August 16, 2026 · NL Cent
Boston Red Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Bryan Reynolds | Bryan Reynolds doubles (30) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Jarren Duran. Esmerlyn Valdez scores. | BOS 0, PIT 1 |
| B1 | Brandon Lowe | Brandon Lowe singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jarren Duran. Bryan Reynolds scores. | BOS 0, PIT 2 |
| B3 | Bryan Reynolds | Bryan Reynolds singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jarren Duran. Jared Triolo scores. Esmerlyn Valdez to 3rd. | BOS 0, PIT 3 |
| B3 | Brandon Lowe | Brandon Lowe singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Esmerlyn Valdez scores. Bryan Reynolds to 2nd. | BOS 0, PIT 4 |
| B3 | Nick Yorke | Nick Yorke singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Bryan Reynolds scores. Brandon Lowe scores. Jake Mangum to 2nd. | BOS 0, PIT 6 |
| B3 | Henry Davis | Henry Davis out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Jake Mangum scores. | BOS 0, PIT 7 |
| T5 | Connor Wong | Connor Wong homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. Jarren Duran scores. Anthony Seigler scores. | BOS 3, PIT 7 |
| B7 | Nick Yorke | Nick Yorke singles on a line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Rafael Flores Jr. scores. | BOS 3, PIT 8 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| PIT | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Red Sox
AWAY
3
Patrick Sandoval started for Red Sox, leaving trailing 0–7. Out of the bullpen, Raymond Burgos took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Patrick Sandoval
Starter
4.0
89
7
6
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Patrick Sandoval threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 54% 3.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Changeup 23 26% 7 2 2 9 3 Sinker 22 25% 0 4 7 7 4 Slider 20 22% 2 1 4 10 3 Four-Seam Fastball 14 16% 2 3 4 1 4 Curveball 10 11% 0 2 2 5 1 - Raymond Burgos Middle 4.0 52 1 1
Pirates
HOME
8
Lake Bachar started for Pirates, leaving with a 2–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Hunter Barco took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Lake Bachar
Starter
3.0
52
0
4
Pitch-by-pitch: what Lake Bachar threw
CSW 31% 1st-pitch strike 73% 4.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Curveball 24 46% 4 3 6 10 1 Slider 12 23% 2 4 0 4 2 Four-Seam Fastball 10 19% 0 2 3 3 2 Sweeper 4 8% 0 0 2 1 1 Sinker 2 4% 0 1 0 1 0 - Hunter Barco Middle 3.0 47 3 4
- Kirby Yates Middle 1.0 14 0 2 W
- Camilo Doval Middle 1.0 15 0 1
- Mason Montgomery Middle 1.0 11 0 2
Where the game turned
1 run
- Reynolds 2B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · BOS
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Sogard 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .240 | .353 | .310 | .663 | |
| Ceddanne Rafaela CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .285 | .323 | .463 | .786 | |
| Wilyer Abreu RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .257 | .335 | .473 | .808 | |
| Adley Rutschman DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .239 | .327 | .409 | .736 | |
| Caleb Durbin 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 | .322 | .405 | .727 | |
| Andruw Monasterio SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .327 | .437 | .764 | |
| Eli White PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .286 | .389 | .675 | |
| Anthony Seigler 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .252 | .321 | .403 | .724 | 2B |
| Connor Wong C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .332 | .382 | .714 | HR (4) |
| Jarren Duran LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .203 | .262 | .353 | .615 |
HOME · PIT
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Triolo SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .319 | .315 | .634 | |
| Esmerlyn Valdez RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .261 | .374 | .565 | .939 | 2 2B |
| Bryan Reynolds DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .264 | .375 | .435 | .810 | 2B |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .252 | .317 | .478 | .795 | |
| Rafael Flores Jr. 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .300 | .404 | .625 | 1.029 | |
| Jake Mangum LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .351 | .391 | .742 | |
| Nick Yorke 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .213 | .289 | .288 | .577 | SB |
| Billy Cook CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .188 | .204 | .250 | .454 | |
| Henry Davis C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .169 | .261 | .301 | .562 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · BOS
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Sandoval | 4.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 89 | 4.76 | L |
| Raymond Burgos | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 2.70 |
HOME · PIT
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Bachar | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 3.80 | |
| Hunter Barco | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 7.64 | |
| Kirby Yates | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3.71 | W |
| Camilo Doval | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4.24 | |
| Mason Montgomery | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3.54 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · BOS
Lineup 2.7 R
Bunts 3.1 R
IBBs 1.5 R
Interim
HOME · PIT
Lineup 4.4 R
Bunts 0.9 R
IBBs 3.6 R
Recent form
AWAY · BOS
4-6
L2
-4 run diff
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HOME · PIT
6-4
W4
-5 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.