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Red Sox at Pirates



Pittsburgh put this one away early and never let up, taking down Boston 8-3. Reynolds doubled home Valdez in the first inning to set the tone, and Yorke did the rest, going 2-for-4 with three RBI. The Pirates piled up 11 hits to Boston's 5 and took the season series 2-1. Next up, the Red Sox host the Diamondbacks Monday while the Pirates host the Tigers.
The Pirates rolled past the Red Sox 8-3.
Reynolds doubled to left in the first inning to score Valdez and put Pittsburgh ahead for good.
Yorke led the way for Pittsburgh, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, as the Pirates outhit the Red Sox 11 to 5.
The Pirates sit 4th in the NL Central, 18 games back, coming off a loss, 5-5 over their last 10. The Red Sox sit 3rd in the AL East, 6 games back, coming off a loss, 7-3 over their last 10.
The Pirates are up next at Cardinals (Aug 28-30). The Red Sox are up next at Yankees (Aug 28-29).
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 winMiss
BOS -1.5 · 51%UpsetGraded 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| PITPittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nick Sogard | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .240 | .353 | .310 |
Ceddanne Rafaela | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .285 | .323 | .463 |
Wilyer Abreu | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .257 | .335 | .473 |
Adley Rutschman | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .239 | .327 | .409 |
Caleb Durbin | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .252 | .322 | .405 |
Andruw Monasterio | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .265 | .327 | .437 |
Jarren Duran | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .203 | .262 | .353 |
Eli White | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .235 | .286 | .389 |
Anthony Seigler | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .252 | .321 | .403 |
Connor Wong | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .248 | .332 | .382 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patrick Sandoval | 4.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 89-58 | 4.76 | 89 |
Raymond Burgos | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52-33 | 2.70 | 52 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| T9 | PIT 100.0 | 0.1 | |
| T9 | PIT 99.9 | 0.1 | |
| T9 | PIT 99.8 | 0.4 | |
| B8 | PIT 99.4 | — | |
| B8 | PIT 99.4 | — | |
| B8 | PIT 99.4 | 0.1 | |
| T8 | PIT 99.5 | 1.0 | |
| T8 | PIT 98.5 | 0.6 |
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.