This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW.com.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are celebrating ‘Yinzerpalooza’ all weekend at PNC Park, but the fitting spelling would have been Yinzerpa-LOSE-a on Friday night against the Chicago White Sox.
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The Pirates came out flat in their first game after the All-Star break and were walloped 10-1 by the White Sox.
Edgar Quero’s two-out home run started a two-out rally for the White Sox (33-65) in the first inning against Bailey Falter. Two batters later, Andrew Benintendi doubled home a run and scored on Luis Robert Jr.‘s single.
Three innings later, Robert belted a solo home run to extend the lead to 4-0.
The Pirates (39-59) plated their first run of the game in the top of the fourth inning, when Oneil Cruz plated Bryan Reynolds from third base with a single up the middle.
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