TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (28-35) will continue their nine-game homestand tonight as they play the rubber game of their three-game series opposite their former divisional opponent, the Pittsburgh Pirates (33-29).
RHP Kai-Wei Teng (3-3, 2.57 ERA) will try to pitch the Astros to a series victory in what is his his fifth consecutive turn in the Astros rotation tonight as he starts opposite RHP Jared Jones (0-0, 10.38 ERA) and the Pirates
MY WAY OR THE KAI-WEI: RHP Kai-Wei Teng has split his season between the bullpen (13 G) and rotation (5 starts), posting a 2.57 ERA (12ER/42IP), a .185 opponent average, and a 1.10 WHIP.
Teng is new to the Astros organization, as he was acquired from San Francisco on Jan. 29, 2026 in exchange for minor league catching prospect Jancel Villarroel.
A native of Taiwan, Teng is the second Taiwanese-born player to appear with the Astros in their history, joining RHP Chia Jen-Lo, who made 19 relief appearances with the Astros in 2013.
VS. THE PIRATES: The Astros are hosting the Pirates in Houston for their first series in the city since July of 2024.
Since the Astros moved to the AL in 2013, the Astros and Pirates have split their matchups evenly, winning 10 games apiece. Historically, these teams have played each other 720 times, with the Astros going 349-371.
ASTROS ROSTER MOVES: The Astros have made the following roster moves:
• OF LaMonte Wade Jr. (#31) has been signed to a Major League contract and is active for tonight’s game.
• C Collin Price (#37) has been selected to the Major League roster.
• OF Joey Loperfido has been reinstated from the IL and optioned to Triple A.
• OF Zach Cole has been optioned to Triple A.
• C César Salazar and OF Rhylan Thomas have been designated for assignment.
ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Astros rallied back from a five-run deficit, scoring six runs in the 8th inning en route to a thrilling 11-9 comeback victory in Houston. RF Cam Smith (2×5, 3RBI) had the go-ahead hit, a two-run triple in the 8th, while DH Yordan Alvarez (4×5, 2RBI) tied a career high with four hits. LHP Josh Hader (0ER/1IP) closed out the win for his first save of the season in what was his first Major League appearance of 2026.
TONIGHT’S TV: Tonight’s game will be televised locally by Space City Home Network with Todd Kalas, Geoff Blum and Julia Morales on the call. The game will also air locally and nationally on FS1, which will feature Eric Collins and Tom Verducci.
LOS ASTROS: Space City Home Network will televise this series in English and Spanish with the Spanish broadcast being televised on SCHN2. Danny Gonzalez and Enrique Vasquez will be on the call on the Spanish telecast this series.
ON THE DIAL: The Astros English radio broadcast this series will feature Robert Ford and Josh Reddick, who’s subbing for Steve Sparks. Reddick, who played parts of 13 seasons in the Majors and was a 2017 World Series champion, will make select appearances on Astros radio this season.
TONIGHT’S ANTHEM: Tonight’s Anthem will be performed by the Voices of Mobile, which is a vocal ensemble hailing from the University of Mobile, the alma mater of Astros manager Joe Espada.
MONTHLY AWARDS: Announced yesterday, RHP Spencer Arrighetti was named the AL Pitcher of the Month for May after going 4-1 with a 0.93 ERA (3ER/29IP) and a .165 opponent average (16×97) in five starts in the month. He followed DH Yordan Alvarez, who won the AL Player of the Month for March/April of this season.
LATE NIGHT LAMONT: OF LaMonte Wade Jr. joins the Astros after spending his entire season at Triple A Charlotte in the White Sox organization, appearing in 46 games and hitting .250 (38×152) with seven homers, 26 RBI, 45 walks and an .861 OPS.
Wade has appeared in 560 career Major League games over parts of seven seasons with the Twins (2019-20), Giants (2021-25) and Angels (2025).
VOTING COMMENCES: MLB launched the 2026 Konami eBaseball MLB All-Star Ballot yesterday.
Astros on the ballot: 1B Christian Walker, 2B Jose Altuve, 3B Isaac Paredes, SS Jeremy Peña, C Yainer Diaz, DH Yordan Alvarez, OF Brice Matthews, OF Jake Meyers and OF Cam Smith.
ON THE LEADER BOARD: DH Yordan Alvarez leads MLB in OPS (1.075), SLG (.649), and total bases (146), and leads the AL lead in batting average (.316) and homers (21).
Also in the AL, he ranks tied for first in hits (71), second in extra-base hits (33), second in OBP (.426), tied for second in RBI (44), tied for sixth in walks (40), and eighth in runs (41).
WALKER, TEXAS HAMMER: 1B Christian Walker leads the AL in RBI with 45, which is one RBI more than teammate DH Yordan Alvarez (44), and ranks sixth in the AL in homers (16).
Walker also has not committed an error in 62 games.
FIRE STARTER: SS Jeremy Peña is batting .316 (18×57) with three home runs, 10 RBI and an .866 OPS in 15 games since being activated from the IL on May 18. The Astros are 9-6 since his return.
HIT PAREDES: 3B Isaac Paredes has 99 career homers and is looking to become just the fourth Mexican-born player in MLB history to the reach 100. Paredes just reached another milestone on Sunday vs. MIL, becoming the 10th Mexican-born player in MLB history to reach 500 career hits.
THERE IS A SANTA!: RHP Alimber Santa (pronounced saun-tuh) set a franchise record by retiring the first 18 batters of his career consecutively before giving up a walk last night. The 18 consecutive batters retired are the most to begin a career since the Pirates RHP Nick Kingham retired 20 straight to open his career on April 29, 2018 vs. STL.
TODAY IN ASTROS HISTORY: 1997 – 3B Bill Spiers is walked in four straight PAs, including two intentional passes, which ties a club record for the most consecutive walks in a single 9.0-inning game. This streak added to Spiers’ run, in which he would set a club record by reaching base safely in 13 consecutive PA’s over a six-game span (nine walks, three singles, HBP).
Game Info
Game Date/Time: Thursday, June 4, 7:10 p.m. CT
Location: Daikin Park, Houston, TX
TV: Space City Home Network, FS1, 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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