>: After two straight singles off Chandler, Pe\u00f1a plates Matthews with a fielder’s choice to left. Reynolds almost made the diving grab. Astros, 4-2<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 RUN<\/strong>: Walker sends a 3-1 curveball into left field to score Pe\u00f1a, who reached second on a costly two-base error by Gonzales. Astros, 3-2<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Four-pitch walk to Alvarez is followed by two straight balls thrown to Walker. Here comes Bill<\/strong> Murphy<\/strong> 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pe\u00f1a hits one that sneaks under the glove of Gonzales at third. Error turns into two bases to lead off the third.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 Leadoff walk doesn’t hurt. Chandler gets three straight flyouts to escape the second unscathed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 Runners are stranded on the corners, but we’re back to even.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pirates have two more on after a Mangum single and a walk to Triolo.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 HOME RUN<\/strong>: After review, Rodriguez is credited with a two-run homer. Originally ruled an RBI triple. First of the season.\u00a0Tied at 2-2<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 That one is being reviewed for possible fan interference.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 First Pirates hit belongs to Gonzales. Leads off the second with an infield single.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 Chandler retires the next three batters he faces to limit the damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 HOME RUN<\/strong>: A first-pitch fastball is left over the plate and Alvarez punishes Chandler with a two-run shot to left. Astros, 2-0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Pe\u00f1a 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 O’Hearn flies out to left to end the top half of the first.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 First pitch: Pirates vs. Astros, 8:10 p.m. Eastern, Mike Burrows to Spencer Horwitz, roof closed, Daikin Park<\/p>\n

\u2022 Don Kelly<\/strong>\u2019s lineup:\u00a0<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Spencer Horwitz<\/strong>, DH
2.\u00a0Brandon Lowe<\/strong>, 2B
3.\u00a0Bryan Reynolds<\/strong>, LF
4.\u00a0Ryan O\u2019Hearn<\/strong>, 1B
5.\u00a0Nick Gonzales<\/strong>, 3B
6.\u00a0Oneil Cruz<\/strong>, CF
7. E<\/strong>ndy Rodriguez<\/strong>, C
8.\u00a0Jake Mangum<\/strong>, RF
9. Jared Triolo<\/strong>, SS<\/p>\n

\u2022 Joe Espada<\/strong>‘s lineup:\u00a0<\/p>\n

1. Jeremy Pe\u00f1a, 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<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2022\u00a0Who: Pirates (32-28) vs. Astros (27-34)\u2022\u00a0What: MLB regular season, Game 61\u2022 When: 8:10 p.m. Eastern\u2022\u00a0Where: Daikin Park\u2022 Pitchers:…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":841121,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5130],"tags":[204012,4345,2382,204010,18766,358,3187],"class_list":["post-841120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-feed-article","tag-houston","tag-houston-astros","tag-on-location","tag-pirates","tag-texas","tag-tx"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116685366001340569","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=841120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/841121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=841120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=841120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=841120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}