{
  "id": 6528573,
  "title": "Valdez homers and the Pirates use 8 pitchers in a 4-2 win over the White Sox",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/valdez-homers-and-the-pirates-use-8-pitchers-in-a-4-2-win-over-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-10T03:01:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/valdez-homers-pirates-8-pitchers-030158545.html"
  },
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  "account": "In a 4-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night, Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Esmerlyn Valdez delivered a solo home run, while rookie Konnor Griffin contributed with a single that drove in two runs. Pittsburgh's bullpen came to the forefront in the seventh inning, utilizing eight pitchers to secure the win for their third straight victory, bringing their win total to eight in their last ten games and pushing them back to .500. The White Sox, currently leading the AL Central with a 75-70 record, suffered their second straight loss and dropped to seventh in their last ten games. Chicago maintained a two-game lead over Cleveland, who lost their most recent game to Baltimore. The bench and bullpen were heavily relied upon in the seventh inning, but quickly returned to order. Yohan Ramirez entered the game as the sixth pitcher for Pittsburgh and struck out Miguel Vargas with the bases loaded to end the inning. Sam Antonacci's RBI infield single preceded Brandon Lowe's drive in Chicago's first run. Munetaka Murakami of the White Sox hit his 31st home run of the season in the eighth inning, cutting the lead to 4-2, but struck out in his first two at-bats, extending his current streak of strikeouts to eight consecutive plate appearances. Murakami was hit by a pitch from Gregory Soto in his third at-bat. The White Sox loaded the bases off Luke Weaver with one out in the eighth inning, but Chase Meidroth executed a double play to the third base to end the inning. Pittsburgh's opener, Lake Bachar, successfully recorded the first five outs of the game. Brandon Eisert (3-2) followed with 2 1/3 innings of hitless ball, striking out five, securing the win. Carmen Mlodzinski, Soto, Camilo Doval, Ramirez, and Weaver continued to pitch before Mason Montgomery capped the game with a 1-2-3 ninth inning, contributing his 11th save of the season. Chicago starter Davis Martin (9-7) allowed one run, on Valdez's 17th home run of the season, and four hits in his second start since returning from the injured list due to a tight middle finger blister. Pittsburgh is set to send right-handed pitcher Jared Jones (3-6, 4.46 ERA) to the mound in the series finale on Thursday. The White Sox has not yet announced their starting pitcher for Friday's game.",
  "summary": "Rookie Esmerlyn Valdez hit a solo shot, rookie Konnor Griffin singled in two runs in Pittsburgh’s three-run seventh inning and the Pirates held on to beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. Rafael Flores Jr. added an RBI single to help the Pirates win for the eighth time in 10 games to climb back to .500. Pittsburgh used eight pitchers to hand the White…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Valdez homers and the Pirates use 8 pitchers in a 4-2 win over the White Sox",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/valdez-homers-and-the-pirates-use-8-pitchers-in-a-4-2-win-over-the-6529416",
        "published": "2026-09-10T03:02:32.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}