Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 9/9/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (-132) Chicago (+110)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (71-73) are on their way to Rate Field on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Chicago White Sox (75-68). The moneyline on this game has Pittsburgh at -132 and Chicago is priced at +110. The total has been set at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Khristian Curtis and Davis Martin.

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As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are notching 4.8 runs/g, which is 5th in baseball. They have accumulated 694 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .330. The Pirates have earned 215 doubles as a squad and have hit 165 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 661 RBI's and 1,245 hits on the season, and their average at the plate is at .252. Pittsburgh has a slugging rate of .401 and have been rung up 1,362 times, while drawing a walk on 513 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.51 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31. Pirates pitchers have allowed 139 home runs and 668 total runs (20th in MLB). Pittsburgh has allowed 1,153 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 597 earned runs. The Pirates have compiled a team ERA of 4.18 over the course of the season (17th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,322 hitters. They have walked 527 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.85 as a team this year.

Pirates pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 121 times as well as having 134 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 64 holds for the season (26th in the league). The Pirates relief pitchers have a save percentage of 58.5% and stepped onto the hill in 119 save situations. They have tallied 31 saves so far this season and have blown 22 of their 53 save chances. The relievers have inherited 175 base runners on the campaign with 32.6% of those players ended up scoring. The Pirates have dispatched 468 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Pirates have converted 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,577 innings, which has them sitting at 26th in baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with 3,859 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,144 assists and 90 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .982 which puts them in 26th in the majors, and have accumulated 116 double plays.

Curtis has pitched in 11 innings and is sitting with 7 strikeouts in his MLB career. Curtis (1-0 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 1.61 and he has faced 39 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 1.64 (2 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.818. He has surrendered 3 base hits (2.5 hits per nine innings) and has 6 free passes.

The White Sox hold a team slugging % of .407 and they tally 4.76 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have 227 doubles, while walking 517 times and scoring 680 runs. Chicago has compiled 188 HRs this season to go along with 649 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,303 occasions (6th in MLB) and have 1,136 hits. The Chicago White Sox are sitting with an OBP of .319 in addition to a batting average of .237 on the season.

The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 631 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.11 (582 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 161 dingers and they relinquish 4.46 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.303 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.27 as a unit for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.40 (1,192 strikeouts vs 514 free passes). They are currently ranked 11th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,146.

Sitting with 121 save situations, the White Sox have accrued 55 holds in addition to 26 blown saves. Chicago has had relievers enter the contest in 63 save chances and they have come away with 37 saves. Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 29.8% out of 228 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 142 times in high leverage situations and on 156 occasions with base runners. They are ranked 20th in MLB holding a save percentage of 58.7%, and they have dispatched 476 relievers onto the field on the campaign.

Out of their 11,466 innings on the field, the White Sox have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.6% (12th in baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 95 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in the majors). The White Sox have recorded 1,160 assists, 73 errors and have earned 3,822 putouts over the course of the season.

Martin (19-27 career record) has earned a 4.26 ERA while surrendering 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.41 and he has gone up against 1,643 opposing batters so far in his career. He has surrendered 183 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.323 and a FIP of 4.2. So far in his career, Martin has surrendered 381 base knocks while he has tallied 313 punch outs in 386 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+110)

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