Boston Red Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates Final — August 15, 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 Saturday, August 15 at 7:16 PM ET.
The total closed 7.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Red Sox -120, Pirates +106) prices the Red Sox at 53% and the Pirates at 47%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Boston Red Sox 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Boston Red Sox won by 4.
- Against the closing spread (Pittsburgh Pirates +1.5): Boston Red Sox covered.
- Combined score 4 vs the closing total of 7.5: Under.
- Boston Red Sox closed at -120 on the moneyline (a 53% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Red Sox -1.5 (+136)
Red Sox -1.5 (+145)
Pirates +105 47%
Pirates +106 47%
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 10 times since 2023: the Red Sox won 4 and the Pirates 6.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | Red Sox 4, Pirates 8 Pirates won | ||
| 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 |
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 15, 2026
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- Colorado Rockies 1, San Francisco Giants 7 (Aug 15)
- Washington Nationals 4, New York Mets 5 (Aug 15)
- Baltimore Orioles 4, Tampa Bay Rays 3 (Aug 15)
- Miami Marlins 8, Cincinnati Reds 4 (Aug 15)
- San Diego Padres 1, Cleveland Guardians 6 (Aug 15)
- Seattle Mariners 10, Houston Astros 5 (Aug 15)
- Philadelphia Phillies 9, Minnesota Twins 1 (Aug 15)
- Milwaukee Brewers 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 (Aug 15)
- Arizona Diamondbacks 10, Atlanta Braves 3 (Aug 15)
- Kansas City Royals 0, Los Angeles Angels 1 (Aug 15)
- Texas Rangers 5, Athletics 3 (Aug 15)
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