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Never invent or estimate stats. - If something isn't in the file, say so plainly. - When you make a claim, name the section (and game/date) it came from. ============================================================================== # RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago White Sox Slate date: 2026-09-08 Generated: 2026-08-06 05:35:28 PM ET — all data is as of this moment Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter Size: ~3.6K tokens (est., chars/4) ============================================================================== ## GAME DETAILS - First pitch: 7:40 PM ET - Venue: Rate Field (night game) - Series: Regular Season, game 1 of 3 - Away: Pittsburgh Pirates [PIT] — record 57-60 (.487) Probable starter: TBD - Home: Chicago White Sox [CWS] — record 59-54 (.522) Probable starter: TBD ## RECENT FORM — Pittsburgh Pirates [PIT] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 0-3 in last 3 | scored 6 (2.0/gm), allowed 13 (4.3/gm), combined 19 (6.3/gm) ### 2026-08-06 — L 2-5 @ Milwaukee Brewers Innings: PIT 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 | MIL 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 x R/H/E: PIT 2/6/0 — MIL 5/7/0 Decisions: W: Dustin May | L: Braxton Ashcraft | SV: Chad Patrick Conditions: Weather: 76 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 7 mph, In From LF. | First pitch: 1:10 PM. | T: 2:27. | Att: 38,145. PIT batting: 2 R, 6 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 4 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 15 LOB Jake Mangum (CF): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB | avg .298 Brandon Lowe (2B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .255 Bryan Reynolds (LF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K | avg .266 Endy Rodríguez (DH): 1-4, 2 K | avg .269 Spencer Horwitz (1B): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .271 Nick Gonzales (3B): 2-3, 1 HBP | avg .309 Ronny Simon (RF): 0-4 | avg .000 Jacob Gonzalez (SS): 0-2, 1 K | avg .231 Jared Triolo (SS): 0-1 | avg .239 Henry Davis (C): 0-3, 1 K | avg .170 PIT pitching: Braxton Ashcraft: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 82 pitches | season ERA 4.08 Gregory Soto: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 23 pitches | season ERA 3.70 Camilo Doval: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 4.43 Kirby Yates: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 3.68 MIL batting: 5 R, 7 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 10 K, 1 SB, 5 LOB Brice Turang (2B): 1-4, 1 RBI | avg .266 Jackson Chourio (LF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .277 Garrett Mitchell (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .257 Andrew Vaughn (1B): 1-4, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .299 Christian Yelich (DH): 0-4, 2 K | avg .231 Luis Lara (RF): 0-3, 3 K | avg .224 Gary Sánchez (C): 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .223 David Hamilton (3B): 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .233 Cooper Pratt (SS): 1-2, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .289 MIL pitching: Dustin May: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 97 pitches | season ERA 4.30 DL Hall: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 6 pitches | season ERA 2.67 Aaron Ashby: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 3.68 Chad Patrick: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 3.38 ### 2026-08-05 — L 2-4 @ Milwaukee Brewers Innings: PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 | MIL 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 x R/H/E: PIT 2/3/1 — MIL 4/4/0 Decisions: W: Kyle Harrison | L: Paul Skenes | SV: Trevor Megill Conditions: Weather: 75 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 6 mph, In From CF. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:37. | Att: 33,528. PIT batting: 2 R, 3 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 14 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB Jake Mangum (CF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .298 Brandon Lowe (2B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .254 Bryan Reynolds (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .268 Esmerlyn Valdez (RF): 0-3, 1 BB, 3 K | avg .248 Nick Gonzales (3B): 1-3, 1 K | avg .306 Endy Rodríguez (C): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .269 Jared Triolo (SS): 0-2, 1 K | avg .240 Jacob Gonzalez (SS): 0-1, 1 K | avg .235 Rafael Flores Jr. (1B): 0-1, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .200 Spencer Horwitz (1B): 0-1 | avg .270 Jhostynxon Garcia (CF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .174 Ronny Simon (LF): 0-1, 1 BB | avg .000 PIT pitching: Paul Skenes: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, 93 pitches | season ERA 3.96 Lake Bachar: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 37 pitches | season ERA 3.86 Evan Sisk: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 2.17 MIL batting: 4 R, 4 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 6 BB, 10 K, 3 SB, 12 LOB Brice Turang (2B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .266 Jackson Chourio (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .276 Garrett Mitchell (CF): 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 2 SB | avg .257 William Contreras (C): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .270 Christian Yelich (DH): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .234 Andrew Vaughn (1B): 1-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB | avg .300 Luis Lara (RF): 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .236 Cooper Pratt (SS): 0-3, 1 K | avg .286 David Hamilton (3B): 0-3, 1 K | avg .235 MIL pitching: Kyle Harrison: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, 69 pitches | season ERA 2.84 Chad Patrick: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 3.42 DL Hall: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 2.76 Antonio Senzatela: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 4 pitches | season ERA 3.52 Abner Uribe: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 2.14 Trevor Megill: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.70 ### 2026-08-04 — L 2-4 @ Milwaukee Brewers Innings: PIT 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 | MIL 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 x R/H/E: PIT 2/5/0 — MIL 4/11/0 Decisions: W: Logan Henderson | L: Jared Jones | SV: Trevor Megill Conditions: Weather: 82 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 8 mph, In From RF. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:26. | Att: 30,014. PIT batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 11 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB Jake Mangum (CF): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .302 Brandon Lowe (DH): 2-4, 2 K | avg .257 Bryan Reynolds (LF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .268 Esmerlyn Valdez (RF): 0-4, 4 K | avg .253 Spencer Horwitz (1B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .271 Nick Gonzales (2B): 0-4 | avg .306 Endy Rodríguez (C): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .268 Jacob Gonzalez (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .237 Jared Triolo (3B): 0-2, 1 HBP | avg .242 PIT pitching: Jared Jones: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 83 pitches | season ERA 4.02 Wilber Dotel: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 33 pitches | season ERA 5.06 Yohan Ramírez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.95 Kirby Yates: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 3.81 MIL batting: 4 R, 11 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 17 LOB Brice Turang (2B): 1-5, 1 K | avg .268 Jackson Chourio (LF): 3-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI | avg .280 Garrett Mitchell (CF): 0-4, 3 K | avg .258 William Contreras (C): 2-4, 1 R | avg .270 Christian Yelich (DH): 0-4, 1 K | avg .231 Andrew Vaughn (1B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .299 Luis Lara (RF): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .245 Cooper Pratt (SS): 2-4, 1 R | avg .293 David Hamilton (3B): 1-4, 1 K | avg .238 MIL pitching: Logan Henderson: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 83 pitches | season ERA 2.70 Antonio Senzatela: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 3.54 Abner Uribe: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 2.18 Trevor Megill: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 2.76 ## RECENT FORM — Chicago White Sox [CWS] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 1-2 in last 3 | scored 11 (3.7/gm), allowed 19 (6.3/gm), combined 30 (10.0/gm) ### 2026-08-05 — L 0-4 @ Boston Red Sox Innings: CWS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | BOS 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 x R/H/E: CWS 0/4/1 — BOS 4/7/1 Decisions: W: Sonny Gray | L: Sean Burke Conditions: Weather: 84 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 4 mph, Out To CF. | First pitch: 7:12 PM. | T: 2:37. | Att: 37,517. CWS batting: 0 R, 4 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 14 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB Sam Antonacci (LF): 1-3, 1 HBP | avg .273 Munetaka Murakami (1B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .241 Miguel Vargas (3B): 2-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .239 Colson Montgomery (SS): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .214 Andrew Benintendi (DH): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .247 Randal Grichuk (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .258 Braden Montgomery (RF): 0-4, 3 K | avg .229 Tristan Peters (CF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .262 Brenton Doyle (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .217 Chase Meidroth (2B): 0-3, 2 K | avg .271 Drew Romo (C): 0-2 | avg .132 Joey Bart (C): 0-1, 1 K | avg .218 CWS pitching: Sean Burke: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 91 pitches | season ERA 3.08 Sean Newcomb: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 2.79 Huascar Brazobán: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 2.52 Chris Murphy: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 27 pitches | season ERA 4.40 BOS batting: 4 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 4 BB, 8 K, 3 SB, 9 LOB Nick Sogard (1B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .246 Ceddanne Rafaela (CF): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .287 Wilyer Abreu (RF): 2-3, 3 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB | avg .254 Willson Contreras (1B): 1-1, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .288 Anthony Seigler (2B): 0-2, 2 K | avg .231 Masataka Yoshida (DH): 0-3 | avg .265 Jahmai Jones (DH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .165 Caleb Durbin (3B): 1-4, 1 RBI | avg .247 Jarren Duran (LF): 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 SB | avg .206 Andruw Monasterio (SS): 1-2, 1 RBI, 1 SB | avg .266 Connor Wong (C): 0-3, 2 K | avg .243 BOS pitching: Sonny Gray: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 83 pitches | season ERA 2.78 Tyron Guerrero: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 7 pitches | season ERA 2.25 Garrett Whitlock: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 1.93 Jovani Morán: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 2.74 ### 2026-08-04 — L 2-14 @ Boston Red Sox Innings: CWS 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 | BOS 6 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 x R/H/E: CWS 2/6/1 — BOS 14/15/0 Decisions: W: Patrick Sandoval | L: Davis Martin | SV: Brayan Bello Conditions: Weather: 82 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 2 mph, Out To CF. | First pitch: 7:10 PM. | T: 2:40. | Att: 37,669. CWS batting: 2 R, 6 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 16 LOB Chase Meidroth (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .273 Munetaka Murakami (1B): 1-4, 3 K | avg .244 Miguel Vargas (3B): 0-2, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .236 Randal Grichuk (LF): 1-4, 1 2B | avg .259 Colson Montgomery (DH): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .216 Joey Bart (C): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .220 Brenton Doyle (CF): 1-2 | avg .218 Sam Antonacci (2B): 0-2 | avg .273 Braden Montgomery (RF): 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .235 Luisangel Acuña (SS): 1-2 | avg .244 Tristan Peters (CF): 0-2, 1 K | avg .265 CWS pitching: Davis Martin: 5.0 IP, 10 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 91 pitches | season ERA 4.13 Erick Fedde: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 50 pitches | season ERA 4.36 BOS batting: 14 R, 15 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 3 BB, 2 K, 2 SB, 10 LOB Nick Sogard (1B): 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 BB | avg .259 Ceddanne Rafaela (CF): 1-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 HBP | avg .289 Eli White (CF): 0-1 | avg .231 Wilyer Abreu (RF): 2-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB | avg .251 Willson Contreras (1B): 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .286 Anthony Seigler (2B): 0-1 | avg .235 Masataka Yoshida (DH): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .268 Caleb Durbin (3B): 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB | avg .247 Jarren Duran (LF): 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .203 Andruw Monasterio (SS): 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI | avg .263 Connor Wong (C): 0-4 | avg .248 BOS pitching: Patrick Sandoval: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 89 pitches | season ERA 3.38 Greg Weissert: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.86 Erik Miller: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 4 pitches | season ERA 2.73 Brayan Bello: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 28 pitches | season ERA 5.10 ### 2026-08-02 — W 9-1 @ Tampa Bay Rays Innings: CWS 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 | TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 R/H/E: CWS 9/9/2 — TB 1/11/2 Decisions: W: Anthony Kay | L: Griffin Jax Conditions: Weather: 72 degrees, Dome. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 1:40 PM. | T: 2:40. | Att: 23,559. CWS batting: 9 R, 9 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 2 BB, 12 K, 1 SB, 11 LOB Sam Antonacci (LF): 0-5, 1 R | avg .274 Munetaka Murakami (1B): 1-5, 1 2B, 2 K | avg .244 Luisangel Acuña (SS): 0-0, 1 R | avg .241 Miguel Vargas (1B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .237 Colson Montgomery (3B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 4 K | avg .215 Andrew Benintendi (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .246 Tristan Peters (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .267 Chase Meidroth (2B): 2-3, 2 R, 1 BB | avg .273 Everson Pereira (RF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 K | avg .225 Drew Romo (C): 0-4, 3 K | avg .134 CWS pitching: Anthony Kay: 6.1 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 89 pitches | season ERA 4.01 Grant Taylor: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 2.40 Duncan Davitt: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 4.50 TB batting: 1 R, 11 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 5 K, 0 SB, 20 LOB Yandy Díaz (DH): 0-4, 1 K | avg .301 Richie Palacios (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .225 Jonathan Aranda (1B): 1-5, 1 K | avg .280 Junior Caminero (3B): 2-4 | avg .282 Ryan Vilade (2B): 2-4 | avg .257 Chandler Simpson (LF): 3-3 | avg .296 Jonny DeLuca (RF): 1-4 | avg .263 Ben Williamson (SS): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .248 Cedric Mullins (CF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .201 Nick Fortes (C): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB | avg .278 TB pitching: Griffin Jax: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 82 pitches | season ERA 3.63 Craig Kimbrel: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 4.81 Steven Matz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 13 pitches | season ERA 5.97 Alex Cook: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 34 pitches | season ERA 7.36 Chris Roycroft: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 5 pitches | season ERA 8.24 ============================================================================== End of packet. 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