GameDay #143 at Astros

Pirates (60-82) at Astros (76-67)8:05--Minute Maid Park, HoustonIan Snell (6-10, 5.59) vs. Alberto Arias (0-0, 2.63)[Preview]-----------Well, the Pirates may not have a whole lot left to play for. But they can continue the city's dominance over Houston this year!-The Pirates are 7-2 against the Astros this year, despite the horrid overall mark. And we all know what happened at Heinz Field yesterday.-Then again the Astros are just as bad as....WHAT!? 76-67!? The Astros!? The same team we swept and left town mocking, especially since we had a better record at the time!?Yeah, actually. The Astros, who were nowhere near the playoff conversation at the trade deadline, still decided to add rather than rebuild at the deadline. Sure, they just got Randy Wolf and LaTroy Hawkins (neither of whom are really that good), but they had every reason to shop some veterans (i.e. Miguel Tejada) and add some prospects (like we did) since they really had no reason to do otherwise. Despite the remark...