PITTSBURGH — Roansy Contreras struggled throughout his outing against the Houston Astros as the Pittsburgh Pirates were defeated 8-2 at PNC Park on Monday night.
Contreras’ struggles were apparent from the beginning, especially with his command. Contreras (1-1) issued four free passes while only 44 of his 83 pitches went for strikes. He was tagged for seven earned runs on nine hits with three strikeouts in 3.1 innings.
Kyle Tucker got things going for Houston against the Pirates’ right-hander with an RBI-single in the first. Contreras escaped further damage when Yordan Alvarez was thrown out attempting to advance to third.
The Astros (5-6) scored three in the following inning — one on a Mauricio Dubón single to left and two more on an Alvarez double.
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