Boston Red Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates

MLB

Red Sox

66-57

4-0

Final

Pirates

60-65

PNC Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
BOS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Who won: Red Sox 4-0

The Boston Red Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Saturday, August 15, 2026 at PNC Park. The Pirates win the series 2-1. The Red Sox outscored the Pirates 3-0 in the 9th inning. Wilyer Abreu went 3-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Red Sox. Esmerlyn Valdez went 2-for-4 for the Pirates.

Recap · Aug 15

Sonny Gray wins his career-best 15th as the Red Sox beat the Pirates 4-0

Sonny Gray worked seven innings for his career-best 15th win of the season, Wilyer Abreu hit a home run, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: PIT wins series 2-1.
Red Sox 37-26 on the road; Pirates 31-31 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

Sonny Gray SP

Probable starter · 18-5, 2.72 ERA, 149 K, 1.15 WHIP

Lineup

1Masataka YoshidaDH
2Ceddanne RafaelaCF
3Adley RutschmanC
4Willson Contreras1B
5Wilyer AbreuRF
6Caleb Durbin3B
7Jarren DuranLF
8Andruw MonasterioSS
9Nick Sogard2B

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

Jared Jones SP

Probable starter · 5-6, 3.72 ERA, 123 K, 1.08 WHIP

Lineup

1Spencer Horwitz1B
2Brandon Lowe2B
3Bryan ReynoldsDH
4Esmerlyn ValdezLF
5Ronny SimonRF
6Jacob GonzalezSS
7Jake MangumCF
8Rafael Flores Jr.C
9Jared Triolo3B

The series

PIT wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Pirates 8, Red Sox 4 (Aug 14)

Last 5

BOS

W@ PIT4-0
L@ PIT4-8
W@ TOR7-0
L@ TOR4-6
L@ TOR3-5

PIT

No games yet this season.

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Game info

Venue: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Attendance 38,408
Officials: Ryan Additon (Home Plate Umpire), Jonathan Parra (First Base Umpire), Lance Barksdale (Second Base Umpire), Ryan Wills (Third Base Umpire)