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.

Rookie Mike Burrows threw a career-high 5 1/3 innings as the host Pittsburgh Pirates shut out the Houston Astros 3-0 on Wednesday night.

PITTSBURGH - After hurling two straight shutouts, the Houston Astros endured a reversal Wednesday. An offense in a week-long lull mustered nothing against four Pirates pitchers, three of them rookies,