Red Sox vs Pirates

Final · Sun Aug 16 · 1:35 PM ET · PNC Park

Boston Red SoxRed Sox66-58

FinalAug 16, 2026

Pittsburgh PiratesPirates61-65

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

BOS−105

PIT−102

Run line

BOS −1.5+144

PIT +1.5−175

Total O/U

Over 8−115

Under 8−105

Run line: Pirates +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 8 (11 runs).

Recap

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Red Sox 8-3 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Aug 16, 2026 to move to 61-65.

They scored 5 runs in the third inning.

Score by inning

Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates, score by inning
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

W: Yates (1-5) · L: Sandoval (1-2)

Scoring plays

Bottom 1

PITDoubleReynolds doubled to left, Valdez scored.0-1
PITSingleLowe singled to left, Reynolds scored.0-2

Bottom 3

PITSingleReynolds singled to left, Triolo scored, Valdez to third.0-3
PITSingleLowe singled to right, Valdez scored, Reynolds to second.0-4
PITSingleYorke singled to center, Lowe scored and Reynolds scored, Mangum to second.0-6
PITSacrifice flyDavis hit sacrifice fly to center, Mangum scored.0-7

Top 5

BOSHome runWong homered to left center (417 feet), Duran scored and Seigler scored.3-7

Bottom 7

PITSingleYorke singled to right, Flores Jr. scored.3-8

Team stats

BOSPIT

Hits: 5; 11
Home Runs: 1; 0
Runs Batted In: 3; 8
Walks: 3; 4
Strikeouts: 13; 7
Runners Left On Base: 10; 12
Errors: 1; 0

Player stats

Red Sox · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Nick Sogard 1B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	20	.240	.353	.310
Ceddanne Rafaela CF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	13	.285	.323	.463
Wilyer Abreu RF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	16	.257	.335	.473
Adley Rutschman DH	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	16	.239	.327	.409
Caleb Durbin 3B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	12	.252	.322	.405
Andruw Monasterio SS	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	.265	.327	.437
Jarren Duran LF	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	10	.203	.262	.353
Eli White PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.235	.286	.389
Anthony Seigler 2B	1-2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	17	.252	.321	.403
Connor Wong C	2-3	3	1	2	3	1	0	0	11	.248	.332	.382

Red Sox · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Patrick Sandoval P	4.0	9	7	7	3	6	0	89-58	4.76	89
Raymond Burgos P	4.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	52-33	2.70	52

Pirates · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Jared Triolo SS	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	0	14	.243	.319	.315
Esmerlyn Valdez RF	2-4	4	2	2	0	1	1	22	.261	.374	.565
Bryan Reynolds DH	2-3	3	2	2	2	1	0	14	.264	.375	.435
Brandon Lowe 2B	2-4	4	1	2	2	0	2	11	.252	.317	.478
Rafael Flores Jr. 1B	1-3	3	1	1	0	1	2	24	.300	.404	.625
Jake Mangum LF	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	11	.300	.351	.391
Nick Yorke 3B	2-4	4	0	2	3	0	1	12	.213	.289	.288
Billy Cook CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	1	20	.188	.204	.250
Henry Davis C	0-3	3	0	0	1	0	0	13	.169	.261	.301

Pirates · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Lake Bachar P	3.0	2	0	0	1	4	0	52-33	3.80	52
Hunter Barco P	3.0	2	3	3	1	4	1	47-26	7.64	47
Kirby Yates P	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-9	3.71	14
Camilo Doval P	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	15-10	4.24	15
Mason Montgomery P	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-9	3.54	11

Game info

VenuePNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance25,575

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Jonathan Parra · First Base Umpire: Lance Barksdale · Second Base Umpire: Ryan Wills · Third Base Umpire: Ryan Additon

TVNESN · local

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Next game: L 5-8 vs DETMon Aug 17
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