Taylor Trammell is just in his second week back from injury, after missing five weeks of action from April 20th on. Thus far the Pirates and Astros have been a prop haven with runs galore through the first two games of their series. Where we have seen the Astros take advantage of the Pirates bullpen. Look for Trammell to get in the mix even hitting in the seventh spot. Take his total bases/combination line over.
The Pirates are the third-best hitting team in baseball at .256, and they've gone over the total in their last eight games. They've scored nine or more runs in their last four games, the last two at Houston. Both teams have gone over the total 35 times this season, which is 58.3% of their games. Jared Jones made his first start for the Pirates since 2024 on Friday and allowed five runs in 4.1 innings. Pirates 3B Nick Gonzalez is sixth in baseball hitting .314, but over the last five games, heтАЩs hitting .476 with 10 hits. Over is the play.
Paredes (knee) will start at designated hitter and bat third Wednesday in Game 2 of the wild-card series versus the White Sox.
Trammell is not in the lineup Wednesday for Game 2 of the wild-card series against the White Sox.
Varsho underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left wrist Tuesday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Pecko has been dealing with a left hip issue and is not on the Astros' roster for their AL Wild Card Series versus the White Sox, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Okert (hamstring) is not included on the Astros' wild-card roster against the White Sox, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Griffin went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Tigers.
Jones did not factor into the decision in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Tigers, allowing one hit and no walks while striking out five over four scoreless innings.
Lambert did not factor into the decision Sunday against the A's, allowing two hits and no walks across two scoreless innings. He struck out one.
Montgomery earned the save in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Tigers, striking out two in a perfect ninth inning.
Pecko (2-0) earned the win Sunday over the A's, allowing just one hit and no walks over three scoreless innings. He struck out two.
