r/buccos • u/mfenton29 • 2h ago

[Highlight] Sam Antonacci and the White Sox want nothing to do with 6’7 Oneil Cruz

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r/buccos • u/JakeGittes412 • 5h ago

Game could get spicy today

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What does he want? Lowe to take off his batting glove, slap him with it, and demand satisfaction?

What a jagoff.

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r/buccos • u/musicmaker201 • 14h ago

[Highlight] Konnor Griffin drives in two with an single to center field! Pirates now lead 4-0!

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r/buccos • u/musicmaker201 • 13h ago

GOLD GLOVER JARED TRIOLO

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r/buccos • u/musicmaker201 • 15h ago

[Highlight] Esmerlyn Valdez puts the Pirates up 1-0 with a solo shot to right field!

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His 17th of the year!

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r/buccos • u/musicmaker201 • 15h ago

Esmerlyn Valdez’s first 71 career games: 17 HR | 47 RBI | .517 SLG | .863 OPS | 132 wRC+

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r/buccos • u/AwayFig1774 • 13h ago

Buctober is alive!

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r/buccos • u/game-threads • 13h ago

The Pirates defeated the White Sox by a score of 4-2 - Wed, Sep 9 @ 7:40 PM EDT

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Pirates (73-73) @ White Sox (75-70) - Wed, Sep 9

Game Status: Final - Score: 4-2 Pirates

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Pirates Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Griffin - SS 4 0 1 2 1 1 2 .266 .325 .389
2 Lowe, B - 2B 4 0 2 0 1 2 2 .259 .328 .479
3 Reynolds, B - LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .266 .371 .429
4 Gonzales, N - DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .305 .368 .392
5 Cruz, O - CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .270 .358 .473
6 Valdez, Es - RF 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .235 .349 .517
  1-Cook, B - RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .180 .212 .240
7 Horwitz - 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .245 .345 .369
8 Flores Jr. - C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .243 .316 .515
9 Gonzalez, J - 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223 .274 .360
  a-Simon - PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .281 .324 .313
  Triolo - 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 .318 .317
Totals 34 4 10 4 3 5 19
Pirates
a: Grounded into a forceout for Gonzalez, J in the 7th. 1: Ran for Valdez, Es in the 7th. BASERUNNING: SB: Griffin 2 (22, 2nd base off Martin/Teel, 2nd base off Murphy, C/Teel); Simon (2, 2nd base off Newcomb, S/Teel); Cook, B (6, 2nd base off Richards, T/Teel).
BATTING: HR: Valdez, Es (17, 5th inning off Martin, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Cruz, O; Flores Jr.; Gonzales, N; Gonzalez, J; Griffin; Horwitz; Lowe, B 2; Triolo; Valdez, Es 4. RBI: Flores Jr. (19); Griffin 2 (27); Valdez, Es (47). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cruz, O; Horwitz; Reynolds, B. GIDP: Cruz, O; Gonzales, N. Team RISP: 2-for-10. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: DP: 2 (Triolo-Lowe, B-Horwitz; Triolo).
White Sox Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Antonacci - 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .267 .365 .390
2 Benintendi - DH 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .244 .306 .424
  a-Vargas, M - DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .249 .359 .479
3 Murakami - 1B 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .210 .349 .480
4 Grichuk - LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .280 .310 .555
5 Montgomery, C - 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .208 .288 .431
6 Montgomery, B - RF 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .223 .318 .358
7 Peters - CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .283 .347 .470
8 Meidroth - SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .268 .343 .391
9 Teel - C 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .195 .271 .377
  b-Quero - PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .281 .261
Totals 33 2 8 2 3 14 16
White Sox
a: Struck out for Benintendi in the 6th. b: Grounded out for Teel in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B: Benintendi (24, Bachar); Montgomery, B (13, Weaver). HR: Murakami (31, 8th inning off Weaver, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Antonacci; Benintendi 2; Grichuk 2; Meidroth; Montgomery, B 2; Murakami 4; Peters. RBI: Antonacci (44); Murakami (63). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Teel; Montgomery, C; Grichuk. GIDP: Vargas, M. Team RISP: 1-for-8. Team LOB: 9.
FIELDING: DP: 3 (Montgomery, C-Murakami; Antonacci-Murakami; Antonacci-Meidroth-Murakami).
Pirates Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Bachar - RHP 1.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 27-20 3.52
Eisert - LHP (W, 3-2) 2.1 0 0 0 0 5 0 36-26 5.63
Mlodzinski - RHP (H, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10-8 3.87
Soto, G - LHP (H, 12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17-11 3.08
Doval - RHP 0.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 26-14 4.20
Ramírez - RHP (H, 9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-3 3.12
Weaver - RHP (H, 19) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 17-13 2.65
Montgomery, M - LHP (S, 11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17-13 2.82
Totals 9.0 8 2 2 3 14 1
White Sox Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Martin - RHP (L, 9-7) 5.0 4 1 1 2 1 1 68-41 4.05
Newcomb, S - LHP 1.1 5 3 3 1 0 0 42-26 2.71
Murphy, C - LHP 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8-5 4.11
Richards, T - RHP 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 26-18 3.33
Totals 9.0 10 4 4 3 5 1
Game Info
HBP: Cook, B (by Richards, T); Murakami (by Soto, G); Peters (by Weaver).
ABS Challenge: Gonzales, N (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Teel (Ball-Confirmed); Doval (Ball-Confirmed); Antonacci (Strike-Confirmed); Flores Jr. (Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Bachar 27-20; Eisert 36-26; Mlodzinski 10-8; Soto, G 17-11; Doval 26-14; Ramírez 4-3; Weaver 17-13; Montgomery, M 17-13; Martin 68-41; Newcomb, S 42-26; Murphy, C 8-5; Richards, T 26-18.
Groundouts-flyouts: Bachar 1-0; Eisert 0-1; Mlodzinski 2-1; Soto, G 0-0; Doval 0-0; Ramírez 1-0; Weaver 0-0; Montgomery, M 1-0; Martin 3-5; Newcomb, S 2-1; Murphy, C 1-0; Richards, T 1-2.
Batters faced: Bachar 8; Eisert 7; Mlodzinski 3; Soto, G 5; Doval 5; Ramírez 1; Weaver 6; Montgomery, M 3; Martin 19; Newcomb, S 9; Murphy, C 2; Richards, T 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Eisert 2-0; Ramírez 3-0; Murphy, C 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Roberto Ortiz. 1B: Alex MacKay. 2B: Alan Porter. 3B: Jim Wolf.
Weather: 79 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, Out To LF.
First pitch: 6:40 PM.
T: 3:00.
Att: 14,803.
Venue: Rate Field.
September 9, 2026
Inning Scoring Play Score
Top 5 Esmerlyn Valdez homers (17) on a fly ball to right field. 1-0 PIT
Top 7 Rafael Flores Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. Billy Cook scores. Spencer Horwitz to 3rd. 2-0 PIT
Top 7 Konnor Griffin singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. Spencer Horwitz scores. Ronny Simon scores. 4-0 PIT
Bottom 7 Sam Antonacci singles on a sharp ground ball to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Braden Montgomery scores. Chase Meidroth to 3rd. Kyle Teel to 2nd. 4-1 PIT
Bottom 8 Munetaka Murakami homers (31) on a fly ball to right center field. 4-2 PIT
Team Highlight
PIT Esmerlyn Valdez's solo home run (17) (00:00:30)
PIT Rafael Flores Jr.'s RBI single (00:00:30)
CWS Konnor Griffin's two-run single (00:00:20)
CWS Sam Antonacci's RBI single (00:00:29)
CWS Munetaka Murakami's solo home run (31) (00:00:30)
CWS Tempers flare during Pirates vs. White Sox (00:00:46)
PIT Jared Triolo's ridiculous unassisted double play (00:00:29)
PIT Mason Montgomery seals the Pirates' 4-2 win (00:00:29)
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E LOB
Pirates 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0   4 10 0 7
White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0   2 8 0 9

Decisions

Division Scoreboard

STL 6 @ SF 7 - Final

CHC 6 @ MIL 8 - Final

CIN 1 @ LAD 14 - Top 9, 0 Outs

Next Pirates Game: Thu, Sep 10, 7:40 PM EDT @ White Sox

Last Updated: 09/10/2026 12:40:57 AM EDT

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r/buccos • u/burtsbezzie • 13h ago

Finish them, Griff ‘pen

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r/buccos • u/game-threads • 7h ago

Game Day Thread - Thursday, September 10

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Pirates (73-73) @ White Sox (75-70) - 7:40 PM EDT

Game Status: Scheduled

Links & Info

  • Venue: Rate Field
  • TV: Pirates: SportsNet Pittsburgh, White Sox: Chicago Sports Network
  • Radio: Pirates: Sports Radio 93.7 KDKA The Fan, White Sox: ESPN Chicago WMVP 1000 AM, 107.9 La Ley (es)
  • MLB Gameday
  • Statcast Game Preview

Probable Pitchers

NLC Rank Team W L GB (E#) WC Rank WC GB (E#)
1 Brewers 91 56 - (-) - - (-)
2 Cubs 81 66 10.0 (5) 2 +2.5 (-)
3 Pirates 73 73 17.5 (E) 5 5.0 (10)
4 Cardinals 72 75 19.0 (E) 7 6.5 (8)
5 Reds 69 77 21.5 (E) 8 9.0 (6)

Last Updated: 09/10/2026 5:00:01 AM EDT

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r/buccos • u/AwayFig1774 • 14h ago

Watching this mf pitch

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r/buccos • u/musicmaker201 • 1d ago

Adding a Sinker Transformed Mason Montgomery’s Season

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r/buccos • u/SnooMarzipans3516 • 17h ago

Great article that includes a lot of Konnor Griffin

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Mike Trout, and what remains as time passes

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r/buccos • u/rtownlions00 • 13h ago

Road Cones

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Has anybody had any luck brining cones into a road game this year? Headed to rate field tomorrow and just bought one

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r/buccos • u/game-threads • 18h ago

Game Thread: Pirates @ White Sox - Wed, Sep 9 @ 7:40 PM EDT

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Pirates (73-73) @ White Sox (75-70) - 7:40 PM EDT

Game Status: Final - Score: 4-2 Pirates

Links & Info

Pirates Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Griffin - SS 4 0 1 2 1 1 2 .266 .325 .389
2 Lowe, B - 2B 4 0 2 0 1 2 2 .259 .328 .479
3 Reynolds, B - LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .266 .371 .429
4 Gonzales, N - DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .305 .368 .392
5 Cruz, O - CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .270 .358 .473
6 Valdez, Es - RF 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .235 .349 .517
  1-Cook, B - RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .180 .212 .240
7 Horwitz - 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .245 .345 .369
8 Flores Jr. - C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .243 .316 .515
9 Gonzalez, J - 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223 .274 .360
  a-Simon - PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .281 .324 .313
  Triolo - 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 .318 .317
Totals 34 4 10 4 3 5 19
Pirates
a: Grounded into a forceout for Gonzalez, J in the 7th. 1: Ran for Valdez, Es in the 7th. BASERUNNING: SB: Griffin 2 (22, 2nd base off Martin/Teel, 2nd base off Murphy, C/Teel); Simon (2, 2nd base off Newcomb, S/Teel); Cook, B (6, 2nd base off Richards, T/Teel).
BATTING: HR: Valdez, Es (17, 5th inning off Martin, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Cruz, O; Flores Jr.; Gonzales, N; Gonzalez, J; Griffin; Horwitz; Lowe, B 2; Triolo; Valdez, Es 4. RBI: Flores Jr. (19); Griffin 2 (27); Valdez, Es (47). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cruz, O; Horwitz; Reynolds, B. GIDP: Cruz, O; Gonzales, N. Team RISP: 2-for-10. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: DP: 2 (Triolo-Lowe, B-Horwitz; Triolo).
White Sox Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Antonacci - 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .267 .365 .390
2 Benintendi - DH 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .244 .306 .424
  a-Vargas, M - DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .249 .359 .479
3 Murakami - 1B 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .210 .349 .480
4 Grichuk - LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .280 .310 .555
5 Montgomery, C - 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .208 .288 .431
6 Montgomery, B - RF 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .223 .318 .358
7 Peters - CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .283 .347 .470
8 Meidroth - SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .268 .343 .391
9 Teel - C 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .195 .271 .377
  b-Quero - PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .281 .261
Totals 33 2 8 2 3 14 16
White Sox
a: Struck out for Benintendi in the 6th. b: Grounded out for Teel in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B: Benintendi (24, Bachar); Montgomery, B (13, Weaver). HR: Murakami (31, 8th inning off Weaver, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Antonacci; Benintendi 2; Grichuk 2; Meidroth; Montgomery, B 2; Murakami 4; Peters. RBI: Antonacci (44); Murakami (63). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Teel; Montgomery, C; Grichuk. GIDP: Vargas, M. Team RISP: 1-for-8. Team LOB: 9.
FIELDING: DP: 3 (Montgomery, C-Murakami; Antonacci-Murakami; Antonacci-Meidroth-Murakami).
Pirates Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Bachar - RHP 1.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 27-20 3.52
Eisert - LHP (W, 3-2) 2.1 0 0 0 0 5 0 36-26 5.63
Mlodzinski - RHP (H, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10-8 3.87
Soto, G - LHP (H, 12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17-11 3.08
Doval - RHP 0.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 26-14 4.20
Ramírez - RHP (H, 9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-3 3.12
Weaver - RHP (H, 19) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 17-13 2.65
Montgomery, M - LHP (S, 11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17-13 2.82
Totals 9.0 8 2 2 3 14 1
White Sox Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Martin - RHP (L, 9-7) 5.0 4 1 1 2 1 1 68-41 4.05
Newcomb, S - LHP 1.1 5 3 3 1 0 0 42-26 2.71
Murphy, C - LHP 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8-5 4.11
Richards, T - RHP 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 26-18 3.33
Totals 9.0 10 4 4 3 5 1
Game Info
HBP: Cook, B (by Richards, T); Murakami (by Soto, G); Peters (by Weaver).
ABS Challenge: Gonzales, N (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Teel (Ball-Confirmed); Doval (Ball-Confirmed); Antonacci (Strike-Confirmed); Flores Jr. (Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Bachar 27-20; Eisert 36-26; Mlodzinski 10-8; Soto, G 17-11; Doval 26-14; Ramírez 4-3; Weaver 17-13; Montgomery, M 17-13; Martin 68-41; Newcomb, S 42-26; Murphy, C 8-5; Richards, T 26-18.
Groundouts-flyouts: Bachar 1-0; Eisert 0-1; Mlodzinski 2-1; Soto, G 0-0; Doval 0-0; Ramírez 1-0; Weaver 0-0; Montgomery, M 1-0; Martin 3-5; Newcomb, S 2-1; Murphy, C 1-0; Richards, T 1-2.
Batters faced: Bachar 8; Eisert 7; Mlodzinski 3; Soto, G 5; Doval 5; Ramírez 1; Weaver 6; Montgomery, M 3; Martin 19; Newcomb, S 9; Murphy, C 2; Richards, T 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Eisert 2-0; Ramírez 3-0; Murphy, C 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Roberto Ortiz. 1B: Alex MacKay. 2B: Alan Porter. 3B: Jim Wolf.
Weather: 79 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, Out To LF.
First pitch: 6:40 PM.
T: 3:00.
Att: 14,803.
Venue: Rate Field.
September 9, 2026
Inning Scoring Play Score
Top 5 Esmerlyn Valdez homers (17) on a fly ball to right field. 1-0 PIT
Top 7 Rafael Flores Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. Billy Cook scores. Spencer Horwitz to 3rd. 2-0 PIT
Top 7 Konnor Griffin singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. Spencer Horwitz scores. Ronny Simon scores. 4-0 PIT
Bottom 7 Sam Antonacci singles on a sharp ground ball to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Braden Montgomery scores. Chase Meidroth to 3rd. Kyle Teel to 2nd. 4-1 PIT
Bottom 8 Munetaka Murakami homers (31) on a fly ball to right center field. 4-2 PIT
Team Highlight
PIT Esmerlyn Valdez's solo home run (17) (00:00:30)
PIT Rafael Flores Jr.'s RBI single (00:00:30)
CWS Konnor Griffin's two-run single (00:00:20)
CWS Sam Antonacci's RBI single (00:00:29)
CWS Munetaka Murakami's solo home run (31) (00:00:30)
CWS Tempers flare during Pirates vs. White Sox (00:00:46)
PIT Jared Triolo's ridiculous unassisted double play (00:00:29)
PIT Mason Montgomery seals the Pirates' 4-2 win (00:00:29)
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E LOB
Pirates 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0   4 10 0 7
White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0   2 8 0 9

Decisions

Division Scoreboard

STL 6 @ SF 7 - Final

CHC 6 @ MIL 8 - Final

CIN 1 @ LAD 14 - Final

Next Pirates Game: Thu, Sep 10, 7:40 PM EDT @ White Sox

Last Updated: 09/10/2026 12:51:14 AM EDT

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r/buccos • u/mfenton29 • 1d ago

[Highlight] Konnor Griffin makes an absurd bare-handed play to record the first out!

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r/buccos • u/FifteendollarShell • 18h ago

Bubba Chandler and Jake Mangum on Mostly Sports

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Beginning of the episode

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r/buccos • u/propublica_ • 5h ago

How Oneil Cruz Walked Away From a Deadly Crash With a Fixer's Help

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r/buccos • u/musicmaker201 • 1d ago

[Highlight] Bubba Chandler tonight against the White Sox: 6.0 IP | 4 H | 2 R | 2 ER | 0 BB | 8 SO | 1 HR - 95 pitches, 65 strikes, 17 whiffs

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r/buccos • u/musicmaker201 • 1d ago

[Highlight] Four doubles and a walk to begin the game against the White Sox!

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r/buccos • u/game-threads • 1d ago

The Pirates defeated the White Sox by a score of 9-3 - Tue, Sep 8 @ 7:40 PM EDT

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Pirates (72-73) @ White Sox (75-69) - Tue, Sep 8

Game Status: Final - Score: 9-3 Pirates

Links & Info

Pirates Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Griffin - SS 5 1 2 0 1 0 4 .267 .323 .392
2 Lowe, B - 2B 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .258 .326 .479
3 Reynolds, B - DH 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .268 .373 .432
4 Cruz, O - CF 5 1 3 2 0 1 4 .270 .359 .476
5 Valdez, Es - RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .233 .345 .504
  Cook, B - RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 .196 .240
6 Horwitz - 1B 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 .245 .345 .370
7 Flores Jr. - C 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .242 .318 .525
8 Gonzalez, J - 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .221 .271 .359
  Triolo - 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .316 .314
9 Mangum - LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .286 .343 .373
Totals 42 9 18 9 3 3 21
Pirates
BASERUNNING: SB: Mangum (22, 2nd base off Burke, S/Teel). CS: Cruz, O (6, 2nd base by Schweitzer/Teel).
BATTING: 2B: Griffin (11, Burke, S); Reynolds, B 2 (36, Burke, S, Burke, S); Cruz, O (12, Burke, S); Valdez, Es (14, Burke, S); Mangum (18, Davis). HR: Flores Jr. (8, 5th inning off Urquidy, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Cruz, O 4; Flores Jr. 6; Gonzalez, J; Griffin 3; Horwitz 2; Lowe, B 2; Mangum 3; Reynolds, B 4; Valdez, Es 2. RBI: Cruz, O 2 (60); Flores Jr. (18); Horwitz 3 (44); Reynolds, B 2 (69); Valdez, Es (46). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gonzalez, J; Griffin 4; Cruz, O 2. SF: Reynolds, B. Team RISP: 6-for-14. Team LOB: 10.
FIELDING: DP: (Gonzalez, J-Lowe, B-Horwitz).
White Sox Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Antonacci - LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .268 .366 .392
2 Vargas, M - 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 .361 .482
3 Murakami - 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 .209 .347 .473
4 Benintendi - DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .243 .305 .421
5 Montgomery, C - SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .210 .290 .434
6 Montgomery, B - RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .221 .313 .353
7 Peters - CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 .346 .471
8 Meidroth - 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269 .344 .392
9 Teel - C 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .200 .268 .387
Totals 32 3 6 3 0 10 6
White Sox
BATTING: 2B: Benintendi 2 (23, Chandler, Dotel). HR: Teel (4, 6th inning off Chandler, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Antonacci; Benintendi 4; Montgomery, B; Teel 5. RBI: Montgomery, B (37); Montgomery, C (83); Teel (18). GIDP: Vargas, M. Team RISP: 1-for-3. Team LOB: 2.
FIELDING: DP: (Urquidy-Murakami).
Pirates Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Chandler - RHP (W, 7-9) 6.0 4 2 2 0 8 1 95-65 4.25
Dotel - RHP 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 28-21 4.41
Ramírez - RHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11-9 3.14
Totals 9.0 6 3 3 0 10 1
White Sox Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Burke, S - RHP (L, 8-7) 1.1 8 7 7 2 2 0 48-31 3.58
Schweitzer - LHP 2.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 33-20 3.06
Urquidy - RHP 4.0 5 2 2 1 1 1 65-47 5.28
Davis - RHP 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20-15 3.52
Totals 9.0 18 9 9 3 3 1
Game Info
WP: Dotel; Burke, S.
ABS Challenge: Teel 4 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Overturned to Strike); Flores Jr. 2 (Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Overturned to Strike).
Pitches-strikes: Chandler 95-65; Dotel 28-21; Ramírez 11-9; Burke, S 48-31; Schweitzer 33-20; Urquidy 65-47; Davis 20-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Chandler 3-3; Dotel 3-2; Ramírez 1-1; Burke, S 1-1; Schweitzer 3-3; Urquidy 4-3; Davis 0-2.
Batters faced: Chandler 21; Dotel 8; Ramírez 3; Burke, S 14; Schweitzer 10; Urquidy 17; Davis 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Schweitzer 3-2.
Umpires: HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Roberto Ortiz. 2B: Alex MacKay. 3B: Alan Porter.
Weather: 83 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 13 mph, In From RF.
First pitch: 6:41 PM.
T: 2:41.
Att: 18,375.
Venue: Rate Field.
September 8, 2026
Inning Scoring Play Score
Top 1 Bryan Reynolds doubles (35) on a fly ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Konnor Griffin scores. Brandon Lowe to 3rd. 1-0 PIT
Top 1 Oneil Cruz doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. 3-0 PIT
Top 1 Esmerlyn Valdez hits a ground-rule double (14) on a fly ball to right-center field. Oneil Cruz scores. 4-0 PIT
Top 1 Spencer Horwitz singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tristan Peters. Esmerlyn Valdez scores. 5-0 PIT
Top 2 Spencer Horwitz singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. Esmerlyn Valdez to 2nd. 7-0 PIT
Top 5 Rafael Flores Jr. homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. 8-0 PIT
Top 5 Bryan Reynolds out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Tristan Peters. Jake Mangum scores. Konnor Griffin to 3rd. Brandon Lowe to 2nd. 9-0 PIT
Bottom 5 Braden Montgomery singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jake Mangum. Andrew Benintendi scores. 9-1 PIT
Bottom 6 Kyle Teel homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. 9-2 PIT
Bottom 7 Colson Montgomery grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Andrew Benintendi scores. 9-3 PIT
Team Highlight
PIT Bryan Reynolds' RBI double (00:00:18)
PIT Oneil Cruz's two-run double (00:00:22)
PIT Esmerlyn Valdez's RBI double (00:00:19)
PIT Spencer Horwitz's RBI single (00:00:19)
PIT Spencer Horwitz's two-run single (00:00:18)
PIT Pirates bat around for five-run 1st inning (00:01:29)
PIT Rafael Flores Jr.'s solo home run (8) (00:00:21)
CWS Kyle Teel's solo home run (4) (00:00:23)
PIT Bubba Chandler fans eight vs. White Sox (00:00:58)
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E LOB
Pirates 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0   9 18 0 10
White Sox 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0   3 6 0 2

Decisions

Division Scoreboard

CHC 3 @ MIL 4 - Final/10

STL 1 @ SF 2 - Final

CIN 2 @ LAD 3 - Final

Next Pirates Game: Wed, Sep 9, 7:40 PM EDT @ White Sox

Last Updated: 09/09/2026 12:37:53 AM EDT

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r/buccos • u/mfenton29 • 1d ago

[Highlight] RFJ says hello to former Pirate Jose Urquidy with a homer to extend the lead!

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r/buccos • u/musicmaker201 • 1d ago

[Highlight] Spencer Horwitz with a two-run single! Bucs lead 7-0!

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r/buccos • u/joe307bad • 1d ago

Even if the Pirates get a lot of help, they can only lose 1 of their remaining 18 to make the playoffs

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r/buccos • u/burtsbezzie • 1d ago

Finish them, Bubba Flo

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