Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings, Isaac Paredes homered twice, and the Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 after a lengthy rain delay.

The Pirates fall to 23-40 overall and 14-18 at home with this defeat to the Astros, who improve to 34-28 and 12-16 on the road. A rain delay moved first pitch from 6:40 p.m. to 10

Rookie Mike Burrows threw a career-high 5 1/3 innings as the host Pittsburgh Pirates shut out the Houston Astros 3-0 on Wednesday night.

The weather has not been great in Pittsburgh as of late, with Thursday's game between the Pirates and the visiting Houston Astros being delayed due to rain. Whi

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Lance McCullers made a remarkable return to the mound after a two and a half year absence and the Astros are playing it safe with him.

It is safe to say that many of the Pittsburgh Pirates will be sleeping in today. And deservedly so after last night's rain-delayed game against the Houston Astr