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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago White Sox 2: final score and stats

Pittsburgh Pirates beat Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 to Chicago White Sox 2, on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Chicago White Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates.

MLBWednesday, September 9, 2026

Pittsburgh Pirates73-734

Final

Chicago White Sox75-702

DateSep 9, 2026

Start time7:40 PM ET

VenueRate Field, Chicago, Illinois

TVMLB.TV

Attendance14,803

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
Pittsburgh Pirates	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	4
Chicago White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2

Top performers

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AverageBrandon Lowe · 2-4, BB, 2 K

Home RunsEsmerlyn Valdez · 1-2, HR, RBI, R, BB

Runs Batted InKonnor Griffin · 1-4, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB, K

MLB RatingEsmerlyn Valdez · 1-2, HR, RBI, R, BB

Chicago White Sox

Batting AverageRandal Grichuk · 2-4, K

Home RunsMunetaka Murakami · 1-3, HR, RBI, R, 2 K

Runs Batted InMunetaka Murakami · 1-3, HR, RBI, R, 2 K

MLB RatingMunetaka Murakami · 1-3, HR, RBI, R, 2 K

Team comparison

Pittsburgh PiratesChicago White Sox

Runs per game

-

4.0

Runs allowed per game

-

4.1

73-73Record75-70

3rd in NL CentStanding2nd in AL Cent

0-0Road record / home record0-2

Last 5LLLWW

-StreakL3

Injury report

Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Endy Rodriguez C · Hip - Surgery

Out

Chicago White Sox

Tanner Murray LF · Shoulder - Surgery

Out

Prelander Berroa RP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Brooks Baldwin LF · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Mike Vasil RP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Jordan Leasure RP · Forearm - Surgery

Out

Box score

Pittsburgh Pirates

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Konnor Griffin	1-4	4	0	1	2	0	1	1	22	.266	.325	.389
Brandon Lowe	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	1	2	20	.259	.328	.479
Bryan Reynolds	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	.266	.371	.429
Nick Gonzales	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	13	.305	.368	.392
Oneil Cruz	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	17	.270	.358	.473
Esmerlyn Valdez	1-2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	15	.235	.349	.517
Billy Cook	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.180	.212	.240
Spencer Horwitz	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	13	.245	.345	.369
Rafael Flores Jr.	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	11	.243	.316	.515
Jacob Gonzalez	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.223	.274	.360
Ronny Simon	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	.281	.324	.313
Jared Triolo	1-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.247	.318	.317
Team	10-34	34	4	10	4	1	3	5	144

Pittsburgh Pirates

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Lake Bachar	1.2	2	0	0	1	3	0	27-20	3.52	27
Brandon Eisert	2.1	0	0	0	0	5	0	36-26	5.63	36
Carmen Mlodzinski	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-8	3.87	10
Gregory Soto	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	17-11	3.08	17
Camilo Doval	0.1	2	1	1	2	1	0	26-14	4.20	26
Yohan Ramirez	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	3.12	4
Luke Weaver	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	1	17-13	2.65	17
Mason Montgomery	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	17-13	2.82	17
Team	9.0	8	2	2	3	14	1	154-108		154

Chicago White Sox

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Sam Antonacci	1-5	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	20	.267	.365	.390
Andrew Benintendi	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	.244	.306	.424
Miguel Vargas	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	14	.249	.359	.479
Munetaka Murakami	1-3	3	1	1	1	1	0	2	13	.210	.349	.480
Randal Grichuk	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	17	.280	.310	.555
Colson Montgomery	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	19	.208	.288	.431
Braden Montgomery	1-2	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	19	.223	.318	.358
Tristan Peters	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	.283	.347	.470
Chase Meidroth	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	20	.268	.343	.391
Kyle Teel	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	16	.195	.271	.377
Edgar Quero	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.207	.281	.261
Team	8-33	33	2	8	2	1	3	14	154

Chicago White Sox

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Davis Martin	5.0	4	1	1	2	1	1	68-41	4.05	68
Sean Newcomb	1.1	5	3	3	1	0	0	42-26	2.71	42
Chris Murphy	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-5	4.11	8
Trevor Richards	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	26-18	3.33	26
Team	9.0	10	4	4	3	5	1	144-90		144

Recent form

Chicago White SoxLLLWW

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Season series

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Team pages

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago White Sox?

Pittsburgh Pirates won, 4-2, on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.

What was the final score of Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago White Sox?

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago White Sox 2.

Who were the top performers?

Pittsburgh Pirates: Brandon Lowe (2-4, BB, 2 K batting average). Chicago White Sox: Randal Grichuk (2-4, K batting average).

Where is Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago White Sox played?

Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois.

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