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PIT vs
HOU

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros

February 28, 2026 ยท 1:05 PM ET ยท CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches
PIT 82-80  ยท  HOU 81-81

๐Ÿ Final: PIT 5, HOU 2 This preview reflects the pregame matchup. View Full Recap โ†’

๐Ÿ“Š Engine Edges

HOU Home field โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
PIT Key injuries HOU (Daulton Varsho, Cristian Javier, Ethan Pecko) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
HOU Key injuries PIT (Oneil Cruz) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
PIT Recent run diff (+2.0 R/G L10) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
PIT Bullpen edge (quality/availability) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…

โšพ Starting Pitchers

PIT โ€” Away RHP
Braxton Ashcraft
vs
HOU โ€” Home RightHP
Mike Burrows

๐Ÿ“ธ Team Snapshot

PIT Away HOU Home
Bullpen FIP 3.99 4.20
Run Diff / 10G +1.9 -0.1
Days Rest 0 0
Streak 1 -2

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