TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (27-34), who are 7-3 in their last 10 games, will continue their nine-game homestand tonight as they open a three-game series against their former divisional opponent, the Pittsburgh Pirates (32-28).
RHP Mike Burrows (3-6, 5.40 ERA), who was acquired from the Pirates this offseason, will open the series against his former club tonight opposite Pirates hard-throwing starter RHP Bubba Chandler (1-6, 4.85 ERA).
ABOUT BURROWS: For the first time in his career, RHP Mike Burrows is facing his former team, the Pirates, an organization he was drafted by in 2018 and spent his first eight years with as a professional.
VS. THE PIRATES: The Astros are hosting the Pirates in Houston for their first series in the Bayou City since July of 2024.
Since the Astros moved to the AL in 2013, the Astros and Pirates have split their 18 matchups evenly with nine wins apiece. Historically, these teams have played each other 718 times, with the Astros going 348-370.
LOU GEHRIG DAY: The Astros, in coordination with MLB, will honor and raise awareness for ALS today for the sixth annual Lou Gehrig Day.
On the field, all players, managers, coaches and umpires will wear a special “4” decal on their uniforms.
Off the field, the Astros will have informational tabling on the concourse for select ALS associations, and will have pregame ceremonies and a first pitch in honor of Lou Gehrig Day.
WELCOME BACK MURPH!: The Astros would like to welcome back Pirates pitching coach Bill Murphy, who previously worked for the Astros for the last 10 seasons (2016-25).
During his time with the Astros, Murphy had a variety of roles within the organization, serving as a minor league coach and minor league pitching coordinator before joining the Major League staff as the assistant pitching coach in 2021.
Murphy was elevated to the pitching coach role in 2022, helping the cub to a World Series championship that season.
ASTROS ROSTER MOVES: The Astros have made the following roster moves:
• LHP Josh Hader was reinstated from the 60-day IL.
• IF Carlos Correa was transferred to the 60-day IL.
• OF Zach Cole was recalled from Triple A.
• IF Braden Shewmake was placed on the 10-day IL with a right adductor strain (retro to 5/31).
• Announced yesterday, RHP Logan VanWey was optioned to Triple A.
FOR STARTERS: Astros starters have a combined ERA of 3.33 (34ER/92IP) over the last 16 games (since May 15) with a 1.05 WHIP. In that span, they have allowed just 55 hits in 92.0 innings for a Major League-best .173 opponent average, while also ranking third in the AL in WHIP and third in ERA.
MAY-KING HIS CASE: RHP Spencer Arrighetti has made a strong case for the AL Pitcher of the Month award for May, going 4-1 with a 0.93 ERA (3ER/29IP) and a .165 opponent average (16×97) in five starts in the month. In May, he posted the lowest ERA and opponent average among AL starters, while ranking tied for first in wins.
THERE IS A SANTA!: RHP Alimber Santa (pronounced saun-tuh) has retired 15 consecutive batters through three appearances to open his MLB career. Per Elias, this is a franchise record and Santa is the first pitcher to do so since RHP Bryce Miller of the Mariners retired his first 16 batters faced in his MLB debut on May 2, 2023 at OAK.
ON THE LEADER BOARD: DH Yordan Alvarez leads the Majors in total bases (137) and owns a share for the AL lead in homers (20). Also in the AL, he ranks second in extra-base hits (32), second in OPS (1.050), second in SLG (.634), second in OBP (.416), fifth in batting avg. (.301), tied for fifth in hits (65), sixth in RBI (39), and tied for sixth in walks (39).
HIT PAREDES: 3B Isaac Paredes recorded his 500th career hit on Sunday vs. MIL, becoming just the 10th Mexican-born player in MLB history to reach the milestone. Three of those 10 players have played portions of their careers with the Astros in Paredes (500 hits), 3B Vinny Castilla (1,884 hits) and C Alex Treviño (604 hits).
MAKING THE PLAYS: The Astros have committed the fewest errors in the AL (21) and also lead the AL in fielding percentage (.990). Their 21 errors committed tie as the second-fewest in the Majors with the Dodgers and trail only the Padres (18).
ON THE MEND: OF Joey Loperfido has played in five games on his current minor league rehab assignment, last playing on Sunday at Triple A and going 2×4 in a start in left field.
Loperfido has been sidelined since April 18 with a right quad strain.
MINOR LEAGUE HONORS: The Astros had a pair of minor leaguers win their league’s weekly awards for the week of May 25-31.
LHP Colton Gordon won the Triple A Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week after tossing 6.0 shutout innings in a start on Wednesday vs. OKC.
OF Kevin Alvarez, the Astros top prospect, was named the Class A Carolina League Player of the Week going 12×21 (.571) with six doubles, seven runs scored, three RBI and two walks in six games for the Woodpeckers.
TODAY IN ASTROS HISTORY: 1966 – Tied 3-3 thru 11 innings, the Astros break out with an eight-run 12th en route to an 11-4 win over the Reds in Cincinnati. In the 12th, the Astros set a franchise record with eight consecutive hits in the inning (all singles). Also in the game, Joe Morgan walks in five straight plate appearances, which ties the franchise record for a single game.
Game Info
Game Date/Time: Tuesday, June 2, 7:10 p.m. CT
Location: Daikin Park, Houston, TX
TV: Space City Home Network, SCHN2 (Spanish)
Streaming: SCHN+
Radio: KTRH 740 AM, KBME 790 AM & 94.5 FM HD2; TUDN 102.9 FM HD2 (Spanish)
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