Major League Baseball
Pittsburgh Pirates
3
Boston Red Sox
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Rookie Andrew Benintendi hit a three-run homer that capped a five-run fifth inning, and the Boston Red Sox began the post-David Ortiz era by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 in Monday's opener.
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/26 | @ New York Yankees | L 2-9 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | @ New York Yankees | L 0-9 | MLB |
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Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Marte hit sacrifice fly to left, Harrison scored.
Mercer singled to center, Cervelli scored, Harrison to second.
Harrison singled to left, Freese scored, Cervelli to third.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Benintendi homered to right (384 feet), León and Pedroia scored.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pedroia singled to center, Sandoval scored, León to second.
Sandoval reached on infield single to shortstop, Bradley Jr. scored.
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 5: in play
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: in play
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Middle of the 9th
Marte fouled out to first.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
Marte batting
Frazier hit by pitch.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
Frazier batting
Mercer struck out swinging.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Mercer batting
Harrison struck out swinging.
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Harrison batting
Bell doubled to deep left center.
Pitch 7: in play
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: ball 3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: ball 1
Bell batting
Kimbrel relieved Hembree.
Top of the 9th inning
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BOS wins series 2-0
Dustin Pedroia2B15
Andrew BenintendiLF23
Mookie BettsRF50
Hanley RamirezDH13
Mitch Moreland1B18
Xander BogaertsSS2
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
Pablo Sandoval3B48
Sandy LeonC9
Adam FrazierLF20
Starling MarteCF0
Andrew McCutchenRF4
Gregory PolancoDH25
David Freese3B25
Francisco CervelliC29
Josh Bell1B56
Josh Harrison2B4
Jordy MercerSS27
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