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atRed Sox at PiratesAbreu's second-inning blast to right put Boston ahead for good, and the Red Sox never let Pittsburgh back in it, rolling to a shutout win. Abreu went 3-for-4 with the homer and an RBI to lead all hitters, and Boston backed him up with a 9-6 edge on the scoreboard in hits. The win pushes Boston to 66-57 while Pittsburgh drops to 60-65, and the season series now sits tied at 1-1.
Abreu homered to right in the second inning, 420 feet, and that stood as the go-ahead run in a 4-0 Red Sox win.
Abreu paced Boston at the plate, going 3-for-4 with the homer and an RBI.
The Red Sox outhit the Pirates 9-6 as Boston improved to 66-57 and Pittsburgh fell to 60-65, with the season series now tied 1-1.
The Red Sox sit 3rd in the AL East, 6 games back, coming off a loss, 7-3 over their last 10. The Pirates sit 4th in the NL Central, 18 games back, coming off a loss, 5-5 over their last 10.
The Red Sox are up next at Yankees (Aug 28-29). The Pirates are up next at Cardinals (Aug 28-30).
We ranked every clip from this game by how much it swung the win probability, kept the biggest, and play them back in the order they happened. Pick any play to jump straight to it.
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
Red Sox to winHitBOS -1.5 · 53%HeldGraded against the closing line across 6 books.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOSBoston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| PITPittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Masataka Yoshida | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .274 | .347 | .399 |
 Anthony Seigler | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .314 | .394 |
 Jahmai Jones | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .203 | .277 | .356 |
 Ceddanne Rafaela | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .287 | .325 | .467 |
 Adley Rutschman | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .241 | .328 | .414 |
 Willson Contreras | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .278 | .389 | .523 |
 Wilyer Abreu | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .259 | .335 | .476 |
 Caleb Durbin | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .252 | .323 | .406 |
 Jarren Duran | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .202 | .261 | .353 |
 Andruw Monasterio | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .270 | .332 | .444 |
 Nick Sogard | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .250 | .365 | .323 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sonny Gray | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 86-56 | 2.65 | 86 |
 Erik Miller | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 2.37 | 11 |
 Aroldis Chapman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-10 | 1.99 | 15 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| B9 | BOS 100.0 | 0.1 | |
| B9 | BOS 99.9 | 0.6 | |
| B9 | BOS 99.3 | 1.2 | |
| T9 | BOS 98.1 | 0.2 | |
| T9 | BOS 98.3 | 1.9 | |
| T9 | BOS 96.4 | 0.5 | |
| T9 | BOS 96.9 | 10.8 | |
| T9 | BOS 86.1 | 2.5 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.
