The Pittsburgh Pirates honored their fans, after they sat through a long delay in their most recent game. The Pirates and Houston Astros originally had a scheduled first pitch for 6:40 p.m. at PNC Park on June 5,

Accuweather reported thunderstorms were due for PNC Park through 8 p.m. ET with the worst of the rain dropping before 9 p.m. At that point, the chance of rain drops for 49 percent, where it will stay for the rest of the night.

Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings, Isaac Paredes homered twice, and the Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 after a lengthy rain delay.