Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Red Sox, August 15, 2026

Red SoxBOS
4-0
Final
PiratesPIT

August 15, 2026, 7:15 PM ET | PNC Park

Last 5 Form

Boston Red Sox

2-3

Last 5
L 3-5
@ TOR
L 4-6
@ TOR
W 7-0
@ TOR
L 4-8
@ PIT
W 4-0
@ PIT

Pittsburgh Pirates

2-3

Last 5
L 0-2
@ MIA
L 2-8
@ MIA
W 13-1
@ MIA
W 8-4
vs BOS
L 0-4
vs BOS

Starting Pitchers

Boston Red Sox

Sonny Gray headshot
Sonny Gray
Recorded starter

Pittsburgh Pirates

Jared Jones headshot
Jared Jones
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 15, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Boston Red Sox66-57.537#3#28.5
Pittsburgh Pirates60-65.480#5#816.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Boston Red SoxPittsburgh Pirates
.717
OPS
.734
163
HR
186
689
Runs
767
3.54
ERA
4.14
1.23
WHIP
1.30
1398
Strikeouts by pitchers
1496

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Boston Red Sox

Hitters

Caleb Durbin headshot
Caleb Durbin

6 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI

Wilyer Abreu headshot
Wilyer Abreu

7 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Ceddanne Rafaela headshot
Ceddanne Rafaela

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Sonny Gray headshot
Sonny Gray

7.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Payton Tolle headshot
Payton Tolle

8.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Alec Gamboa headshot
Alec Gamboa

4.0 IP, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters

Rafael Flores Jr. headshot
Rafael Flores Jr.

6 H, 3 HR, 8 RBI

Esmerlyn Valdez headshot
Esmerlyn Valdez

7 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Jared Triolo headshot
Jared Triolo

3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Yohan Ramírez headshot
Yohan Ramírez

3.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Braxton Ashcraft headshot
Braxton Ashcraft

9.0 IP, 10 SO, 1.00 ERA

Jared Jones headshot
Jared Jones

5.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.80 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Sonny Gray headshot
Sonny Gray
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Jared Jones headshot
Jared Jones
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Wilyer Abreu headshot
Wilyer Abreu
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Boston Red Sox 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0: BOS 9 hits, PIT 6 hits; BOS 0 errors, PIT 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Boston Red Sox010000003490
Pittsburgh Pirates000000000061

Box Score

Batting

Wilyer Abreu led Boston Red Sox with 3 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.

Boston Red Sox batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Masataka YoshidaDH2010000
Anthony SeiglerPR/DH1000000
Jahmai JonesPH/DH2011000
Ceddanne RafaelaCF5010030
Adley RutschmanC3000120
Willson Contreras1B3000120
Wilyer AbreuRF4131001
Caleb Durbin3B3110100
Jarren DuranLF4110020
Andruw MonasterioSS4112000
Nick Sogard2B3000120
Totals344944111

Esmerlyn Valdez and Jake Mangum led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits each.

Pittsburgh Pirates batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Spencer Horwitz1B3000110
Brandon Lowe2B4010020
Bryan ReynoldsDH4000010
Esmerlyn ValdezLF4020020
Ronny SimonRF4000020
Jacob GonzalezSS3000000
Jake MangumCF3020000
Rafael Flores Jr.C3010010
Jared Triolo3B3000010
Totals310601100

Pitching

Sonny Gray went 7.0 innings for Boston Red Sox (7 SO, 0 ER); Jared Jones went 5.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (7 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Boston Red Sox
Sonny Gray7.0600170
Erik Miller1.0000010
Aroldis Chapman1.0000020
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jared Jones5.0411271
Wilber Dotel2.0000220
Gregory Soto1.0100000
Luke Weaver1.0433020
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T2

    Home Run Wilyer Abreu homers (22) on a fly ball to right field. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T9

    Double Andruw Monasterio doubles (22) on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Caleb Durbin scores. Jarren Duran scores. BOS 3, PIT 0

  • T9

    Single Jahmai Jones singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Andruw Monasterio scores. BOS 4, PIT 0

Play-by-Play

All 70 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Strikeout Ronny Simon strikes out on a foul tip. BOS 4, PIT 0

  • B9

    Strikeout Esmerlyn Valdez called out on strikes. BOS 4, PIT 0

  • B9

    Groundout Bryan Reynolds grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 4, PIT 0

  • T9

    Strikeout Ceddanne Rafaela strikes out swinging. BOS 4, PIT 0

  • T9

    Single Jahmai Jones singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Andruw Monasterio scores. BOS 4, PIT 0

  • T9

    Strikeout Nick Sogard called out on strikes. BOS 3, PIT 0

  • T9

    Double Andruw Monasterio doubles (22) on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Caleb Durbin scores. Jarren Duran scores. BOS 3, PIT 0

  • T9

    Single Jarren Duran singles on a fly ball to left fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Caleb Durbin to 2nd. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T9

    Fielders Choice Out Caleb Durbin reaches on a fielder's choice out, pitcher Luke Weaver to third baseman Jared Triolo. Wilyer Abreu out at 3rd. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T9

    Double Wilyer Abreu doubles (27) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Ronny Simon. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B8

    Strikeout Brandon Lowe called out on strikes. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B8

    Groundout Spencer Horwitz grounds out, shortstop Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B8

    Lineout Jared Triolo lines out to second baseman Nick Sogard. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T8

    Flyout Willson Contreras flies out to center fielder Jake Mangum. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T8

    Groundout Adley Rutschman grounds out, shortstop Jacob Gonzalez to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T8

    Double Ceddanne Rafaela doubles (29) on a ground ball to right fielder Ronny Simon. Ceddanne Rafaela to 3rd. Ceddanne Rafaela advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by right fielder Ronny Simon. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T8

    Pop Out Jahmai Jones pops out to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B7

    Flyout Rafael Flores Jr. flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B7

    Groundout Jake Mangum grounds out, second baseman Nick Sogard to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B7

    Groundout Jacob Gonzalez grounds out, second baseman Nick Sogard to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T7

    Strikeout Nick Sogard strikes out on a foul tip. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T7

    Lineout Andruw Monasterio lines out to right fielder Ronny Simon. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T7

    Flyout Jarren Duran flies out to left fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T7

    Walk Caleb Durbin walks. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B6

    Grounded Into DP Ronny Simon grounds into a double play, shortstop Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras. Esmerlyn Valdez out at 2nd. Ronny Simon out at 1st. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B6

    Single Esmerlyn Valdez singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Caleb Durbin. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B6

    Groundout Bryan Reynolds grounds out, first baseman Willson Contreras to pitcher Sonny Gray. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T6

    Grounded Into DP Wilyer Abreu grounds into a double play, second baseman Brandon Lowe to shortstop Jacob Gonzalez to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Adley Rutschman out at 2nd. Wilyer Abreu out at 1st. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Willson Contreras strikes out swinging. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T6

    Walk Adley Rutschman walks. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B5

    Strikeout Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B5

    Walk Spencer Horwitz walks. Jake Mangum to 3rd. Rafael Flores Jr. to 2nd. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B5

    Strikeout Jared Triolo called out on strikes. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B5

    Single Rafael Flores Jr. singles on a soft ground ball to second baseman Nick Sogard, deflected by shortstop Andruw Monasterio. Jake Mangum to 2nd. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B5

    Single Jake Mangum singles on a line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B5

    Flyout Jacob Gonzalez flies out to left fielder Jarren Duran. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T5

    Groundout Ceddanne Rafaela grounds out, shortstop Jacob Gonzalez to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T5

    Flyout Anthony Seigler flies out to left fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T5

    Pop Out Nick Sogard pops out to third baseman Jared Triolo in foul territory. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B4

    Grounded Into DP Ronny Simon grounds into a double play, first baseman Willson Contreras to shortstop Andruw Monasterio to pitcher Sonny Gray. Esmerlyn Valdez out at 2nd. Ronny Simon out at 1st. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B4

    Single Esmerlyn Valdez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jarren Duran. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T4

    Flyout Andruw Monasterio flies out to center fielder Jake Mangum. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Jarren Duran strikes out swinging. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T4

    Groundout Caleb Durbin grounds out, shortstop Jacob Gonzalez to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T4

    Double Wilyer Abreu doubles (26) on a line drive to right fielder Ronny Simon. Willson Contreras to 3rd. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T4

    Walk Willson Contreras walks. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B3

    Flyout Brandon Lowe flies out to left fielder Jarren Duran. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B3

    Lineout Spencer Horwitz lines out to left fielder Jarren Duran. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B3

    Flyout Jared Triolo flies out to left fielder Jarren Duran. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Adley Rutschman strikes out swinging. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Ceddanne Rafaela strikes out on a foul tip. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T3

    Double Masataka Yoshida doubles (16) on a line drive to right fielder Ronny Simon. Nick Sogard to 3rd. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T3

    Walk Nick Sogard walks. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T3

    Flyout Andruw Monasterio flies out to left fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Rafael Flores Jr. strikes out swinging. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B2

    Single Jake Mangum singles on a line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B2

    Lineout Jacob Gonzalez lines out to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Ronny Simon called out on strikes. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Jarren Duran strikes out swinging. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T2

    Single Caleb Durbin singles on a line drive to right fielder Ronny Simon. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T2

    Home Run Wilyer Abreu homers (22) on a fly ball to right field. BOS 1, PIT 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Willson Contreras strikes out swinging. BOS 0, PIT 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Esmerlyn Valdez strikes out swinging. BOS 0, PIT 0

  • B1

    Groundout Bryan Reynolds grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Willson Contreras. Brandon Lowe to 2nd. BOS 0, PIT 0

  • B1

    Single Brandon Lowe singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu, deflected by first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 0, PIT 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Spencer Horwitz strikes out swinging. BOS 0, PIT 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Adley Rutschman strikes out swinging. BOS 0, PIT 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Ceddanne Rafaela strikes out swinging. BOS 0, PIT 0

  • T1

    Groundout Masataka Yoshida grounds out to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. BOS 0, PIT 0