Pirates Dock at Rate Field, but White Sox Bring the Breeze
At 7:40 PM EDT tonight, the Pirates will shuffle into Chicago’s Rate Field (yes, the stadium that sounds like a parking garage) for a live‑streamed duel on MLB.TV. Right‑hander Jared Jones (RHP #17) carries a 4.46 ERA and a WHIP that says “I’m barely holding it together,” while lefty Hagen Smith (LHP #32) boasts a sparkling 0.56 ERA and a WHIP so low it could moonlight as a diet plan. The teams’ ERAs sit shoulder‑to‑shoulder at 4.15 for Pittsburgh and 4.14 for Chicago, so expect a pitching showdown that’s about as close as a sibling rivalry over the last slice of pizza. Meanwhile, the Pirates’ .254 batting average will have to out‑shine the White Sox’s .236—good luck finding a .254 in a city famous for deep‑dish and deep‑dive stats.