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Pittsburgh Pirates NL Central
Matchup Preview • Pit vs. Hou
Season Overview
Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros
17-20 (19) Season Record (MLB Rk) 12-23 (27)
3 Division Rank 5
9 League Rank 14
8-9 Home Record 7-12
9-11 Away Record 5-11
2-2 Division Record 5-5
13-11 League Record 9-15
130 Runs For 154
151 Runs Against 181
Lost 1 Streak Lost 3
Team Stats
.221 AVG .255
.303 OBP .324
.331 SLG .403
3.69 ERA 4.92
Team Info
Height Average 6-2
Weight Average 206.4
Age Average 27.2
Oldest Andrew McCutchen (37)
Youngest Jared Jones (22)
Rookies 11
30 years old + 8
How The Team Was Built
Drafted 12
Free agency 12
Waivers 0
Trades 17
EXPERIENCE
Total of G (batters) 5858 games / 0 starts
Total of G/GS (pitchers) 2288 games / 726 starts
Team Totals 10180 games / 726 starts
Team Info
Height Average 6-1
Weight Average 202.9
Age Average 28.7
Oldest Justin Verlander (41)
Youngest Kenedy Corona (24)
Rookies 14
30 years old + 15
How The Team Was Built
Drafted 20
Free agency 12
Waivers 3
Trades 11
EXPERIENCE
Total of G (batters) 7111 games / 0 starts
Total of G/GS (pitchers) 3347 games / 1185 starts
Team Totals 10975 games / 1185 starts
Injuries
Borucki, Ryan Triceps inflammation - left 15-day injured list
Delay, Jason Knee inflammation - right 10-day injured list
Gonzales, Marco Forearm strain - left 15-day injured list
Moreta, Dauri Elbow injury - right 60-day injured list
Oviedo, Johan Tommy John surgery 60-day injured list
Rodriguez, Endy Elbow surgery - right 60-day injured list
Injuries
Garcia, Luis Tommy John surgery 60-day injured list
Graveman, Kendall Shoulder surgery - right 60-day injured list
Javier, Cristian Neck injury 15-day injured list
Kessinger, Grae Shoulder discomfort - right 10-day injured list
McCormick, Chas Hamstring injury - right 10-day injured list
McCullers Jr., Lance Elbow surgery - right 60-day injured list
Murfee, Penn Tommy John surgery 60-day injured list
Ortega, Oliver Elbow surgery - right 60-day injured list
Sousa, Bennett Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 60-day injured list
Urquidy, Jose Forearm strain - right 15-day injured list
Team Leaders
Batting Avg. Connor Joe - .280
Runs Batted In Bryan Reynolds - 17
Home Runs Oneil Cruz - 5
Wins Mitch Keller - 3
Strikeouts Jared Jones - 52
ERA Jared Jones - 2.63
Team Leaders
Batting Avg. Jose Altuve - .336
Runs Batted In Kyle Tucker - 24
Home Runs Kyle Tucker - 10
Wins Ronel Blanco - 3
Strikeouts Ronel Blanco - 36
ERA Ronel Blanco - 2.09
Who's Hot?
Bailey Falter (P) 1-1, 4.67 in last 17.1IP
Edward Olivares (OF) .364, 1HR in last 11AB
Martin Perez (P) 0-1, 2.38 in last 11.1IP
Bryan Reynolds (OF) .364 in last 11AB
Who's Not?
Josh Fleming (P) 0-1, 5.4 in last 6.2IP
Ke'Bryan Hayes (IF) .18 in last 50AB
Connor Joe (1B) .182 in last 11AB
Andrew McCutchen (DH) .2 in last 15AB
Jack Suwinski (OF) .163 in last 49AB
Michael A. Taylor (OF) .103 in last 29AB
Jared Triolo (IF) .195 in last 41AB
Who's Hot?
Ronel Blanco (P) 3-0, 2.09 in last 38.2IP
Who's Not?
Jose Altuve (2B) .2 in last 15AB
Yordan Alvarez (OF) .21 in last 62AB
Spencer Arrighetti (P) 0-3, 8.26 in last 16.1IP
Alex Bregman (3B) .147 in last 61AB
Hunter Brown (P) 0-4, 10.41 in last 23.1IP
Yainer Diaz (C) .192 in last 26AB
Jeremy Pena (SS) .143 in last 14AB
Jon Singleton (1B) .167 in last 12AB
Kyle Tucker (RF) .167 in last 12AB
Framber Valdez (P) 1-1, 6.1 in last 10.1IP
Justin Verlander (P) 0-1, 4.96 in last 16.1IP