Yesterday, the Pittsburgh Pirates surprised everyone and took it to the Houston Astros. The Bucs won by a score of 14-2. The Bucs jumped on Houston starter Framber Valdez and put up 6 runs in just the first 3 innings. Josh Bell had a two-run home run, and Kevin Newman posted a 4 hit game with a 2 run jack himself.
However, for as good as the offense was, the Bucs also got a solid start out of rookie Dario Agrazal. Agrazal was recalled before the game to make the spot start.