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Pirates 7, Astros 1: Musgrove's rocky first dooms Astros in loss at Pittsburgh

Houston's four-game losing streak came to an end after the Astros were unable to overcome an early deficit.

  • Adam Frazier single
  • Matt Joyce RBI double
  • Andrew McCutchen RBI double
  • Gregory Polanco RBI single
  • David Freese single
  • Josh Bell RBI single

Six hits in six batters to start the bottom of the first inning for the Pirates against Houston starter Joe Musgrove was too much for Houston to overcome Tuesday night in a 7-1 loss.

Three of the four left-handed hitters in that sequence (Joyce, Polanco and Bell) went the other way against Musgrove for their base hits as Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle decided some lefties in the lineup would actually be a good idea compared to his puzzling Monday nine.