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Boston Red Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates

MLB
Red Sox
58-59
5-3
Final
Pirates
45-71
PNC Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Red Sox 5-3

The Boston Red Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at PNC Park. The Red Sox win the series 2-1. The Red Sox outscored the Pirates 4-0 in the 1st inning. Ben Gamel went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI for the Pirates.

Recap · Aug 16
Pivetta throws 7 shutout innings, Red Sox beat Pirates 5-3

Nick Pivetta pitched one-hit ball over seven shutout innings for his first win since June 24, and the Boston Red Sox scored four runs in the first inning on their way to a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.

What it means

  • Season series: BOS wins series 2-1.
  • Red Sox 29-29 on the road; Pirates 24-30 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 5
Breslow, Tracy: Red Sox not overly reliant on analytics
ESPN · Oct 2
Red Sox's Mickey Gasper has surgery to repair right biceps tendon
ESPN · Oct 1
Red Sox's Sonny Gray not happy for being lifted after 70 pitches
Recap · Oct 1
Fried, Bellinger and García lead Yankees over Red Sox 9-2 for 2-game Wild Card Series sweep
ESPN · Oct 1
Yankees send Red Sox home again, move on to face Rays in ALDS
ESPN · Sep 30
Red Sox's Roman Anthony ruled out of ALWC with injuries
ESPN · Sep 30
Red Sox OF Anthony (hand) exits early; Game 2 status unclear
Recap · Sep 30
Schlittler and Rice torment hometown team as Yankees beat rival Red Sox 9-0 in playoff opener

Injuries and inactives

Red Sox5th in AL East
  • Caleb Durbin 3B
    Finger, Surgery, left
    Out
  • Garrett Whitlock RP
    Leg, Fracture, right
    Out
  • Masataka Yoshida DH
    Hamstring, Strain, left
    Out
  • Roman Anthony LF
    Hand, Strain, right
    Out
  • Tyron Guerrero RP
    Shoulder, Strain, right
    Out
Pirates2nd in NL Cent
  • Oneil Cruz CF
    Knee, Bruise, left
    Day-To-Day
  • Braxton Ashcraft SP
    Arm, Soreness, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Esmerlyn Valdez RF
    Hamstring, Strain, left
    10-Day-IL
  • Isaac Mattson RP
    Hip, Inflammation
    15-Day-IL
  • Mitch Keller SP
    Shoulder, Strain, right
    60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Red Sox5th in AL East
Nick Pivetta SP
Probable starter · 10-12, 4.56 ERA, 175 K, 1.38 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Tommy PhamLF
  2. 2Rafael Devers3B
  3. 3J.D. MartinezDH
  4. 4Alex VerdugoRF
  5. 5Christian Arroyo2B
  6. 6Eric Hosmer1B
  7. 7Enrique HernandezSS
  8. 8Reese McGuireC
  9. 9Jarren DuranCF
Pirates2nd in NL Cent
Mitch Keller SP
Probable starter · 5-12, 3.91 ERA, 138 K, 1.40 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Tucupita MarcanoRF
  2. 2Kevin NewmanSS
  3. 3Bryan ReynoldsCF
  4. 4Ben GamelDH
  5. 5Kevin Padlo1B
  6. 6Oneil CruzLF
  7. 7Rodolfo Castro2B
  8. 8Bligh MadrisRF
  9. 9Jason DelayC

The series

BOS wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Attendance 19,387
Officials
Roberto Ortiz (Home Plate Umpire), Doug Eddings (First Base Umpire), Bill Miller (Second Base Umpire), Ryan Wills (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesBOS wins series 2-1

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