Boston Red Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates

MLB

Red Sox

66-58

3-8

Final

Pirates

61-65

PNC Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Pirates 8-3

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Red Sox 8-3 on Sunday, August 16, 2026 at PNC Park. The Pirates win the series 2-1. The Pirates outscored the Red Sox 5-0 in the 3rd inning. Nick Yorke went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI for the Pirates. Connor Wong went 2-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Red Sox.

Recap · Aug 16

Reynolds, Lowe, and Yorke each drive in 2 runs, Pirates beat Red Sox 8-3 after 2 1/2-hour delay

Bryan Reynolds, Brandon Lowe, and Nick Yorke each had two RBI to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Boston Red Sox 8-3 after a 2 1/2-hour rain delay on Sunday.

What it means

Season series: PIT wins series 2-1.
Red Sox 37-27 on the road; Pirates 32-31 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

Patrick Sandoval SP

Probable starter · 1-7, 5.12 ERA, 73 K, 1.68 WHIP

Lineup

1Nick Sogard1B
2Ceddanne RafaelaCF
3Wilyer AbreuRF
4Adley RutschmanDH
5Caleb Durbin3B
6Andruw MonasterioSS
7Jarren DuranLF
8Anthony Seigler2B
9Connor WongC

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

Lake Bachar SP

Probable starter · 2-4, 3.43 ERA, 93 K, 1.12 WHIP

Lineup

1Jared TrioloSS
2Esmerlyn ValdezRF
3Bryan ReynoldsDH
4Brandon Lowe2B
5Rafael Flores Jr.1B
6Jake MangumLF
7Nick Yorke3B
8Billy CookCF
9Henry DavisC

The series

PIT wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Red Sox 4, Pirates 0 (Aug 15)

Last 5

BOS

L@ PIT3-8
W@ PIT4-0
L@ PIT4-8
W@ TOR7-0
L@ TOR4-6

PIT

No games yet this season.

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Game info

Venue: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Attendance 25,575
Officials: Jonathan Parra (Home Plate Umpire), Lance Barksdale (First Base Umpire), Ryan Wills (Second Base Umpire), Ryan Additon (Third Base Umpire)