Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago White Sox

MLB

Pirates

73-73

4-2

Final

White Sox

75-70

Rate Field

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

Who won: Pirates 4-2

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at Rate Field. The Pirates outscored the White Sox 3-1 in the 7th inning. Esmerlyn Valdez went 1-for-2 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Pirates. Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the White Sox.

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

PITCHW

10Hits8

1Home runs1

4RBI2

3Walks3

5Strikeouts14

2.00ERA4.00

154Pitches144

Player of the game

Esmerlyn Valdez

PIT · 1-2, HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB

7.8

Win probability

100%PIT final

PITCHW

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Play by play

Bot 9th
Struck out looking
Vargas struck out looking.
M. Vargas · 0-3
Bot 9th
Struck out looking. Chicago White Sox challenged: call...
Antonacci struck out looking. Chicago White Sox challenged: call on the field was upheld.
S. Antonacci · 1-5, 1 RBI
Bot 9th
Grounded out to second
Quero grounded out to second.
E. Quero · 0-1
Bot 9th
Montgomery relieved Weaver
Bot 9thCHW
Quero hit for Teel
Bottom of the 9th inning
Top 9th
Struck out swinging
Lowe struck out swinging.
B. Lowe · 2-4
Top 9th
Struck out looking
Griffin struck out looking.
K. Griffin · 1-4, 2 RBI
Top 9th
Singled to center
Triolo singled to center.
J. Triolo · 1-1
Top 9th
Flied out to left
Flores Jr. flied out to left.
R. Flores Jr. · 1-4, 1 RBI
Top of the 9th inning
Bot 8th
Lined into double play
Meidroth lined into double play, to third, Grichuk doubled off third.
C. Meidroth · 1-4
Bot 8th
Hit by pitch
Peters hit by pitch.
T. Peters · 1-3
Bot 8th
Doubled to left
B. Montgomery doubled to left, Grichuk to third.
B. Montgomery · 1-2
Bot 8th
Struck out swinging
C. Montgomery struck out swinging.
C. Montgomery · 0-4
Bot 8th
Singled to center
Grichuk singled to center.
R. Grichuk · 2-4
HOME RUNBot 8th
Solo homer! 381 ft to right center
M. Murakami · 1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Murakami homered to right center (381 feet).
PIT 4 - 2 CHW
Bot 8th
Weaver relieved Ramírez
Bottom of the 8th inning
Top 8th
Struck out looking
Horwitz struck out looking.
S. Horwitz · 1-4
Top 8th
Cook stole second
Cook stole second.
Top 8th
Hit by pitch
Cook hit by pitch.
B. Cook · 0-0
Top 8th
Grounded out to shortstop
Cruz grounded out to shortstop.
O. Cruz · 1-4
Top 8th
Flied out to right
Gonzales flied out to right.
N. Gonzales · 1-4
Top 8th
Richards relieved Murphy