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.

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 host Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.

The Pittsburgh Pirates took a solid, early lead before faltering later on with a poor bullpen performance in a 10-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox a

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

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.

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.

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Aaron Civale (1-6, 5.30 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 36 strikeouts); Pirates: Andrew Heaney (4-8, 4.59 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 73 strikeouts)

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