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Jared Jones’ second start went much better than the first, and Ryan O’Hearn homered for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who won a 5-1 rubber match against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park on Thursday night.
Scoring Plays
Top 1st, 1-0 PIT: With two outs, Ryan O’Hearn singled up the middle off Astros starter Kai-Wei Teng (3-4), Brandon Lowe, who doubled with one out, scored from second base.
Top 6th, 5-0 PIT: Teng held the Pirates (34-29) in check until they struck in the sixth. Lowe doubled to open the inning and scored on a Bryan Reynolds base hit. On the very next pitch, O’Hearn skied a home run to right field. Pittsburgh added another on shortstop Jeremy Peña’s error on a Jared Triolo grounder, which allowed Nick Gonzales to score from second.
Bottom 6th, 5-1 PIT: Isaac Paredes hit a solo home run on Carmen Mlodzinski’s second pitch of the game in relief of Jared Jones (1-0). It was Paredes’ second homer in as many games.
Key Moments
Jared Jones allowed the first two batters he faced to reach before recording three strikeouts to end the first. He carried that momentum through the rest of his outing, which consisted of five-shutout innings.
The Astros (28-36) threatened against Carmen Mlodzinski in the seventh inning when they put two on with one out for the red-hot Yordan Alvarez. Mlodzinski won the battle by getting Alvarez to fly out to left and retiring Christian Walker to end the threat.
Player of the Game
Ryan O’Hearn was responsible for driving in three of the five Pirates’ runs and connected on his ninth home run of the season.
BLAST OFF! RYAN O'HEARN!
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— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) June 5, 2026
Stat to Know
The Pirates have homered in 11 straight games, which is tied for their fourth-longest streak in the Modern Era (since 1901).
Notable Performances
- Jared Jones: 5.0 innings, four hits, no runs, two walks, four strikeouts, 74 pitches/44 strikes
- Carmen Mlodzinski: 4.0 innings, four hits, one run, no walks, three strikeouts, 55 pitches/36 strikes
- Ryan O’Hearn: 2 for 4, one home run, three RBI, one run
- Brandon Lowe: 2 for 5, two doubles, two runs
- Oneil Cruz: 2 for 2, two walks
Noteworthy
- RHP Carmen Mlodzinski made his first appearance since he was moved back to the bullpen and recorded his second-career save. His first save came on Sep. 23, 2023 at the Reds.
- Jared Jones got his first win since Sep. 8, 2024 against the Nationals.
- Nick Gonzales extended his hitting streak to six games.
- This is the first time the Pirates have won three straight series at Daikin Park since it opened in 2000.
- The Pirates traded minor league LHP Joe La Sorsa to the Boston Red Sox for cash considerations.
Up Next
The Pirates will travel to Atlanta for the start of a weekend series with the Braves on Friday night. RHP Mitch Keller (5-2, 4.35 ERA) will be on the mound for Pittsburgh opposite former Pirate LHP Martín Pérez (3-3, 2.79 ERA). First pitch: 7:15 p.m. ET on SportsNet Pittsburgh/93.7 The Fan.
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