Vargas and Tauchman lead White Sox over Pirates 7-2 for 1st series sweep of season

— Miguel Vargas and Mike Tauchman hit back-to-back homers in a four-run first inning, and the Chicago White Sox cruised to a 7-2 victory over the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday for their first series sweep this season.
Jul 21, 2026, 04:35 am - AP
CHW
PIT
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010000001241
A. Civale
win

A. Civale2-6

6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 6 K, 1 BB
A. Heaney
loss

A. Heaney4-9

4.0 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

CHWPIT
1stVargas homered to center (411 feet), Meidroth scored and Slater scored.30
1stTauchman homered to right (429 feet).40
2ndCruz hit sacrifice fly to center, N. Gonzales scored.41
4thMontgomery singled to right, Robert Jr. scored.51
5thTauchman doubled to center, Quero scored and Vargas scored.71
9thN. Gonzales grounded out to third, McCutchen scored.72
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