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FinalFinal lineupsAL East / NL Central

Boston Red Sox 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:00 PM ETGame-day snapshot Aug 15, 11:08 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Sep 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score38
Boston Red Sox
87–75 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 38
4
4–0
FINAL
Pittsburgh Pirates
82–80 · 3rd NL Central · T-Score 54
0
T-Score54
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handPiratesPittsburgh owns a .749 OPS vs RHP, 6th in MLB; Boston ranks 22th vs RHP.
BullpenSoxBoston owns a 3.41 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Pittsburgh's 4.13.
Recent formSoxBoston has been the better recent team, at 4–6 over the last 10.
PowerPiratesPittsburgh has 151 home runs this season, 29 more than Boston.

Starting pitchers

BOS
Sonny Gray RHP
Sonny Gray
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.79
17th
WHIP
1.15
54th
K/9
7.88
122nd
BB/9
2.36
49th
P-Score61i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.93
38th
OPS/R
–
IP
125.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.60
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
PIT
Jared Jones RHP
Jared Jones
Pittsburgh Pirates
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.03
73rd
WHIP
1.20
23rd
K/9
9.92
15th
BB/9
2.90
71st
P-Score63i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.53
85th
OPS/R
–
IP
59.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.67
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Gray enters with a 2.79 ERA compared with Jones's 5.03.
·Jones strikes out 2.0 more batters per nine innings.
·Gray allows the lower home-run rate: 0.93 vs 1.53 per nine.
·Gray averages 1.2 more innings per start.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Jones arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam47%98.2
Slider34%89.8
Changeup11%92.8
Curveball8%85.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (Jared Jones)
22nd
in MLB
0.711OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Pirates vs RHP (Sonny Gray)
6th
in MLB
0.749OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Boston Red SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Jared Jones
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Jones (BvP)
1Masataka YoshidaLDH55.7465.743No MLB historyNo history
2Ceddanne RafaelaRCF57.76116.743No MLB historyNo history
3Adley RutschmanSC66.74113.7991-for-3Very small sample
4Willson ContrerasR1B80.90227.8780-for-1Very small sample
5Wilyer AbreuLRF76.77324.735No MLB historyNo history
6Caleb DurbinR3B54.71013.716No MLB historyNo history
7Jarren DuranLLF51.62720.633No MLB historyNo history
8Andruw MonasterioRSS48.6666.602No MLB historyNo history
9Nick SogardS2B53.7275.693No MLB historyNo history
1Masataka Yoshida DH · L.274 / .746 · 5 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score2Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.283 / .761 · 16 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score3Adley Rutschman C · S.242 / .741 · 13 HRvs hand .799 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample66H-Score4Willson Contreras 1B · R.275 / .902 · 27 HRvs hand .878 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample80H-Score5Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248 / .773 · 24 HRvs hand .735 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score6Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248 / .710 · 13 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score7Jarren Duran LF · L.207 / .627 · 20 HRvs hand .633 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score8Andruw Monasterio SS · R.233 / .666 · 6 HRvs hand .602 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score9Nick Sogard 2B · S.255 / .727 · 5 HRvs hand .693 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score
Pittsburgh PiratesOfficial lineupvs RHP Sonny Gray
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Gray (BvP)
1Spencer HorwitzL1B55.70810.7340-for-6Very small sample
2Brandon LoweL2B76.82435.9103-for-12Small sample
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF77.78917.7797-for-30Limited history
4Esmerlyn ValdezRRF75.85517.761No MLB historyNo history
5Ronny SimonSRF—.6481.612No MLB historyNo history
6Jacob GonzalezLSS43.6387.691No MLB historyNo history
7Jake MangumSCF42.6945.700No MLB historyNo history
8Rafael Flores Jr.RC69.85811.800No MLB historyNo history
9Jared TrioloRSS38.6093.5742-for-3Very small sample
1Spencer Horwitz 1B · L.244 / .708 · 10 HRvs hand .734 · 0-for-6 · Very small sample55H-Score2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260 / .824 · 35 HRvs hand .910 · 3-for-12 · Small sample76H-Score3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261 / .789 · 17 HRvs hand .779 · 7-for-30 · Limited history77H-Score4Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.232 / .855 · 17 HRvs hand .761 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score5Ronny Simon RF · S.254 / .648 · 1 HRvs hand .612 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.220 / .638 · 7 HRvs hand .691 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score7Jake Mangum CF · S.276 / .694 · 5 HRvs hand .700 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score8Rafael Flores Jr. C · R.264 / .858 · 11 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score9Jared Triolo SS · R.238 / .609 · 3 HRvs hand .574 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample38H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBOSBOS·PITPIT
AVG– .253 5th
OPS– .734 5th
Home runs– 186 12th
Runs– 767 5th
OBP– .330 3rd
SLG– .404 8th
PitchingBOSBOS·PITPIT
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.54vs–
BOS
WHIP1.23vs–
BOS
K/98.7vs–
BOS
HR Allowed153vs–
BOS
BullpenBOSBOS·PITPIT
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.41vs4.13
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.21vs1.28
no league rank
Saves46vs–
BOS
ResultsBOSBOS·PITPIT
–BOS
Run differential
+2988th
87–75 Record82–80
4–6 Last 103–7
Last 10 games
Boston Red Sox (4–6)
L
W
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
W
Pittsburgh Pirates (3–7)
W
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—2
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Sonny Gray (2.79 ERA, 14–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Pirates?+
Jared Jones (5.03 ERA, 2–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:00 PM ET.
Where is the game being played?+
Venue is not listed for this game.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Sox and Pirates performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Pirates 2–1 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Sonny Gray is at 61; Jared Jones is at 63. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.