MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
06/17/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1688 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (49-26) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Houston Astros (29-45) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Pirates Best Astros in Pitching Duel
Minute Maid Park was the site of a true pitchers' duel.

Pittsburgh Pirates starter Luis Gallegos found his groove in his team's 2-0 win over the Houston Astros. Gallegos, the winner, moves to 8-3. He threw 6.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 5 and giving up 2 walks.

Pittsburgh won the game in part because of Thad Brown. The second baseman ripped a solo home run in the top of the first inning to put the Pirates ahead, 1-0. For the game, Brown had 1 double and 1 home run in 3 at-bats.

"We made a couple of mistakes," said Houston skipper Mike Napoli, "and it cost us."

Pittsburgh leads the National League Central Division by 6 games.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Brown 2B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .333 2 8
J. Allen RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .244 5 28
M. Rodríguez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .252 4 41
J. Choi 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .290 4 26
J. Reyes CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .283 5 24
C. Riley LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .277 3 25
C. Avilés C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230 5 23
J. Bowen 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259 8 28
A. Gamboa SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .247 2 25
Totals 32 2 5 2 2 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Brown (4, 3rd Inning off M. Cunningham, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Brown (2, 1st Inning off M. Cunningham, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Brown 6 , M. Rodríguez , J. Reyes , C. Avilés
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Choi , C. Riley , A. Gamboa
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Brown (2) , M. Rodríguez (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Castro 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .244 5 23
S. Piscotty LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .235 1 7
S. Montés DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .206 1 2
T. Holman C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .234 9 28
E. Simmons RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 8 17
S. McGuire 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .248 3 22
J. Hanna CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .100 2 3
E. van Zandvliet SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .181 2 12
A. Valentín 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 2 7
Totals 31 0 4 0 2 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Holman (5, 4th Inning off L. Gallegos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Castro 2 , T. Holman 2 , A. Valentín
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Montés , J. Hanna , E. van Zandvliet
Hit by Pitch: E. Simmons
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Holman (3)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Gallegos W (8-3) 6.2 4 0 0 2 5 0 27 105 3.63   
N. Ramirez H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2.41   
C. Wall H (7) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 20 7.42   
F. Lopez SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Gallegos 69
Batters Faced: L. Gallegos 27, N. Ramirez 1, C. Wall 4, F. Lopez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Gallegos 7-8, N. Ramirez 0-1, C. Wall 2-0, F. Lopez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Gallegos 105-69, N. Ramirez 4-3, C. Wall 20-11, F. Lopez 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Ramirez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Gallegos
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Cunningham L (3-9) 7.0 5 2 2 2 7 1 28 103 4.34   
G. Johnson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 0.00   
A. Sanchez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 17 4.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Cunningham 64
Batters Faced: M. Cunningham 28, G. Johnson 3, A. Sanchez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Cunningham 8-6, G. Johnson 3-0, A. Sanchez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Cunningham 103-63, G. Johnson 12-7, A. Sanchez 17-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Gallegos
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 23176
Wednesday, June 17th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 66