White Sox dominate Pirates for 1st sweep

Miguel Vargas and Mike Tauchman hit back-to-back home runs to spark a four-run first inning, which propelled the Chicago White Sox to a 7-2 victory over the hosts, Pittsburgh Pirates, on Sunday afternoon.

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Vargas and Tauchman each finished with two hits and three RBIs to help the White Sox earn their first series sweep of the season. Chicago were the only remaining team in the majors that had not swept a series this season.

The Pirates sustained their third loss in a row and 11th in their past 12 games — marking their worst stretch of the season. Nick Gonzales doubled and drove in a run for the Pirates, and Andrew McCutchen added a double.

Chicago's bats backed up a quality start from Aaron Civale (2-6), who pitched six innings and gave up one unearned run on three hits and one walk while striking out six.

Isaac Collins delivered a go-ahead two-run single in a three-run sixth inning and Milwaukee finished off a perfect run with a 6-5 win against Los Angeles Dodgers this season, earning their second three-game sweep of the hosts in less than two weeks.