Pittsburgh starter Tyler Anderson pitched 6 2/3
innings, allowing three runs and five hits, with one walk and
four strikeouts.
David Bednar (1-1) got the final out of the seventh for his
first major league win, and Richard Rodriguez pitched the ninth
for his ninth save.
Yasmani Grandal hit a pinch-hit three-run homer for the White
Sox, whose losing streak is their longest of the season.
Chicago starter Lucas Giolito, making his first start against
the Pirates since no-hitting them Aug. 25, gave up two runs and
four hits in six innings, with two walks and seven strikeouts.
Garrett Crochet (2-4) gave up four runs and four hits in the
seventh without recording an out.
In the third with two outs, Frazier ended a 10-pitch, full-count
at-bat with his third homer, to right, for a 1-0 Pirates lead.
Frazier led off the sixth with a walk and moved to second on
Ke'Bryan Hayes' groundout. Reynolds looped a single, and Frazier
slid under the tag at home on center fielder Brian Goodwin's
throw on the fly to make it 2-0.
In the seventh, Jose Abreu singled with one out and, an out
later, advanced to third on Leury Garcia's single. Grandal
followed with his 11th homer, to center, to give the White Sox a
3-2 lead.
Against Crochet in the seventh, Gregory Polanco led off with a
single and went to second on Evans' single. Kevin Newman reached
on a bunt single, with third baseman Yoan Moncada's throwing
error allowing Polanco to score for a 3-3 tie.
Gonzalez's base hit drove in Evans and Newman to give Pittsburgh
a 5-3 lead. Reynolds later drove in Gonzalez with a single.
--Field Level Media
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