Pirates back Bubba Chandler with 18 hits in 9-3 victory over White Sox
[September 09, 2026]
By MATT CARLSON
CHICAGO (AP) — Bubba Chandler pitched six strong
innings, Rafael Flores Jr. homered among his three hits and the
Pittsburgh Pirates pounded the Chicago White Sox 9-3 on Tuesday night.
Bryan Reynolds had two of Pittsburgh’s five doubles off starter Sean
Burke. Reynolds drove in two runs and scored twice as the Pirates jumped
out to a 7-0 lead after two innings and rolled to their seventh victory
in nine games behind an 18-hit outburst. |
Chicago White Sox's Munetaka Murakami, of Japan, walks to the dugout
after being called out on strikes during the first inning of a baseball
game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Chicago, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026.
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Oneil Cruz had three hits and two RBIs and Spencer Horwitz drove
in three runs to help deal the White Sox a fourth loss in six
games that trimmed their AL Central lead over Cleveland to two
games. Every starter had at least one hit for Pittsburgh, and
seven had two or more.
Chandler (7-9) allowed two runs on four hits, striking out eight
and walking none. Staked to an early lead, the 23-year-old
rookie right-hander retired the first 12 White Sox batters
before Andrew Benintendi lined his first of two doubles to lead
off the fifth.
Chicago’s Kyle Teel hit his second homer in two games and
singled. Munetaka Murakami struck out four times.
Burke (8-7) gave up seven runs and eight hits to match career
worsts and did it while getting only four outs, his shortest
outing in three years in the majors. The right-hander leads the
White Sox in innings pitched and had thrown 5 2/3 scoreless
innings of one-hit ball in his previous start at Houston.
The Pirates jumped ahead 5-0 in the first. The first seven
Pittsburgh batters reached base before Burke fanned Jacob
Gonzalez for the first out.
Konnor Griffin, Reynolds, Cruz and Esmerlyn Valdez all lined
deep doubles off center-cut pitches. Horwitz and Flores singled
and Brandon Lowe walked before Burke retired three straight.
The Pirates upped it to 7-0 in the second. Tyler Schweitzer
relieved with one out and the bases loaded and yielded a single
to Horwitz that scored two runs.
Flores added a solo shot and Reynolds a sacrifice fly in the
fifth to make it 9-0.
Up next
RHP Lake Bachar (1-3, 3.59 ERA) will open for the Pirates
against White Sox RHP Davis Martin (9-6, 4.13) on Wednesday
night.
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