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Boston Red Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates

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Red Sox
65-57
4-8
Final
Pirates
60-64
PNC Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Pirates 8-4

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Friday, August 14, 2026 at PNC Park. The Pirates win the series 2-1. The Pirates outscored the Red Sox 3-0 in the 4th inning. Brandon Lowe went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Pirates. Nick Sogard went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Red Sox.

Recap · Aug 15
Lowe, Flores homer to power the Pirates over the slumping Red Sox, 8-4

Brandon Lowe hit a three-run home run and rookie Rafael Flores Jr. homered for the third time in two days to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.

What it means

  • Season series: PIT wins series 2-1.
  • Red Sox have dropped 4 of the last 5.
  • Red Sox 36-26 on the road; Pirates 31-30 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 6d ago
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 Sox3rd 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
Pirates3rd 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 Sox3rd in AL East
Jake Bennett SP
Probable starter · 9-7, 3.65 ERA, 91 K, 1.10 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Nick Sogard2B
  2. 2Masataka YoshidaDH
  3. 3Adley RutschmanC
  4. 4Willson Contreras1B
  5. 5Wilyer AbreuRF
  6. 6Caleb Durbin3B
  7. 7Jarren DuranLF
  8. 8Andruw MonasterioSS
  9. 9Eli WhiteCF
Pirates3rd in NL Cent
Bubba Chandler SP
Probable starter · 8-10, 4.62 ERA, 140 K, 1.40 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Nick Gonzales3B
  2. 2Ronny SimonDH
  3. 3Bryan ReynoldsRF
  4. 4Esmerlyn ValdezRF
  5. 5Brandon Lowe2B
  6. 6Rafael Flores Jr.1B
  7. 7Jake MangumLF
  8. 8Jared Triolo3B
  9. 9Henry DavisC

The series

PIT wins series 2-1

Last 5

BOS
  • L@ PIT4-8
  • W@ TOR7-0
  • L@ TOR4-6
  • L@ TOR3-5
  • L@ TOR1-2
PIT
  • No games yet this season.

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Game info

Venue
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Attendance 32,036
Officials
Ryan Wills (Home Plate Umpire), Ryan Additon (First Base Umpire), Jonathan Parra (Second Base Umpire), Lance Barksdale (Third Base Umpire)

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

Season seriesPIT wins series 2-1

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