The Pirates scored five runs in the first inning and cruised to an 11-0 win over the White Sox in Pittsburgh. Josh Harrison went 4-for-4 with three runs and an RBI for the Pirates, who cranked out 18 hits en route to their fifth straight win. Francisco Liriano struck out 12 over eight innings of two-hit ball to improve to 4-and-5. Carlos Rodon was shelled for seven runs and nine hits in just three-and-two-thirds to fall to 2-and-1.
Game #2 of the series is tonight with the Pre-Game Show at 5:30 on Newstalk 1060.