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# STARTING PITCHERS — Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros
Slate date: 2026-06-02
Generated: 2026-08-06 02:50:26 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: ~592 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 8:10 PM ET
- Venue: Daikin Park (night game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 1 of 3
- Status: Final — Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Houston Astros 6 (at generation time)
- Away: Pittsburgh Pirates [PIT] — record 33-28 (.541)
    Probable starter: Bubba Chandler — 4-8, 4.49 ERA, 110.1 IP, 98 K / 61 BB, 1.41 WHIP (21 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-08-03 @ Milwaukee Brewers (W): 5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 96 pitches
      2026-07-28 vs Arizona Diamondbacks (ND): 4.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 91 pitches
      2026-07-22 @ New York Yankees (ND): 6.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 84 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 16.0 IP, 5 ER (2.81 ERA), 13 K / 6 BB, 1.19 WHIP
- Home: Houston Astros [HOU] — record 27-35 (.435)
    Probable starter: Mike Burrows — 4-9, 5.99 ERA, 94.2 IP, 75 K / 35 BB, 1.55 WHIP (17 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-07-06 @ Washington Nationals (L): 4.1 IP, 9 H, 10 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 2 HR, 83 pitches
      2026-06-30 vs Minnesota Twins (W): 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 90 pitches
      2026-06-24 @ Toronto Blue Jays (ND): 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 93 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 15.1 IP, 12 ER (7.04 ERA), 9 K / 5 BB, 1.43 WHIP

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