Final: Red Sox 5, Pirates 3

The Red Sox scored all five of their runs in the first two innings, then held on for dear life late in the game, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3. The win was the Red Sox' fourth in their last five games and brought them back to within a game of .500 for the season.

The Sox got three run-scoring singles and a sacrifice fly in the first and an unearned run in the second, but didn't score again. Nick Pivetta limited the Pirates to one hit (and three walks) over seven shutout innings.

The Pirates loaded the bases in the eighth and Ben Gamel drilled a bases-cleared double to bring the Pirates to within two. But John Schreiber for the final out before Matt Barnes notched the same on a 10-pitch, 1-2-3 ninth.

WHO: Red Sox (57-59) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (45-70)
WHEN: 7:05 p.m.
WHERE: PNC Park
STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Nick Pivetta (8--9, 4.51) vs. RHP Mitch Keller (4-8, 4.25)
TV/RADIO: NESN; WEEI-FM 93,.7

LINEUPS

RED SOX

Pham LF
Devers 3B
Martinez DH
Verdugo RF
Arroyo 2B
Hosmer 1B
Hernandez SS
McGuire C
Duran CF

PIRATES

Marcano LF
Newman 2B
Reynolds CF
Gamel DH
Padlo 1B
Cruz SS
Castro 3B
Madris RF
Delay C