Chicago White Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates

MLB

White Sox

4-6

0-1

Final

Pirates

6-3

PNC Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CHW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PIT	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	1

Who won: Pirates 1-0

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago White Sox 1-0 on Sunday, April 9, 2023 at PNC Park. The Pirates win the series 2-1. Gavin Sheets went 3-for-4 for the White Sox.

Recap · Apr 9

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What it means

Season series: PIT wins series 2-1.
White Sox 3-4 on the road; Pirates 2-1 at home.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

White Sox2nd in AL Cent

Joey Bart C
Hand, Fracture, left
10-Day-IL
Ky Bush SP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Luis Castillo SP
Shoulder, Pinched Nerve, right
15-Day-IL
Prelander Berroa RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Tanner Murray LF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

Oneil Cruz CF
Knee, Bruise, left
Day-To-Day
Braxton Ashcraft SP
Arm, Soreness, right
15-Day-IL
Esmerlyn Valdez RF
Hamstring, Strain, left
10-Day-IL
Isaac Mattson RP
Hip, Inflammation
15-Day-IL
Mitch Keller SP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

White Sox2nd in AL Cent

Michael Kopech SP

Probable starter · 5-12, 5.43 ERA, 134 K, 1.59 WHIP

Lineup

1Tim AndersonSS
2Andrew BenintendiLF
3Andrew Vaughn1B
4Yoan Moncada3B
5Gavin SheetsDH
6Oscar ColasCF
7Romy GonzalezRF
8Seby ZavalaC
9Elvis Andrus2B

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

Johan Oviedo SP

Probable starter · 9-14, 4.31 ERA, 158 K, 1.37 WHIP

Lineup

1Oneil CruzSS
2Bryan ReynoldsLF
3Ke'Bryan Hayes3B
4Carlos SantanaDH
5Jiman Choi1B
6Canaan Smith-NjigbaRF
7Rodolfo CastroSS
8Jack SuwinskiCF
9Tyler HeinemanC

The series

PIT wins series 2-1

Last meeting: White Sox 11, Pirates 5 (Apr 8)

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Game info

Venue: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Attendance 10,571
Officials: Laz Diaz (Home Plate Umpire), Andy Fletcher (First Base Umpire), Ryan Wills (Second Base Umpire), Mike Estabrook (Third Base Umpire)