Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 3, Chi. White Sox 2
Thursday, June 18, 2015 8:10 PM
When: 8:10 PM ET, Thursday, June 18, 2015
Where: U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Dan Bellino, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Bruce Dreckman, 3B - Alfonso Marquez
Attendance: 21296
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 0001100103130
Chi. White Sox 000100100230
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Pittsburgh 39-27 21-11 18-16 W8
Chi. White Sox 28-37 16-14 12-23 L7
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Chicago White Sox have a 16-14 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 18-16 record on the road.
  • Chi. White Sox has a streak of 7 straight up losses. The White Sox have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 8 straight up wins. The Pirates have won 8 of their last 10 games.
  • Gerrit Cole pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 1.78. Mark Melancon closed out the game to get the save and has 23 saves for the season. Jacob Petricka took the loss for Chi. White Sox.
  • Geovany Soto had the only homerun for Chi. White Sox.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   Chi. White Sox
Gerrit Cole Player Jeff Samardzija
Win W/L Loss
7.0 IP 7.0
4 Strikeouts 7
3 Hits 10
2.57 ERA 2.57
Hitting
Pittsburgh   Chi. White Sox
Corey HartPlayer Geovany Soto
3 Hits 1
0 RBI 1
0 HR 1
3 TB 4
1.000 Avg .333
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Pittsburgh 13 0 13 .361 8 3 2 0 0
Chi. White Sox 3 1 7 .107 6 2 3 1 0
Upcoming Games
  • Chi. White Sox will play their next game at home against Texas. The White Sox have a W/L % of .464 after a win and .405 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Pirates have a W/L % of .684 after a win and .464 after a loss.