Pittsburgh PiratesPirates73-73
4FinalSep 9, 2026
Chicago White SoxWhite Sox75-70
2TVCHSNStreamMLB.TV
Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
PIT+108
CHW−131
Run line
PIT +1.5−197
CHW −1.5+161
Total O/U
Over 9+100
Under 9−120
- Run line: Pirates +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 9 (6 runs).
Recap
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 at Rate Field in Chicago on Sep 9, 2026 to move to 73-73.
The Pirates have won 3 straight.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
W: Eisert (3-2) · L: Martin (9-7) · S: Montgomery (6-3)
Scoring plays
Top 5
- PITHome runValdez homered to right (361 feet).1-0
Top 7
- PITSingleFlores Jr. singled to center, Cook scored, Horwitz to third.2-0
- PITSingleGriffin singled to center, Horwitz scored and Simon scored.4-0
Bottom 7
- CHWSingleAntonacci reached on infield single to first, B. Montgomery scored, Teel to second, Meidroth to third.4-1
Bottom 8
- CHWHome runMurakami homered to right center (381 feet).4-2
Team stats
PITCHW
- Hits
- 10
- 8
- Home Runs
- 1
- 1
- Runs Batted In
- 4
- 2
- Walks
- 3
- 3
- Strikeouts
- 5
- 14
- Runners Left On Base
- 19
- 16
- Errors
- 0
- 0
Player stats
Pirates · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konnor Griffin SS | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .266 | .325 | .389 |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .259 | .328 | .479 |
| Bryan Reynolds LF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .266 | .371 | .429 |
| Nick Gonzales DH | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .305 | .368 | .392 |
| Oneil Cruz CF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .270 | .358 | .473 |
| Esmerlyn Valdez RF | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .235 | .349 | .517 |
| Billy Cook RF | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .180 | .212 | .240 |
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .245 | .345 | .369 |
| Rafael Flores Jr. C | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .243 | .316 | .515 |
| Jacob Gonzalez 3B | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .223 | .274 | .360 |
| Ronny Simon PH | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .281 | .324 | .313 |
| Jared Triolo 3B | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .247 | .318 | .317 |
Pirates · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Bachar P | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27-20 | 3.52 | 27 |
| Brandon Eisert P | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36-26 | 5.63 | 36 |
| Carmen Mlodzinski P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 | 3.87 | 10 |
| Gregory Soto P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-11 | 3.08 | 17 |
| Camilo Doval P | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26-14 | 4.20 | 26 |
| Yohan Ramirez P | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 3.12 | 4 |
| Luke Weaver P | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17-13 | 2.65 | 17 |
| Mason Montgomery P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-13 | 2.82 | 17 |
White Sox · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Antonacci 2B | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .267 | .365 | .390 |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .244 | .306 | .424 |
| Miguel Vargas DH | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .249 | .359 | .479 |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .210 | .349 | .480 |
| Randal Grichuk LF | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .280 | .310 | .555 |
| Colson Montgomery 3B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .208 | .288 | .431 |
| Braden Montgomery RF | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | .223 | .318 | .358 |
| Tristan Peters CF | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .283 | .347 | .470 |
| Chase Meidroth SS | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .268 | .343 | .391 |
| Kyle Teel C | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .195 | .271 | .377 |
| Edgar Quero PH | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .207 | .281 | .261 |
White Sox · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Martin P | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 68-41 | 4.05 | 68 |
| Sean Newcomb P | 1.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42-26 | 2.71 | 42 |
| Chris Murphy P | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-5 | 4.11 | 8 |
| Trevor Richards P | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26-18 | 3.33 | 26 |
Game info
VenueRate Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance14,803
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Roberto Ortiz · First Base Umpire: Alex MacKay · Second Base Umpire: Alan Porter · Third Base Umpire: Jim Wolf
TVCHSN · local
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