Miguel Vargas and Mike Tauchman hit back-to-back homers in a four-run first inning, and the Chicago White Sox cruised to a 7-2 victory over the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates for their first series sweep this season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates stumbled out of the gate over the weekend in their first post-All-Star Break series, suffering a sweep at home to the woeful Chicago White Sox. Stiffer competition arrived at PNC Park on Monday in the Detroit Tigers,

The Chicago White Sox reached double digits for a second straight game Saturday, rallying for a 10-4 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

What a series for the Chicago White Sox, as they swept the Pittsburgh Pirates this afternoon with a 7-1 win, their first series sweep of the season. Doing it on the road is impressive. Now, the Sox are the last team in baseball to secure a sweep, but let’s keep it positive after the offensive explosion we saw these last three games.

Pirates second baseman Nick Gonzales hit a ball in between infield and outfield and White Sox left fielder Michael A. Taylor just missed it on the basket catch. Taylor then threw it wayward, as Gonzales made it to third base on the error.

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With many of the Sox’ better prospects now on the major-league roster, showing improvement after the break is important for the next step of their rebuild. They completed their first series sweep of the season with a 7-2 victory Sunday over the Pirates.

The Pittsburgh Pirates were beaten 10-4 by the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night, but 20,000 fans went home with an incredible collectible of a local icon. Th