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Never invent or estimate stats. - If something isn't in the file, say so plainly. - When you make a claim, name the section (and game/date) it came from. ============================================================================== # RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros Slate date: 2026-06-04 Generated: 2026-08-06 12:56:46 PM ET — all data is as of this moment Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter Size: ~3.7K tokens (est., chars/4) ============================================================================== ## GAME DETAILS - First pitch: 8:10 PM ET - Venue: Daikin Park (night game) - Series: Regular Season, game 3 of 3 - Status: Final — Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Houston Astros 1 (at generation time) - Away: Pittsburgh Pirates [PIT] — record 34-29 (.540) Probable starter: Jared Jones — 2-3, 4.02 ERA, 56.0 IP, 62 K / 16 BB, 1.11 WHIP (12 GS) - Home: Houston Astros [HOU] — record 28-36 (.438) Probable starter: Kai-Wei Teng — 5-6, 4.35 ERA, 68.1 IP, 67 K / 30 BB, 1.35 WHIP (10 GS) ## RECENT FORM — Pittsburgh Pirates [PIT] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 1-2 in last 3 | scored 8 (2.7/gm), allowed 11 (3.7/gm), combined 19 (6.3/gm) ### 2026-08-05 — L 2-4 @ Milwaukee Brewers Innings: PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 | MIL 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 x R/H/E: PIT 2/3/1 — MIL 4/4/0 Decisions: W: Kyle Harrison | L: Paul Skenes | SV: Trevor Megill Conditions: Weather: 75 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 6 mph, In From CF. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:37. | Att: 33,528. PIT batting: 2 R, 3 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 14 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB Jake Mangum (CF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .298 Brandon Lowe (2B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .254 Bryan Reynolds (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .268 Esmerlyn Valdez (RF): 0-3, 1 BB, 3 K | avg .248 Nick Gonzales (3B): 1-3, 1 K | avg .306 Endy Rodríguez (C): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .269 Jared Triolo (SS): 0-2, 1 K | avg .240 Jacob Gonzalez (SS): 0-1, 1 K | avg .235 Rafael Flores Jr. (1B): 0-1, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .200 Spencer Horwitz (1B): 0-1 | avg .270 Jhostynxon Garcia (CF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .174 Ronny Simon (LF): 0-1, 1 BB | avg .000 PIT pitching: Paul Skenes: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, 93 pitches | season ERA 3.96 Lake Bachar: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 37 pitches | season ERA 3.86 Evan Sisk: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 2.17 MIL batting: 4 R, 4 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 6 BB, 10 K, 3 SB, 12 LOB Brice Turang (2B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .266 Jackson Chourio (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .276 Garrett Mitchell (CF): 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 2 SB | avg .257 William Contreras (C): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .270 Christian Yelich (DH): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .234 Andrew Vaughn (1B): 1-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB | avg .300 Luis Lara (RF): 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .236 Cooper Pratt (SS): 0-3, 1 K | avg .286 David Hamilton (3B): 0-3, 1 K | avg .235 MIL pitching: Kyle Harrison: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, 69 pitches | season ERA 2.84 Chad Patrick: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 3.42 DL Hall: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 2.76 Antonio Senzatela: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 4 pitches | season ERA 3.52 Abner Uribe: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 2.14 Trevor Megill: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.70 ### 2026-08-04 — L 2-4 @ Milwaukee Brewers Innings: PIT 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 | MIL 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 x R/H/E: PIT 2/5/0 — MIL 4/11/0 Decisions: W: Logan Henderson | L: Jared Jones | SV: Trevor Megill Conditions: Weather: 82 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 8 mph, In From RF. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:26. | Att: 30,014. PIT batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 11 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB Jake Mangum (CF): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .302 Brandon Lowe (DH): 2-4, 2 K | avg .257 Bryan Reynolds (LF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .268 Esmerlyn Valdez (RF): 0-4, 4 K | avg .253 Spencer Horwitz (1B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .271 Nick Gonzales (2B): 0-4 | avg .306 Endy Rodríguez (C): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .268 Jacob Gonzalez (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .237 Jared Triolo (3B): 0-2, 1 HBP | avg .242 PIT pitching: Jared Jones: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 83 pitches | season ERA 4.02 Wilber Dotel: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 33 pitches | season ERA 5.06 Yohan Ramírez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.95 Kirby Yates: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 3.81 MIL batting: 4 R, 11 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 17 LOB Brice Turang (2B): 1-5, 1 K | avg .268 Jackson Chourio (LF): 3-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI | avg .280 Garrett Mitchell (CF): 0-4, 3 K | avg .258 William Contreras (C): 2-4, 1 R | avg .270 Christian Yelich (DH): 0-4, 1 K | avg .231 Andrew Vaughn (1B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .299 Luis Lara (RF): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .245 Cooper Pratt (SS): 2-4, 1 R | avg .293 David Hamilton (3B): 1-4, 1 K | avg .238 MIL pitching: Logan Henderson: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 83 pitches | season ERA 2.70 Antonio Senzatela: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 3.54 Abner Uribe: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 2.18 Trevor Megill: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 2.76 ### 2026-08-03 — W 4-3 @ Milwaukee Brewers Innings: PIT 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 | MIL 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 R/H/E: PIT 4/8/1 — MIL 3/6/1 Decisions: W: Bubba Chandler | L: Brandon Sproat | SV: Mason Montgomery Conditions: Weather: 76 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 10 mph, In From RF. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:40. | Att: 30,684. PIT batting: 4 R, 8 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 13 K, 1 SB, 14 LOB Jake Mangum (CF): 1-5, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .302 Brandon Lowe (2B): 1-5, 1 R, 2 K | avg .254 Bryan Reynolds (LF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 K | avg .270 Esmerlyn Valdez (RF): 0-1, 1 R, 3 BB, 1 K | avg .260 Spencer Horwitz (DH): 1-4, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 2 K | avg .276 Nick Gonzales (3B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .309 Endy Rodríguez (1B): 3-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .266 Jacob Gonzalez (SS): 0-4, 1 K | avg .234 Henry Davis (C): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .173 PIT pitching: Bubba Chandler: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 96 pitches | season ERA 4.49 Gregory Soto: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 35 pitches | season ERA 3.59 Camilo Doval: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 4.54 Mason Montgomery: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 3.72 MIL batting: 3 R, 6 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 12 K, 0 SB, 17 LOB Brice Turang (2B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .269 Jackson Chourio (LF): 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K | avg .274 Christian Yelich (DH): 0-4, 1 K | avg .234 William Contreras (C): 0-4, 2 K | avg .268 Jake Bauers (RF): 1-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .270 Andrew Vaughn (1B): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .299 Garrett Mitchell (CF): 0-3, 1 HBP | avg .262 David Hamilton (3B): 1-2 | avg .238 Cooper Pratt (SS): 0-2, 2 K | avg .286 Joey Ortiz (3B): 3-4, 1 RBI | avg .241 MIL pitching: Brandon Sproat: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 64 pitches | season ERA 5.27 Garrett Stallings: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 43 pitches | season ERA 0.00 Aaron Ashby: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 38 pitches | season ERA 3.73 Chad Patrick: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 13 pitches | season ERA 3.46 ## RECENT FORM — Houston Astros [HOU] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 1-2 in last 3 | scored 12 (4.0/gm), allowed 10 (3.3/gm), combined 22 (7.3/gm) ### 2026-08-05 — L 4-5 vs Toronto Blue Jays Innings: TOR 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 | HOU 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (10 inn) R/H/E: TOR 5/5/0 — HOU 4/10/1 Decisions: W: Louis Varland | L: Bennett Sousa | SV: Chase Lee Conditions: Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 1:10 PM. | T: 2:55. | Att: 27,751. TOR batting: 5 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 13 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB Nathan Lukes (RF): 1-5, 3 K | avg .266 Kazuma Okamoto (1B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .229 Jesús Sánchez (LF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .270 George Springer (DH): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .238 Brandon Valenzuela (C): 0-3, 3 K | avg .235 Alejandro Kirk (C): 0-1 | avg .235 Josh Smith (3B): 0-2 | avg .209 Luis Urías (2B): 0-2, 1 R, 1 K | avg .240 Ernie Clement (3B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .285 Andrés Giménez (SS): 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .229 Myles Straw (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .231 TOR pitching: Jameson Taillon: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 80 pitches | season ERA 5.96 Spencer Miles: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 40 pitches | season ERA 3.04 Mason Fluharty: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 4.14 Tyler Rogers: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 1.59 Louis Varland: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 1.09 Chase Lee: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 5 pitches | season ERA 6.23 HOU batting: 4 R, 10 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 9 K, 1 SB, 15 LOB Jeremy Peña (SS): 0-5, 1 R, 2 K | avg .311 Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .329 Jose Altuve (2B): 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .244 Daulton Varsho (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .242 Taylor Trammell (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .232 Christian Walker (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .240 LaMonte Wade Jr. (LF): 3-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .229 Yainer Diaz (C): 0-4 | avg .260 Nick Allen (3B): 1-3, 1 K | avg .260 Isaac Paredes (3B): 0-1 | avg .249 HOU pitching: Hunter Brown: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 93 pitches | season ERA 3.53 Steven Okert: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 2.24 Bryan Abreu: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 4.43 Josh Hader: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 1.13 Bennett Sousa: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 3.48 ### 2026-08-04 — W 7-2 vs Toronto Blue Jays Innings: TOR 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 | HOU 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 x R/H/E: TOR 2/5/1 — HOU 7/9/1 Decisions: W: Hayden Wesneski | L: Chad Dallas Conditions: Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 7:10 PM. | T: 2:26. | Att: 30,450. TOR batting: 2 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 9 LOB Nathan Lukes (RF): 0-4 | avg .267 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .259 Kazuma Okamoto (3B): 0-4, 3 K | avg .229 George Springer (DH): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .240 Alejandro Kirk (C): 1-4 | avg .237 Jesús Sánchez (LF): 0-2 | avg .269 Davis Schneider (LF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .145 Josh Smith (PH): 0-1 | avg .212 Ernie Clement (2B): 0-3 | avg .286 Andrés Giménez (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 K | avg .231 Myles Straw (CF): 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI | avg .231 TOR pitching: Trey Yesavage: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 27 pitches | season ERA 3.65 Chad Dallas: 3.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 74 pitches | season ERA 8.22 Braydon Fisher: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.93 Brendon Little: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 11.77 Mason Fluharty: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 4.23 HOU batting: 7 R, 9 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 7 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 14 LOB Jeremy Peña (SS): 0-3, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .317 Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .329 Isaac Paredes (3B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .249 Daulton Varsho (CF): 0-2, 2 BB | avg .242 Christian Walker (1B): 1-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .237 Jose Altuve (2B): 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI | avg .241 Taylor Trammell (LF): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB | avg .238 Yainer Diaz (C): 2-4, 1 RBI | avg .265 Cam Smith (RF): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .217 HOU pitching: Hayden Wesneski: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 78 pitches | season ERA 3.86 Bennett Sousa: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 7 pitches | season ERA 2.89 Enyel De Los Santos: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 27 pitches | season ERA 4.22 ### 2026-08-03 — L 1-3 vs Toronto Blue Jays Innings: TOR 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 | HOU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 R/H/E: TOR 3/7/0 — HOU 1/10/1 Decisions: W: Shane Bieber | L: Cristian Javier | SV: Tyler Rogers Conditions: Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 7:10 PM. | T: 2:28. | Att: 22,789. TOR batting: 3 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 SB, 9 LOB Nathan Lukes (RF): 0-4 | avg .271 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .261 Kazuma Okamoto (3B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 K | avg .231 George Springer (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .239 Alejandro Kirk (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .237 Jesús Sánchez (LF): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .271 Ernie Clement (2B): 0-2, 1 RBI | avg .288 Andrés Giménez (SS): 0-3 | avg .230 Myles Straw (CF): 2-3, 1 2B, 1 SB | avg .223 TOR pitching: Shane Bieber: 5.2 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 87 pitches | season ERA 5.11 Braydon Fisher: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 4.00 Brendon Little: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 21 pitches | season ERA 12.00 Tyler Rogers: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 1.62 HOU batting: 1 R, 10 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 21 LOB Jeremy Peña (SS): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .320 Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-3, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .330 Isaac Paredes (3B): 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .252 Daulton Varsho (CF): 1-4, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .243 Christian Walker (1B): 1-5, 1 K | avg .237 Jose Altuve (2B): 2-4 | avg .236 Taylor Trammell (LF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .236 Zach Dezenzo (LF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .213 Yainer Diaz (C): 2-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .261 Cam Smith (RF): 2-4, 1 K | avg .216 HOU pitching: Cristian Javier: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 85 pitches | season ERA 6.59 Tatsuya Imai: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 34 pitches | season ERA 5.55 ============================================================================== End of packet. 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