Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Red Sox

61-77, 22-47 Away

Final

76-62, 42-27 Home


PIT
BOS

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	6	1
0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	-	5	8	0

PiratesTop 1st
- L. Giolito pitching for BOS
  PIT
  BOS
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 91
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Changeup 79
  3
  Ball
  Slider 85
  4
  Strike Swinging
  Changeup 79
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 1st
- M. Keller pitching for PIT
  PIT
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- L. Giolito pitching for BOS
  PIT
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 2nd
- M. Keller pitching for PIT
  PIT
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- L. Giolito pitching for BOS
  PIT
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 3rd
- M. Keller pitching for PIT
  PIT
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- L. Giolito pitching for BOS
  PIT
  BOS
- Horwitz caught stealing third, pitcher to third.
  0
  0
- N. Gonzales scored, Cruz to second, McCutchen to third on wild pitch by Giolito.
  1
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 4th
- M. Keller pitching for PIT
  PIT
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- L. Giolito pitching for BOS
  PIT
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 5th
- M. Keller pitching for PIT
  PIT
  BOS
- 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
PiratesTop 6th
- L. Giolito pitching for BOS
  PIT
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 6th
- C. Holderman pitching for PIT
  PIT
  BOS
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- J. Slaten pitching for BOS
  PIT
  BOS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 7th
- D. Moreta pitching for PIT
  PIT
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- G. Whitlock pitching for BOS
  PIT
  BOS
- Reynolds hit for Davis
  2
  5
- Cruz stole second.
  2
  5
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 8th
- Y. Ramirez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  BOS
- Bart catching.
  2
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- A. Chapman pitching for BOS
  PIT
  BOS
- Hamilton at second base.
  2
  5
- Peguero hit for Horwitz
  2
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	91
2 Strike Swinging	Changeup	79
3 Ball	Slider	85
4 Strike Swinging	Changeup	79

Pirates
4
Red Sox
2

Game 1

8/29

Pirates
10
Red Sox
3

Game 2

8/30

Pirates
2
Red Sox
5

Game 3

8/31

Fenway Park

1:35 PM, August 31, 2025Coverage: MLBN

Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 36,583

Game Time:2:29

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Willie Traynor
First Base Umpire - CB Bucknor
Second Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
Third Base Umpire - Chris Segal

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Toronto	94	68	.580	-	W4
New York	94	68	.580	-	W8
Boston	89	73	.549	5	W1
Tampa Bay	77	85	.475	17	L4
Baltimore	75	87	.463	19	L3

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Red Sox

L. Giolito10-2

M. Keller6-13

A. Chapman27

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