PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates starter Vince Velasquez wasn’t able to escape the third inning as the Bucs were unable to overcome his struggles in their 11-5 loss to the Chicago White Sox at PNC Park on Friday night.
Velasquez (0-2) labored in the third frame and allowed the White Sox (4-5) to score four runs. He surrendered three hits in the inning and issued three free passes to go on top of it.
Andrew Benintendi drove in the first run of the inning by dumping a single into left field which allowed Tim Anderson to score. Benintendi eventually scored on a Velasquez wild pitch.
Yasmani Grandal plated a pair with a single to center with two outs to put the White Sox up 5-1. After Velasquez walked the following batters, Velasquez was lifted in favor of righty Chase De Jong, who pitched 2.2 innings of relief, allowing one run.
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