Overview
- Rafael Flores Jr. and Brandon Lowe homered and combined for key RBIs as the Pirates beat the Red Sox 8-4 at PNC Park.
- Pirates starter Bubba Chandler delivered a quality start with five innings, five strikeouts and two runs allowed to earn the win.
- Rookie Jake Bennett was roughed up, yielding four runs over four innings in a continuation of recent fatigue and inconsistency for Boston's young starters on Friday night.
- Pirates third baseman Nick Gonzales was struck in the helmet by a pitch, left the game with a facial contusion and is being listed day-to-day.
- The defeat is Boston's sixth loss in seven games after a long second-half surge, underscoring a drop in power production and the impact of limited rotation reinforcements on the team's late-season outlook.