September 9, 2026 · AL Cent
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago White Sox
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T5 | Esmerlyn Valdez | Esmerlyn Valdez homers (17) on a fly ball to right field. | PIT 1, CWS 0 |
| T7 | Rafael Flores Jr. | Rafael Flores Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. Billy Cook scores. Spencer Horwitz to 3rd. | PIT 2, CWS 0 |
| T7 | Konnor Griffin | Konnor Griffin singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. Spencer Horwitz scores. Ronny Simon scores. | PIT 4, CWS 0 |
| B7 | Sam Antonacci | Sam Antonacci singles on a sharp ground ball to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Braden Montgomery scores. Chase Meidroth to 3rd. Kyle Teel to 2nd. | PIT 4, CWS 1 |
| B8 | Munetaka Murakami | Munetaka Murakami homers (31) on a fly ball to right center field. | PIT 4, CWS 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| CWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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
4
Pirates opened with Lake Bachar, then turned the bulk of the game over to Brandon Eisert. Out of the bullpen, Camilo Doval took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Lake Bachar
Opener
1.2
27
0
3
Pitch-by-pitch: what Lake Bachar threw
CSW 52% 1st-pitch strike 75% 3.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 12 44% 2 3 2 4 1 Curveball 8 30% 2 2 0 1 3 Slider 7 26% 3 2 0 2 0 - Brandon Eisert Bulk 2.1 36 0 5 W inherited 2, stranded 2
- Carmen Mlodzinski Middle 1.0 10 0 0 HLD
- Gregory Soto Middle 1.0 17 0 2 HLD
- Camilo Doval Middle 0.1 26 1 1
- Yohan Ramírez Middle 0.2 4 0 0 HLD inherited 3, stranded 3
- Luke Weaver Setup 1.0 17 1 1 HLD
- Mason Montgomery Middle 1.0 17 0 2 SV
White Sox
HOME
2
Davis Martin started for White Sox, leaving trailing 0–1. Out of the bullpen, Sean Newcomb took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Davis Martin
Starter
5.0
68
1
1
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Davis Martin threw
CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 58% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 19 28% 0 2 4 6 7 Four-Seam Fastball 15 22% 1 3 2 6 3 Changeup 14 21% 0 2 2 7 3 Cutter 9 13% 1 4 1 3 0 Curveball 9 13% 2 1 0 5 1 Slider 2 3% 0 0 0 0 2 - Sean Newcomb Middle 1.1 42 3 0
- Chris Murphy Middle 0.2 8 0 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Trevor Richards Middle 2.0 26 0 3
Where the game turned
1 run
- Valdez HR (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · PIT
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konnor Griffin SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .266 | .325 | .389 | .714 | 2 SB |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .259 | .328 | .479 | .807 | |
| Bryan Reynolds LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .371 | .429 | .800 | |
| Nick Gonzales DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .368 | .392 | .760 | |
| Oneil Cruz CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .358 | .473 | .831 | |
| Billy Cook RF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .212 | .240 | .452 | SB |
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 | .345 | .369 | .714 | |
| Rafael Flores Jr. C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .316 | .515 | .831 | |
| Jared Triolo 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .318 | .317 | .635 | |
| Esmerlyn Valdez RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .349 | .517 | .866 | HR (17) |
| Jacob Gonzalez 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .274 | .360 | .634 | |
| Ronny Simon PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .324 | .313 | .637 | SB |
HOME · CWS
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Antonacci 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .365 | .390 | .755 | |
| Miguel Vargas DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .249 | .359 | .479 | .838 | |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .210 | .349 | .480 | .829 | HR (31) |
| Randal Grichuk LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .310 | .555 | .865 | |
| Colson Montgomery 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .208 | .288 | .431 | .719 | |
| Braden Montgomery RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .223 | .318 | .358 | .676 | 2B |
| Tristan Peters CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .347 | .470 | .817 | |
| Chase Meidroth SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .343 | .391 | .734 | |
| Edgar Quero PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .281 | .261 | .542 | |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 | .306 | .424 | .730 | 2B |
| Kyle Teel C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .195 | .271 | .377 | .648 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · PIT
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Bachar | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 3.52 | |
| Brandon Eisert | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 5.63 | W |
| Carmen Mlodzinski | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.87 | HLD |
| Gregory Soto | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3.08 | HLD |
| Camilo Doval | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4.20 | |
| Yohan Ramírez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.12 | HLD |
| Luke Weaver | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2.65 | HLD |
| Mason Montgomery | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2.82 | SV |
HOME · CWS
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Martin | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 4.05 | L |
| Sean Newcomb | 1.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2.71 | |
| Chris Murphy | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4.11 | |
| Trevor Richards | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 3.33 |
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.