CHICAGO (Interstat) — Jared Jones took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and finished with seven scoreless frames, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on Thursday, Sept. 10. Jones struck out eight, walked two and allowed one hit. Pittsburgh completed its first road sweep since July 2025 and improved to 74-73. Chicago fell to 75-71. The game took 2 hours, 29 minutes and drew 17,741.

Jones (4-6) was in control from the start. He retired the first six White Sox batters, then worked around a one-out walk to Chase Meidroth in the third by striking out Tristan Peters, Jake Rogers and Sam Antonacci. Miguel Vargas walked with one out in the fourth, but Jones responded by retiring Munetaka Murakami, Andrew Benintendi and Colson Montgomery. The right-hander kept Chicago without a hit through six innings and carried the bid into the seventh.

Chicago’s Sam Antonacci lined out to center fielder Oneil Cruz to begin the bottom of the first. Miguel Vargas popped out to shortstop Jared Triolo, and Murakami was called out on strikes after a pitch review confirmed the call. Jones then retired the side in order in the second, getting Benintendi on a flyout, Colson Montgomery on a swinging strikeout and Braden Montgomery on a groundout to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Pittsburgh’s first threat came in the third when Horwitz singled sharply to center, but Triolo flew out and Griffin grounded into a double play.

Pittsburgh opened with a lineout from Konnor Griffin, a single by Cruz, and strikeouts by Bryan Reynolds and Nick Gonzales. In the second, Brandon Lowe grounded out, Rafael Flores Jr. struck out and Jake Mangum lined out.

In the seventh, Jones retired Murakami on a lineout and Benintendi on a called third strike. Colson Montgomery then ended the no-hit attempt with a two-out double to right field. Jones stranded Montgomery when Braden Montgomery lined out to left fielder Bryan Reynolds, closing a seven-inning performance that included eight strikeouts and two walks. Luke Weaver followed with a perfect eighth inning, striking out two.

Mason Montgomery worked the ninth for his 12th save. Randal Grichuk greeted him with a sharp single to center field, but Chicago could not bring him home. Miguel Vargas grounded out to second baseman Brandon Lowe, moving Grichuk to second. Murakami grounded out to Lowe, moving Grichuk to third. Edgar Quero then struck out swinging to end the game. Pittsburgh pitchers combined for 13 strikes, 52 balls and 13 balls in play, while Chicago pitchers combined for 21 strikes, 37 balls and 21 balls in play.

Pittsburgh’s offense did enough against Erick Fedde and the Chicago bullpen. Oneil Cruz went 3 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs. He opened the scoring in the fourth inning with a fly ball to center field that cleared the fence. The homer gave Jones the only run support he needed for much of the night. Cruz added an RBI single in the eighth, scoring Jared Triolo, who had singled, stolen second and moved into scoring position before the hit.

The Pirates went down in order in the fourth after Cruz’s homer, with Reynolds, Gonzales and Lowe flying out. In the fifth, Flores singled, Mangum reached on a forceout, Horwitz grounded out to move Mangum to third, and Triolo walked before Griffin flew out. Chicago’s fifth ended with flyouts from Braden Montgomery and Peters around a strikeout by Meidroth. The sixth saw Cruz and Reynolds line out, Gonzales double and Lowe pop out.

Fedde (8-9) took the loss after allowing two runs on four hits over 5 1/3 innings. He struck out one. Bryan Hudson recorded two outs in relief, and Hagen Smith followed with two scoreless innings while striking out three. Jordan Hicks also struck out two in a scoreless inning for the White Sox. Pittsburgh finished with seven hits, while Chicago managed two.

The Pirates had chances beyond their two runs. Spencer Horwitz singled in the third, but Konnor Griffin grounded into a double play. Nick Gonzales doubled in the sixth, but he was left stranded. In the eighth, Triolo singled and stole second before Cruz drove him in. Bryan Reynolds then grounded into a double play, one of two Pittsburgh double plays in the game.

Chicago’s best opportunity before the ninth came in the seventh. After Jones retired the first two batters, Colson Montgomery doubled. Braden Montgomery lined out to Reynolds, ending the threat. The White Sox did not record another hit until Grichuk’s single in the ninth. They finished with two hits and never advanced a runner past third base.

Jones, the top star for Pittsburgh, delivered the kind of start the Pirates needed. He had recently pitched five innings against Milwaukee on Sept. 16, allowing three earned runs with nine strikeouts. On this night, he was sharper. He mixed his pitches effectively, kept Chicago off balance and gave the Pirates length after a bullpen game Wednesday and with another bullpen game looming Friday.

The win moved Pittsburgh over .500 for the first time since July 29. The Pirates have won four straight and will head to Wrigley Field to face the Cubs on Friday. Chicago will travel to St. Louis to open a series against the Cardinals on Friday. The White Sox had won 75 games and lost 71, while Pittsburgh improved to 74-73.

The game was played in 2 hours, 29 minutes. The attendance was 17,741. Pittsburgh scored one run in the fourth and one in the eighth. Chicago did not score. The Pirates grounded into two double plays. The White Sox were held to two hits. Jones allowed one hit and no earned runs over seven innings. Mason Montgomery allowed one hit and no earned runs in his inning. Luke Weaver did not allow a hit and struck out two. Fedde allowed two earned runs over 5 1/3 innings.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago White Sox 4. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Chicago White Sox with a 50.4 percent probability to win. Pittsburgh had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 7.5.