September 8, 2026 · AL Cent
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago White Sox
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Bryan Reynolds | Bryan Reynolds doubles (35) on a fly ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Konnor Griffin scores. Brandon Lowe to 3rd. | PIT 1, CWS 0 |
| T1 | Oneil Cruz | Oneil Cruz doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. | PIT 3, CWS 0 |
| T1 | Esmerlyn Valdez | Esmerlyn Valdez hits a ground-rule double (14) on a fly ball to right-center field. Oneil Cruz scores. | PIT 4, CWS 0 |
| T1 | Spencer Horwitz | Spencer Horwitz singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tristan Peters. Esmerlyn Valdez scores. | PIT 5, CWS 0 |
| T2 | Spencer Horwitz | Spencer Horwitz singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. Esmerlyn Valdez to 2nd. | PIT 7, CWS 0 |
| T5 | Rafael Flores Jr. | Rafael Flores Jr. homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. | PIT 8, CWS 0 |
| T5 | Bryan Reynolds | Bryan Reynolds out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Tristan Peters. Jake Mangum scores. Konnor Griffin to 3rd. Brandon Lowe to 2nd. | PIT 9, CWS 0 |
| B5 | Braden Montgomery | Braden Montgomery singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jake Mangum. Andrew Benintendi scores. | PIT 9, CWS 1 |
| B6 | Kyle Teel | Kyle Teel homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. | PIT 9, CWS 2 |
| B7 | Colson Montgomery | Colson Montgomery grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Andrew Benintendi scores. | PIT 9, CWS 3 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| CWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Pirates
AWAY
9
Bubba Chandler started for Pirates, leaving with a 9–2 lead. Out of the bullpen, Wilber Dotel took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Bubba Chandler
Starter
6.0
95
2
8
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Bubba Chandler threw
CSW 32% 1st-pitch strike 62% 4.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 49 52% 12 6 10 13 8 Sinker 24 25% 2 7 9 3 3 Curveball 9 9% 0 1 1 7 0 Slider 7 7% 0 1 2 3 1 Changeup 6 6% 0 1 0 4 1 - Wilber Dotel Middle 2.0 28 1 1
- Yohan Ramírez Middle 1.0 11 0 1
White Sox
HOME
3
White Sox opened with Sean Burke, then turned the bulk of the game over to Tyler Schweitzer. Out of the bullpen, José Urquidy took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Sean Burke
Opener
1.1
48
7
2
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Sean Burke threw
CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 50% 3.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 17 35% 1 6 1 5 4 Knuckle Curve 10 21% 1 1 2 4 2 Cutter 8 17% 2 0 3 2 1 Slider 7 15% 1 1 1 3 1 Sinker 6 13% 0 1 0 3 2 - Tyler Schweitzer Bulk 2.2 33 0 0 inherited 3, 2 scored
- José Urquidy Middle 4.0 65 2 1
- Tyler Davis Middle 1.0 20 0 0
Where the game turned
1 run
- Reynolds 2B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · PIT
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konnor Griffin SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .323 | .392 | .715 | 2B |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 | .326 | .479 | .805 | |
| Bryan Reynolds DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .373 | .432 | .805 | 2 2B |
| Oneil Cruz CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .359 | .476 | .835 | 2B |
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .345 | .370 | .715 | |
| Rafael Flores Jr. C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .318 | .525 | .843 | HR (8) |
| Jake Mangum LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .343 | .373 | .716 | 2B, SB |
| Esmerlyn Valdez RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .345 | .504 | .849 | 2B |
| Jacob Gonzalez 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 | .271 | .359 | .630 |
HOME · CWS
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Antonacci LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .366 | .392 | .758 | |
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .361 | .482 | .843 | |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .209 | .347 | .473 | .820 | |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .305 | .421 | .726 | 2 2B |
| Colson Montgomery SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .210 | .290 | .434 | .724 | |
| Braden Montgomery RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .313 | .353 | .666 | |
| Tristan Peters CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .346 | .471 | .817 | |
| Chase Meidroth 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .344 | .392 | .736 | |
| Kyle Teel C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .268 | .387 | .655 | HR (4) |
Pitching lines
AWAY · PIT
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubba Chandler | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 95 | 4.25 | W |
| Wilber Dotel | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4.41 | |
| Yohan Ramírez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3.14 |
HOME · CWS
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Burke | 1.1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 3.58 | L |
| Tyler Schweitzer | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3.06 | |
| José Urquidy | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 5.28 | |
| Tyler Davis | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3.52 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · PIT
Lineup 4.4 R
Bunts 0.9 R
IBBs 3.6 R
HOME · CWS
Lineup 6.0 R
Bunts 3.4 R
IBBs 3.2 R
Recent form
AWAY · PIT
6-4
W4
-5 run diff
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HOME · CWS
5-5
W2
+3 run diff
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Season series: 3-0 with PIT listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.