Pittsburgh's Mike Burrows held Houston in check into the sixth inning to pick up the first victory of his career as a starter as the Pirates topped the Astros 3-0 on Wednesday night. Burrows (1-1), whose rise through the Pirates system was slowed by Tommy John surgery in 2023,

Connecticut native Mike Burrows of the Pittsburgh Pirates picked up his first career Major League Baseball win as a starter Wednesday night. The Waterford High School graduate threw 5.1 innings, striking out six and allowing five hits to pick up the win 3-0 over the Houston Astros.