
Final: Pirates 8, Red Sox 2
With an opportunity to sweep the Pirates, the Red Sox came up empty Thursday, thumped by the Pirates, 8-2, snapping Boston's three-game winning streak.
Bryan Reynolds hit two two-run homers off starter Josh Winckowski and Ben Gamel added a two-run double.
The Sox were blanked until the eighth when they scratched out two off the Pittsburgh bullpen. The Sox had just five hits on the night.
WHO: Red Sox (59-59) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (45-72)
WHEN: 7:05 p.m.
WHERE: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
SERIES TO DATE: BOS 2-0
STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Josh Winckowski (5-5, 4.69) vs. RHP J.T. Brubaker (2-10, 4.45)
TV/RADIO: NESN; WEEI-FM
LINEUPS
RED SOX
Pham LF
Devers 3B
Bogaerts SS
Verdugo RF
Martinez DH
Arroyo 2B
McGuire C
Dalbec 1B
Duran CF
PIRATES
Marcano LF
Newman 2B
Reynolds CF
Gamel DH
Castro 3B
Cruz SS
Allen LF
Madris RF
Heineman C