Montgomery came away with the save in Friday's 1-0 win over the Angels, allowing one hit while striking out one batter in a scoreless ninth inning.
Jones (3-6) earned the win against the Angels on Friday, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out nine across six scoreless innings.
Weaver revealed Wednesday that he's been dealing with a severe poison ivy rash for more than three weeks that's made it difficult for him to sleep, Jose Negron of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.
Flores is not in the Pirates' starting lineup against the Angels on Friday.
Valdez is not in the Pirates' starting lineup against the Angels on Friday.
The Astros recalled King from Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
The Astros placed Okert on the 15-day injured list Friday with a right hamstring strain, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
The Pirates optioned Eisert to Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday, Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com reports.
Weaver revealed Wednesday that he's been dealing with a severe case of poison ivy for more than three weeks that's made it difficult for him to sleep, Jose Negron of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.
The Pirates designated Bethancourt for assignment Friday, Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com reports.
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, he’s hitting .476 with 10 hits. Over is the play.
