Pirates look to continue win streak, play the Astros

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Pittsburgh Pirates (32-28, third in the NL Central) vs. Houston Astros (27-34, fourth in the AL West)

Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Bubba Chandler (1-6, 4.85 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 52 strikeouts); Astros: Mike Burrows (3-6, 5.40 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 54 strikeouts)

LINE: Astros -118, Pirates -102; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates will attempt to keep their three-game win streak alive when they visit the Houston Astros.

Houston is 27-34 overall and 13-16 at home. The Astros are 16-8 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Pittsburgh is 14-13 in road games and 32-28 overall. The Pirates have a 21-9 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has 12 doubles, 20 home runs and 39 RBIs for the Astros. Christian Walker is 8 for 41 with five home runs and 12 RBIs over the past 10 games.

Nick Gonzales has a .303 batting average to lead the Pirates, and has nine doubles and a home run. Bryan Reynolds is 14 for 30 with two home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 7-3, .229 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 23 runs

Pirates: 6-4, .256 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

INJURIES: Astros: Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Braden Shewmake: day-to-day (groin), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Joey Loperfido: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Josh Hader: 60-Day IL (biceps), Yainer Diaz: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Jose Altuve: 10-Day IL (side), Hunter Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Correa: 10-Day IL (ankle), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Pirates: Konnor Griffin: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), Chris Devenski: 15-Day IL (illness), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (foot infection)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.