MLB

Boston Red Sox at Pittsburgh Pirates

· Major League Baseball
Boston Red Sox
66-58, 37-27 Away
Final
3 - 8
Pittsburgh Pirates
61-65, 32-31 Home

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

Pirates take the series from the Red Sox with 8-3 win

The tarp came out after the sixth inning at 3:35 p.m. local time, and play resumed at 6:05.

The Pirates won their franchise-best eighth consecutive home series against an AL opponent, a streak extending back to a three-game sweep of Detroit from July 21-23, 2025.

Reynolds got Pittsburgh on the board first with an RBI double in the first, and scored when Lowe added a single.

Reynolds singled in a run to spark the Pirates' five-run third. Lowe added his second RBI single and Yorke hit a two-run single before Henry Davis hit a sacrifice fly that made it 7-0.

Lake Bachar worked three innings as the opener, surrendering two hits and fanning four. Kirby Yates (1-5) picked up his first win after striking out two in a scoreless seventh.

Patrick Sandoval (1-2) had six strikeout in the loss. He allowed seven runs and nine hits across four innings.

The Red Sox started a rally in the fifth on Connor Wong's three-run homer, but the delay halted any momentum towards a 29th comeback win.

Up next The Red Sox haven't announced their starter for Monday in the opener of a three-game series against Arizona. LHP Mitch Bratt (1-1, 3.74 ERA) is slated to pitch for the Diamondbacks.

The Pirates havenot announced their starter for Monday in the opener of a three-game series against the Tigers. LHP Framber Valdez (7-8, 4.26 ERA) starts for Detroit.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning White struck out swinging.
9th Inning White hit for Duran
9th Inning Monasterio lined out to second.
9th Inning Durbin struck out swinging.
9th Inning Montgomery relieved Doval
8th Inning Valdez flied out to right.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
6 Ground Balls 11
13 Strikeouts 7
3 Runs Batted In 8
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
5 Hits 11
0 Stolen Bases 1
3 Walks 4
0 Catcher Interference 0
3 Runs 8
1 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 1
31 At Bats 33
1 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
10 Runners Left On Base 12
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 3
11 Fly Balls 16
0 Caught Stealing 0
139 Pitches 141
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
9 Total Bases 14
34 Plate Appearances 38
162.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
2 Extra Base Hits 3
1.7 Runs Created 5.8
.161 Batting Average .333
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.290 Slugging Percentage .424
.226 Secondary Average .242
.235 On Base Percentage .395
.526 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .819
0.5 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.7
1.7 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 6.5
22.0 Batter Rating 50.0
31.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
4.09 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.71
.129 Isolated Power .091
0.23 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.57
.088 Walks Per Plate Appearance .105
.065 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.091
6.0 Runs Produced 16.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.4
70.0 MLB Rating 94.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

PNC Park

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 25,575 | Capacity:

2026 American League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Tampa Bay - 61 W1 0.611465 96
New York 6 67 L1 0.5732484 90
Boston 12 73 L3 0.53503186 84
Toronto 19 80 L1 0.49044585 77
Baltimore 20 81 W1 0.48407644 76

2026 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Milwaukee - 59 L1 0.6242038 98
Chicago 11 70 L1 0.55414015 87
Pittsburgh 18 77 W5 0.50955415 80
St. Louis 22 81 L1 0.48407644 76
Cincinnati 25 84 W1 0.46496814 73
Full Standings