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Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros

CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach Spring Training Final (6)

Final score

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 5–2 on Saturday, February 28, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 82-80
at Houston Astros 2 81-81

Line score

Team
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 6 0
Houston Astros 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 2
  • W: Bubba Chandler (1-1)
  • L: Jayden Murray
  • S: Derek Diamond

Home runs

  • Pittsburgh Pirates: Oneil Cruz (1)
  • Houston Astros: Isaac Paredes (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 4th Houston Astros Brice Matthews singles on a ground ball to third baseman Alika Williams. Carlos Correa scores. Christian Walker to 3rd. Cam Smith to 2nd. 0–1
Top 5th Pittsburgh Pirates Oneil Cruz homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Billy Cook scores. Alika Williams scores. 3–1
Bottom 5th Houston Astros Isaac Paredes homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. 3–2
Top 6th Pittsburgh Pirates Billy Cook singles on a line drive to center fielder Cam Smith. Nick Yorke scores. 4–2
Top 6th Pittsburgh Pirates Alika Williams singles on a fly ball to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Billy Cook scores. Esmerlyn Valdez to 2nd. 5–2

Box score

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batter
Oneil Cruz CF 3 1 1 3 0 1 .538
Nick Cimillo 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Marcell Ozuna DH 3 0 2 0 0 1 .333
Spencer Horwitz 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182
P.J. Hilson CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Nick Yorke 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1 .286
Jared Triolo SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 .182
Rafael Flores Jr. C 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000
Billy Cook LF 2 2 1 1 1 1 .200
Esmerlyn Valdez RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Alika Williams 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .200
Totals 26 5 6 5 2 9
Pitcher
Braxton Ashcraft 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 38 1.80
Bubba Chandler (W, 1-1) 1.1 3 2 2 3 2 1 45 18.00
Derek Diamond (S, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00

Houston Astros

Batter
Jeremy Peña SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182
Isaac Paredes DH 2 1 1 1 1 1 .500
Carlos Correa 3B 1 1 0 0 2 0 .000
Jack Winkler 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Christian Walker 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Collin Price 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Cam Smith CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .111
Taylor Trammell RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .357
Joseph Sullivan RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
Zach Dezenzo LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Brice Matthews 2B 2 0 2 1 0 0 .400
César Salazar C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .222
Carlos Pérez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Totals 19 2 4 2 4 5
Pitcher
Mike Burrows 3.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 41 0.00
Roddery Muñoz 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 6.00
Jayden Murray (L, 0-1)(BS, 1) 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 1 25 6.75
Michael Knorr 1.0 2 2 1 0 2 0 25 9.00

Game info

Weather
79 degrees, Overcast
Wind
6 mph, Out To CF
First pitch
1:07 PM
Time of game
1:52
Umpires
Home Plate: Carlos Torres, First Base: Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base: Tom Hanahan, Third Base: John Bacon

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Houston Astros 2 Final (6) Spring training Game page
Houston Astros 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Final Spring training Game page

Other MLB games on Feb 28

Matchup Status Details
Atlanta Braves 7 at Baltimore Orioles 5 Final Spring training Game page
Minnesota Twins 8 at Boston Red Sox 13 Final Spring training Game page
Toronto Blue Jays 1 at New York Yankees 5 Final Spring training Game page
Detroit Tigers 12 at Tampa Bay Rays 3 Final Spring training Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 7 Final Spring training Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Miami Marlins 2 Final Spring training Game page
Washington Nationals 3 at New York Mets 2 Final Spring training Game page
San Francisco Giants 8 at Athletics 2 Final Spring training Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Texas Rangers 7 Final Spring training Game page
Chicago White Sox 7 at Cleveland Guardians 5 Final Spring training Game page
Chicago Cubs 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 Final Spring training Game page
Seattle Mariners 1 at San Diego Padres 7 Final Spring training Game page
Kansas City Royals 16 at Colorado Rockies 3 Final Spring training Game page
Cincinnati Reds 9 at Milwaukee Brewers 7 Final Spring training Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 8 at Los Angeles Angels 5 Final Spring training Game page

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