Boston Red Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates Final — August 14, 2026
Last 10 games
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Rest & travelAbout these numbers
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
The pre-game matchup
The Red Sox visited the Pirates on Friday, August 14 at 6:41 PM ET.
The total closed 8, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Red Sox -120, Pirates +102) prices the Red Sox at 52% and the Pirates at 48%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Boston Red Sox 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Pittsburgh Pirates won by 4.
- Against the closing spread (Pittsburgh Pirates +1.5): Pittsburgh Pirates covered.
- Combined score 12 vs the closing total of 8: Over.
- Pittsburgh Pirates closed at +102 on the moneyline (a 48% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Red Sox -1.5 (+132)
Red Sox -1.5 (+139)
Pirates +122 44%
Pirates +102 48%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 9 times since 2023: the Red Sox won 4 and the Pirates 5.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2025 | Pirates 2, Red Sox 5 Red Sox won | ||
| Aug 30, 2025 | Pirates 10, Red Sox 3 Pirates won | ||
| Aug 29, 2025 | Pirates 4, Red Sox 2 Pirates won | ||
| Apr 21, 2024 | Red Sox 6, Pirates 1 Red Sox won | ||
| Apr 20, 2024 | Red Sox 4, Pirates 2 Red Sox won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Boston Red Sox
- Boston Red Sox team stats
- Boston Red Sox 2, New York Yankees 9 (Sep 30)
- Boston Red Sox 0, New York Yankees 9 (Sep 29)
- Chicago Cubs 6, Boston Red Sox 2 (Sep 27)
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Pittsburgh Pirates team stats
- Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Detroit Tigers 2 (Sep 27)
- Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Detroit Tigers 4 (Sep 26)
- St. Louis Cardinals 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (Sep 24)
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More MLB games on August 14, 2026
- St. Louis Cardinals 0, Chicago Cubs 3 (Aug 14)
- Miami Marlins 0, Cincinnati Reds 1 (Aug 14)
- Chicago White Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 5 (Aug 14)
- San Diego Padres 7, Cleveland Guardians 5 (Aug 14)
- Baltimore Orioles 6, Tampa Bay Rays 5 (Aug 14)
- Arizona Diamondbacks 2, Atlanta Braves 0 (Aug 14)
- New York Yankees 1, Toronto Blue Jays 3 (Aug 14)
- Seattle Mariners 7, Houston Astros 10 (Aug 14)
- Milwaukee Brewers 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 (Aug 14)
- Colorado Rockies 5, San Francisco Giants 2 (Aug 14)
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