Chi. White Sox 8, Pittsburgh 1
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
84°
Umpires:
Home -
Jerry Meals, 1B -
Jordan Baker, 2B -
Jeremy Riggs, 3B -
Jeremie Rehak
Attendance:
By Field Level Media
James McCann homered twice and drove in four runs Wednesday as the visiting Chicago White Sox walloped the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-1 for a split of their two-game series.
The White Sox (27-16) outhit Pittsburgh (14-27) 11-4.
Yoan Moncada added an RBI double, Nick Madrigal a two-run single and Yasmani Grandal an RBI single for Chicago.
Dane Dunning (1-0), making his fourth career start and first against the Pirates, allowed three hits, walked one and struck out three in six-plus innings for his first win. He scattered the three hits -- a leadoff single in the first by Adam Frazier, a leadoff single in the fifth by Josh Bell and a leadoff double in the seventh by Colin Moran.
Pittsburgh rookie J.T. Brubaker (1-1) got rocked for seven runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings, with five strikeouts and two walks.
After being perfect through two innings, Brubaker gave up a leadoff homer to McCann in the third, a shot to straightaway center.
The White Sox sent nine to the plate and scored four in the fourth. Moncada opened with a single and went to third when right fielder Gregory Polanco bobbled the ball for an error. Grandal drove in Moncada with a single up the middle to make it 2-0. Jose Abreu extended his hitting streak to a career-best 22 games with an infield single, and Eloy Jimenez walked to load the bases.
After Luis Robert struck out, McCann's sacrifice fly brought in Grandal for a 3-0 lead. Madrigal went up the middle to drive in Abreu and Jimenez to make it 5-0.
In the sixth, Chicago tacked on three more. With one out, McCann went to left this time, his fifth homer, for a 7-0 lead. That chased Brubaker for Tyler Bashlor. Nomar Mazara singled, Madrigal lined out and Tim Anderson walked ahead of Moncada's RBI double.
In the eighth, Pittsburgh loaded the bases on a single and two walks. McCann was called for catcher's interference with Polanco batting, forcing in a run to make it 8-1.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Chi. White Sox |
|
Pittsburgh |
Dane Dunning
|
Player |
JT Brubaker
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
6.0 |
IP |
5.1 |
3 |
Strikeouts |
5 |
3 |
Hits |
7 |
0.00 |
ERA |
11.81 |
Hitting
Chi. White Sox |
|
Pittsburgh |
James McCann | Player |
JT Riddle
|
2 |
Hits |
1 |
4 |
RBI |
0 |
2 |
HR |
0 |
8 |
TB |
1 |
.667 |
Avg |
.500 |
Team Stats Summary