Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros — Feb 28, 2026

MLB, Preseason FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach·February 28, 2026
Pittsburgh Pirates PIT 7-2, 4-1 Away
5
Final
2
Houston Astros HOU 1-4, 0-3 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 T
PIT 0 0 0 0 3 2 5
HOU 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Leaders
Hits
M.
M. Ozuna DH PIT
2 H
B.
B. Matthews SS HOU
2 H
Home Runs
O.
O. Cruz CF PIT
1 HR
RBI
O.
O. Cruz CF PIT
3 RBI
B.
B. Matthews SS HOU
1 RBI
Batting
Pirates
Astros
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Pirates
Astros
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Top 6th 2 - 0 5 - 2
RBI Alika Williams Alika Williams singles to shallow center field. Esmerlyn Valdez to second. Billy Cook scores.
5 - 2
RBI Billy Cook Billy Cook singles to center field. Nick Yorke scores.
4 - 2
Bot 5th 0 - 1 3 - 2
3 - 2
Isaac Paredes Isaac Paredes homers to left field. HR RBI
Top 5th 3 - 0 3 - 1
HR RBI 3 Oneil Cruz Oneil Cruz homers to right field. Alika Williams scores. Billy Cook scores.
3 - 1
Bot 4th 0 - 1 0 - 1
0 - 1
Brice Matthews Brice Matthews singles to shallow infield. Cam Smith to second. Christian Walker to third. Carlos Correa scores. RBI
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: PIT +3 Times Tied: 0
Team Statistics
Pirates
Astros
Batting
6 Hits 4
5 Runs 2
1 Home Runs 1
5 RBI 2
9 Strikeouts 5
2 Walks 4
0 Doubles 0
0 Triples 0
13 Left on Base 16
Pitching
2 Runs Allowed 5
2 Earned Runs 4
4 Hits Allowed 6
5 Strikeouts 9
4 Walks 2
1 HR Allowed 1
23 Batters Faced 28
Fielding
15 Put Outs 18
2 Assists 3
Head-to-Head
Pirates leads 2-1
Final
PIT Pirates
4
HOU Astros
5
Final
PIT Pirates
6
HOU Astros
2
Final
PIT Pirates
5
HOU Astros
3
FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches
West Palm Beach, US · 6,500 capacity
League
MLB, Preseason
Season
MLB Spring Training 2026
Date
February 28, 2026
Time
6:05 pm