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It’s Thursday, June 5 and the Astros (33-28) are in Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates (23-39). Framber Valdez is slated to take the mound for Houston against Mitch Keller for Pittsburgh.

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.

Get Pittsburgh vs Houston baseball betting preview, spread and over/under insights for their matchup on June 3.

Astros general manager Dana Brown has no regrets for a heated exchange with Pirates officials that was caught by TV cameras.

By the time the media made its way down to the Pittsburgh Pirates’ clubhouse after Thursday night’s game, a lot of the players were already gone. It’s hard to fault anyone for getting out of there as fast as they could,

MLB player prop bets and odds for Jeremy Joan Peña on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, as the Houston Astros take on the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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