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Pittsburgh Pirates beat Boston Red Sox 8–3: August MLB Rundown

August 16, 2026: Pittsburgh Pirates beat Boston Red Sox 8–3 in regular-season play.

Archive recap · Listed by game date. First published Oct 3, 2026.

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat Boston Red Sox 8–3 on August 16, 2026, in the 2026 MLB regular season. The final score was Boston Red Sox 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 8.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Bryan Reynolds went 2-for-3 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, scoring 2 runs. He drove in 2 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 1 walk and 0 strikeouts.

Brandon Lowe went 2-for-4 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, scoring 1 run. He drove in 2 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 2 strikeouts.

Nick Yorke went 2-for-4 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, scoring 0 runs. He drove in 3 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 1 strikeout.

Lake Bachar recorded 3 innings pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates. His pitching line listed 2 hits allowed, 0 earned runs allowed, 1 walk and 4 strikeouts.

Boston Red Sox

Connor Wong went 2-for-3 for the Boston Red Sox, scoring 1 run. He drove in 3 runs and hit 1 home run in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 0 strikeouts.

Anthony Seigler went 1-for-2 for the Boston Red Sox, scoring 1 run. He drove in 0 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 1 walk and 0 strikeouts.

Jarren Duran went 1-for-3 for the Boston Red Sox, scoring 1 run. He drove in 0 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 2 strikeouts.

Patrick Sandoval recorded 4 innings pitched for the Boston Red Sox. His pitching line listed 9 hits allowed, 7 earned runs allowed, 3 walks and 6 strikeouts.

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