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Boston Red Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates

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Red Sox
59-60
2-8
Final
Pirates
46-72
PNC Park
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Who won: Pirates 8-2

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Red Sox 8-2 on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at PNC Park. The Red Sox win the series 2-1. The Pirates outscored the Red Sox 2-0 in the 1st inning. Bryan Reynolds went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI for the Pirates.

Recap · Aug 18
Reynolds 2 HRs; Brubaker, Pirates top Bosox, end 6-game skid

Bryan Reynolds hit two home runs, JT Brubaker pitched seven shutout innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a six-game losing streak, beating the Boston Red Sox 8-2 Thursday night.

What it means

  • Season series: BOS wins series 2-1.
  • Red Sox 30-30 on the road; Pirates 25-31 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
Josh Winckowski SP
Probable starter · 5-7, 5.89 ERA, 44 K, 1.59 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Tommy PhamLF
  2. 2Rafael Devers3B
  3. 3Xander BogaertsSS
  4. 4Alex VerdugoRF
  5. 5J.D. MartinezDH
  6. 6Christian Arroyo2B
  7. 7Reese McGuireC
  8. 8Bobby Dalbec1B
  9. 9Jarren DuranCF
Pirates2nd in NL Cent
JT Brubaker SP
Probable starter · 3-12, 4.69 ERA, 147 K, 1.47 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Tucupita MarcanoLF
  2. 2Kevin Newman2B
  3. 3Bryan ReynoldsCF
  4. 4Ben GamelDH
  5. 5Rodolfo Castro3B
  6. 6Oneil CruzSS
  7. 7Greg AllenRF
  8. 8Bligh Madris1B
  9. 9Tyler HeinemanC

The series

BOS wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Red Sox 8, Pirates 3 (Aug 17)

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Game info

Venue
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Attendance 20,991
Officials
Bill Miller (Home Plate Umpire), Ryan Wills (First Base Umpire), Roberto Ortiz (Second Base Umpire), Doug Eddings (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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