Boston Red Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates Final — August 16, 2026
Last 10 games
Rest & travelrest and travel
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 Sunday, August 16 at 1:36 PM ET.
The total closed at 8, down from 8.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Red Sox -110, Pirates -102) prices the Red Sox at 51% and the Pirates at 49%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Boston Red Sox 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Pittsburgh Pirates won by 5.
- Against the closing spread (Pittsburgh Pirates +1.5): Pittsburgh Pirates covered.
- Combined score 11 vs the closing total of 8: Over.
- Pittsburgh Pirates closed at -102 on the moneyline (a 49% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Red Sox -1.5 (+140)
Red Sox -1.5 (+143)
Pirates +103 48%
Pirates -102 49%
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 11 times since 2023: the Red Sox won 5 and the Pirates 6.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Red Sox 4, Pirates 0 Red Sox won | ||
| 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 |
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
More MLB games on August 16, 2026
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- Miami Marlins 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 (Aug 16)
- Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 5 (Aug 16)
- Washington Nationals 3, New York Mets 4 (Aug 16)
- Philadelphia Phillies 7, Minnesota Twins 5 (Aug 16)
- St. Louis Cardinals 11, Chicago Cubs 4 (Aug 16)
- Colorado Rockies 13, San Francisco Giants 7 (Aug 16)
- Texas Rangers 2, Athletics 5 (Aug 16)
- Kansas City Royals 3, Los Angeles Angels 0 (Aug 16)
- Milwaukee Brewers 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (Aug 16)
- San Diego Padres 5, Cleveland Guardians 0 (Aug 16)
- Seattle Mariners 3, Houston Astros 2 (Aug 16)
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