Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros Prediction, 6/2/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros

Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+106) Houston (-128)

The Houston Astros (27-34) welcome the Pittsburgh Pirates (32-28) at Daikin Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Pittsburgh at +106 and Houston is priced at -128. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Bubba Chandler and Mike Burrows.

The Pirates have earned 84 doubles as a squad and have smacked 68 baseballs out of the park. Pittsburgh is slugging .398 and have been called out on strikes 555 times, while drawing a walk on 234 occasions. As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are earning 5.0 runs per outing, which puts them at 5th in baseball. They have accrued 288 runs batted in in addition to 526 hits this season, while their team batting average is .253. They have 301 runs while holding a team OBP of .335.

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The Pirates have an ERA of 3.91 on the year (12th in the league), and their staff has struck out 548 hitters. Pirates pitchers have surrendered 54 long balls in addition to 270 total runs (19th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 214 opposing players and their FIP is 3.74 as a unit this season. Pittsburgh has allowed 465 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 236 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.56 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.25.

Pirates bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 59 times in addition to having 58 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 34 holds this year (14th in the league). The Pirates relievers have recorded a save percentage of 47.8% and have stepped onto the mound in 58 save situations. They have compiled 11 saves over the course of the season and have blown 12 out of their 23 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 75 runners over the course of the season with 32.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Pirates have dispatched 199 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Pirates have turned 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,893 innings, which has them sitting at 15th in baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have 1,631 putouts thus far, in addition to 491 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which ranks 25th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 45 double plays.

Chandler (5-7 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.48 and he has faced 360 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 68 base hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 40 free passes. His earned run average is 4.55 (42 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.300. Chandler has taken the hill for 83 innings and has 83 punch outs during his career.

The Astros have a team SLG% of .409 and they earn 4.44 runs per game (13th in baseball). They have put up 95 two-baggers, while walking 200 times as well as putting up 271 runs. Houston has tallied 79 home runs so far this season to go along with 260 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 491 occasions (16th in the league) and have 499 base knocks. The Houston Astros have accounted for an OBP of .318 in addition to a team batting average of .244 on the campaign.

The Houston pitching staff have given up 304 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.92 (293 earned runs relinquished). They have relinquished 77 long balls and they concede 5.10 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Astros have a team WHIP of 1.431 in addition to having a FIP of 4.90 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.40 (502 strikeouts vs 287 bases on balls). They come in at 16th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 480.

Houston relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.8% of 97 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 46 times in high leverage situations and on 60 occasions with runners on. With 45 save situations, the Astros have 27 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They are ranked 1st in MLB holding a save percentage of 83.3%, and they have sent 181 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this season.

In 4,827 innings on the diamond, the Astros have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (10th in professional baseball). The Houston Astros have gotten 55 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .990 (2nd in baseball). The Astros have accrued 473 assists, 21 errors and have accounted for 1,609 putouts so far this year.

During his MLB career, Burrows has surrendered 161 hits while he has totaled 153 strikeouts in 162 innings. Burrows (6-10 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.49 ERA while giving up 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 81 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.332 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.78 and he has faced 691 opposing hitters during his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston (-128)

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