Pirates fall to White Sox

CHICAGO (AP) — Clayton Richard struck out a career-high eight over six innings, Alexei Ramirez homered in his second straight game and the Chicago White Sox shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates again, 4-0 on Saturday.

Richard allowed four hits for his first victory since last August, and the White Sox won for the fourth time in five games. They haven’t allowed a run since that franchise-record-tying 20-1 loss to Minnesota on Thursday.

While manager Ozzie Guillen tended to his ailing father-in-law in Venezuela, the White Sox turned in a performance he would have liked.

Paul Konerko singled in a run in the fourth, Ramirez made it 3-0 with a two-run shot in the fifth, and Jermaine Dye added a solo drive in the eighth.

Story appears in Sunday’s edition.