MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT BOSTON RED SOX
08/30/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 2603 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (62-75) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 5 10 0
Boston Red Sox (66-71) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 1
Pirates Win, 5-4, Versus Boston
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Red Sox, 5-4, in 12 innings. Pittsburgh pitcher and Victoria, Canada, native Nick Pivetta led the way. Pittsburgh reliever Tayler Saucedo got the win, raising his record to 2-2. Jared Koenig was tagged with the loss. Michael Grove converted his 2nd save in 2 tries.

Tyler O'Neill chipped in a 3-run home run for Pittsburgh in the top of the eighth. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"Nick pumped strikes and he made good pitches when he had to," said Pittsburgh manager Jake S.

The Red Sox have now dropped 6 straight.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Yelich DH 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 .244 20 55
M. Chapman 3B 5 0 1 0 1 3 2 .250 15 50
B. Rice C 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .198 17 51
   b-J. Westbrook PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 7 37
   d-M. Stassi C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 3 12
T. O'Neill RF 5 2 2 3 1 2 2 .234 27 71
S. Hilliard LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .199 12 39
   a-J. Martinez PH, LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .211 8 20
   c-B. Hicklen PR, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155 6 15
J. Bride 1B 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 .222 13 60
D. Keirsey Jr. CF 6 0 1 0 0 2 5 .252 6 36
A. Volpe SS 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .259 13 68
C. Mead 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .227 6 16
Totals 45 5 10 4 7 16 21      
a - J. Martinez pinch hit for S. Hilliard in the 8th
b - J. Westbrook pinch hit for B. Rice in the 12th
c - B. Hicklen pinch ran for J. Martinez in the 12th
d - M. Stassi substituted for J. Westbrook in the 12th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Mead (6, 6th Inning off T. Houck, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. O'Neill (27, 8th Inning off K. Wright, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Yelich 2 , M. Chapman , B. Rice , T. O'Neill 5 , J. Martinez , D. Keirsey Jr. , C. Mead 5
2-out RBI: T. O'Neill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Yelich , D. Keirsey Jr.
GIDP: B. Rice , D. Keirsey Jr.
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mead-Volpe-Bride)
PB: B. Rice
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Donovan 3B 4 1 1 2 1 2 3 .267 8 46
J. Polanco 2B 6 0 2 1 0 0 3 .249 24 61
N. Jones RF 5 0 0 0 1 4 3 .226 17 77
T. Larnach DH 5 0 0 0 1 3 4 .231 19 70
T. Trammell CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .200 14 49
S. Torkelson 1B 5 1 2 0 1 2 4 .200 20 67
J. Bart C 5 1 1 1 1 2 3 .243 4 10
A. Verdugo LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .283 3 15
J. Baez SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .255 17 47
   a-R. Palacios PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .158 1 4
   b-J. Caballero SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .203 3 14
Totals 43 4 8 4 7 18 30      
a - R. Palacios pinch hit for J. Baez in the 7th
b - J. Caballero substituted for R. Palacios in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Torkelson (26, 7th Inning off J. Wendelken, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Polanco (22, 7th Inning off J. Moran, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Donovan (25, 7th Inning off J. Moran, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Verdugo (5, 8th Inning off B. Hanifee, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Donovan 2 , J. Polanco 3 , S. Torkelson 3 , J. Bart , A. Verdugo 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Donovan , J. Polanco , T. Larnach , T. Trammell , S. Torkelson , A. Verdugo
GIDP: J. Bart
Hit by Pitch: B. Donovan , T. Trammell
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Trammell (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Polanco (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Donovan-Polanco-Torkelson, Torkelson-Baez)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Pivetta 5.0 0 0 0 4 8 0 99 4.56   
J. Wendelken BS (4) 1.1 3 3 3 0 1 0 25 4.29   
J. Moran 0.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 20 4.48   
B. Hanifee 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 4.12   
A. Bender 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 28 3.27   
T. Saucedo W (2-2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 3.30   
M. Grove SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 5.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Pivetta 71
Batters Faced: N. Pivetta 20, J. Wendelken 7, J. Moran 4, B. Hanifee 6, A. Bender 7, T. Saucedo 5, M. Grove 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Pivetta 5-2, J. Wendelken 2-1, J. Moran 0-0, B. Hanifee 2-0, A. Bender 2-1, T. Saucedo 0-1, M. Grove 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Pivetta 99-60, J. Wendelken 25-14, J. Moran 20-10, B. Hanifee 23-14, A. Bender 28-17, T. Saucedo 22-11, M. Grove 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Moran 2-2 , B. Hanifee 2-0
WP: N. Pivetta
Hit Batsmen: N. Pivetta , B. Hanifee
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Houck 6.2 4 1 1 3 7 1 102 3.76   
K. Wright 1.0 3 3 3 0 3 1 28 4.50   
T. Holton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.97   
A. Diaz 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 4.47   
J. Schreiber 2.0 0 0 0 2 4 0 35 1.95   
J. Koenig L (3-3) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 16 4.11   
J. France 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 5.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Houck 66
Batters Faced: T. Houck 25, K. Wright 6, T. Holton 2, A. Diaz 5, J. Schreiber 8, J. Koenig 3, J. France 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Houck 5-6, K. Wright 0-0, T. Holton 1-0, A. Diaz 2-0, J. Schreiber 1-1, J. Koenig 0-1, J. France 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Houck 102-57, K. Wright 28-21, T. Holton 12-9, A. Diaz 20-13, J. Schreiber 35-20, J. Koenig 16-10, J. France 9-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Wright 1-0 , J. Schreiber 1-0 , J. France 1-1
WP: J. France
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Pivetta
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 5:17
Attendance: 37038
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