Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh Pirates: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 1 |
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
The Story
The Chicago White Sox handed the Pittsburgh Pirates an 11-5 defeat at PNC Park on April 8, 2023, erasing a pre-game home win probability of 54 percent according to the DiamondIQ model's estimate and leaving the Pirates with a zero percent chance of winning by the final out. Chicago scored in six of nine innings, building their lead methodically before a five-run seventh inning put the game fully out of reach.
The decisive shift in momentum came in the third inning, when Tim Anderson's double off Vince Velasquez opened the door for a four-run frame. Yasmani Grandal followed with a single that registered the largest single win-probability swing of the night, adding 21.8 percentage points to Chicago's chances and serving as the clear turning point of the contest. Pittsburgh briefly applied pressure in the bottom of the fifth when Carlos Santana connected for a single off Mike Clevinger, a hit that added 13.8 percentage points to the Pirates' win probability and represented the home team's best moment of the evening, but the White Sox answered with five runs in the seventh to close the door entirely. Oscar Colás and Grandal each delivered singles in that seventh-inning rally, with Grandal adding a double as well, each swing worth 6.6 percentage points.
Grandal finished as the game's most impactful offensive player by the DiamondIQ model's accounting, posting a combined WPA of plus-27.1 and an RE24 of plus-3.3. Santana was the second-most valuable bat on the evening at plus-18.2 WPA and plus-2.4 RE24, while Colás contributed plus-8.9 WPA. On the mound, Joe Kelly was the most effective reliever for Chicago, contributing plus-9.9 WPA, with Chase De Jong adding plus-1.9 in support.