Game Thread: Red Sox @ Pirates – Thu, Mar 23 @ 01:05 PM EDT

#[Red Sox](/r/RedSox) [@](http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2017_ipad/684/bospit_684.jpg) [Pirates](/r/Buccos) – Thu, Mar 23

###Game Status: In Progress – Score: 7-4 Red Sox
End of the 9th with Edwin Diaz, Miguel Ugueto, and Caleb Hamilton due up for the Red Sox

###Links & Info
* Current conditions at LECOM Park: 82°F – Partly Cloudy – Wind 7 mph, In From RF
* TV: **Red Sox**: NESN 360, **Pirates**: ATT SportsNet-PIT
* Radio: **Red Sox**: WEEI 850
* [MLB Gameday](https://www.mlb.com/gameday/718998/)
* [Game Graphs](http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2023-03-23&team=Pirates&dh=0&season=2023)
* [Savant Gamefeed](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?gamePk=718998)

||Red Sox Batters|AB|R|H|RBI|BB|K|LOB|AVG|OBP|SLG|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1|[Duran, Ja](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=680776) – CF|5|0|1|0|0|2|0|.364|.533|.818|
|2|[Casas](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=671213) – 1B|4|1|2|0|0|2|2|.356|.400|.600|
||[Binelas](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=681323) – 1B|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|.000|.000|.000|
|3|[Dalbec](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=666915) – 3B|4|1|1|2|0|2|3|.250|.321|.542|
||[Díaz, Edwin](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=641521) – 3B|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|.000|.000|.000|
|4|[Palka](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=594953) – RF|2|1|0|0|1|0|0|.263|.356|.395|
||[Ugueto](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=692568) – RF|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|.000|.000|.000|
|5|[Alfaro](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=595751) – C|3|1|1|2|0|1|0|.524|.565|.952|
||[Hamilton, C](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=643348) – C|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|.353|.500|.647|
|6|[Goodrum](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=592348) – SS|3|0|0|0|1|3|0|.178|.275|.178|
||1-[Ferguson](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=681132) – SS|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|.000|.333|.000|
|7|[Allen, G](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=656185) – LF|3|1|1|1|0|0|0|.205|.298|.410|
||[Dearden](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=676280) – LF|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|.375|.444|.750|
|8|[Hernández, R](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=660613) – DH|4|1|1|2|0|0|1|.150|.292|.300|
|9|[Yorke](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=694377) – 2B|3|0|1|0|0|1|0|.333|.333|.333|
||[Paulino, E](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=682796) – 2B|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|.182|.308|.455|
||Totals|34|7|8|7|3|13|6||||

|Red Sox|
|:–|
|1-Ran for Goodrum in the 8th.|
|BATTING: **2B**: Casas 2 (5, Underwood Jr., De Jong); Allen, G (3, Oviedo). **HR**: Dalbec (2, 1st inning off Underwood Jr., 1 on, 1 out); Hernández, R (1, 5th inning off Oviedo, 1 on, 1 out); Alfaro (2, 6th inning off De Jong, 1 on, 0 out). **TB**: Alfaro 4; Allen, G 2; Casas 4; Dalbec 4; Duran, Ja; Hernández, R 4; Yorke. **RBI**: Alfaro 2 (6); Allen, G (8); Dalbec 2 (6); Hernández, R 2 (4). **Runners left in scoring position, 2 out**: Dalbec 2; Hernández, R. **SF**: Allen, G. **Team RISP**: 2-for-6. **Team LOB**: 4. |
|FIELDING: **DP**: (Yorke-Casas). |

||Pirates Batters|AB|R|H|RBI|BB|K|LOB|AVG|OBP|SLG|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1|[Cruz, O](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=665833) – SS|4|0|1|0|0|0|2|.227|.244|.409|
||[Maggi](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=543482) – 3B|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|.417|.481|.875|
|2|[Reynolds, B](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=668804) – LF|4|0|3|0|0|1|1|.205|.279|.410|
||1-[Espinal](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=691919) – 1B|1|0|0|0|0|1|1|.000|.000|.000|
|3|[McCutchen](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=457705) – DH|3|0|0|0|1|1|4|.261|.370|.391|
||a-[De Los Santos](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=703154) – PH|1|0|0|0|0|1|1|.000|.000|.000|
|4|[Santana](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=467793) – 1B|3|0|0|0|0|0|3|.152|.263|.242|
||[Swaggerty](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=680552) – CF|0|1|0|0|2|0|0|.379|.471|.690|
|5|[Suwinski](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=669261) – CF|3|0|0|0|0|1|1|.206|.310|.412|
||[Castro, R](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=666801) – 2B|2|1|1|2|0|1|2|.239|.255|.391|
|6|[Hayes](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=663647) – 3B|3|1|2|0|0|0|0|.300|.323|.700|
||[Andújar](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=609280) – RF|1|0|1|0|0|0|0|.206|.263|.382|
|7|[Smith-Njigba](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=675986) – RF|3|1|1|1|0|0|2|.324|.419|.541|
||[Marcano](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=672779) – SS|1|0|0|0|0|0|1|.148|.281|.185|
|8|[Hedges](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=595978) – C|3|0|0|0|0|0|1|.121|.121|.152|
||[Mathias](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=664029) – LF|1|0|0|0|0|0|1|.217|.400|.261|
|9|[Bae](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=678225) – 2B|3|0|2|1|0|1|0|.250|.308|.278|
||[Delay](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=641511) – C|1|0|0|0|0|0|1|.154|.313|.385|
||Totals|37|4|11|4|3|7|21||||

|Pirates|
|:–|
|1-Ran for Reynolds, B in the 7th. a-Struck out for McCutchen in the 9th.|
|BATTING: **2B**: Reynolds, B (2, Winckowski); Smith-Njigba (2, Winckowski). **HR**: Castro, R (2, 8th inning off Guerrero, 1 on, 0 out). **TB**: Andújar; Bae 2; Castro, R 4; Cruz, O; Hayes 2; Reynolds, B 4; Smith-Njigba 2. **RBI**: Bae (2); Castro, R 2 (9); Smith-Njigba (10). **2-out RBI**: Bae. **Runners left in scoring position, 2 out**: Cruz, O; Santana; Smith-Njigba; Castro, R; Reynolds, B; Delay; McCutchen. **Team RISP**: 1-for-11. **Team LOB**: 10. |

|Red Sox Pitchers|IP|H|R|ER|BB|K|HR|P-S|ERA|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|[Winckowski](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=670174)|4.0|5|2|2|0|2|0|55-39|1.29|
|[Bleier](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=542947)|1.0|1|0|0|0|1|0|12-9|1.50|
|[Brasier](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=518489)|1.0|1|0|0|1|0|0|19-13|4.70|
|[Sherriff](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=595411)|1.0|2|0|0|0|1|0|18-11|0.00|
|[Guerrero](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=692285)|1.0|2|2|2|1|0|1|24-15|4.50|
|[Jacques](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=682175)|1.0|0|0|0|1|3|0|19-10|6.00|
|Totals|9.0|11|4|4|3|7|1|||

|Pirates Pitchers|IP|H|R|ER|BB|K|HR|P-S|ERA|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|[Underwood Jr.](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=621249)|1.0|2|2|2|0|1|1|19-14|5.06|
|[Oviedo](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=670912)|4.0|4|2|2|0|7|1|55-40|4.91|
|[De Jong](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=608328)|2.0|2|2|2|1|2|1|37-22|5.40|
|[Holderman](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=670059)|1.0|0|1|1|2|0|0|25-12|4.70|
|[Zastryzny](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=642239)|1.0|0|0|0|0|3|0|13-9|0.00|
|Totals|9.0|8|7|7|3|13|3|||

|Inning|Scoring Play|Score|
|:–|:–|:–|
|Top 1|Bobby Dalbec homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Triston Casas scores.|2-0 BOS|
|Bottom 2|Canaan Smith-Njigba doubles (2) on a fly ball to left fielder Greg Allen. Ke’Bryan Hayes scores.|2-1 BOS|
|Bottom 2|Ji Hwan Bae singles on a line drive to center fielder Jarren Duran. Canaan Smith-Njigba scores. Ji Hwan Bae to 2nd.|2-2|
|Top 5|Ronaldo Hernandez homers (1) on a line drive to left field. Greg Allen scores.|4-2 BOS|
|Top 6|Jorge Alfaro homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Daniel Palka scores.|6-2 BOS|
|Top 8|Greg Allen out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Travis Swaggerty. Caleb Hamilton scores.|7-2 BOS|
|Bottom 8|Rodolfo Castro homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Travis Swaggerty scores.|7-4 BOS|

|Team|Highlight|
|:–|:–|
|[BOS](/r/RedSox)|[Bobby Dalbec’s two-run homer (00:00:29)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-03/23/698c1e79-e52faec4-66491b9c-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|[PIT](/r/Buccos)|[Canaan Smith-Njigba’s RBI double (00:00:26)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-03/23/b50791eb-be7e318f-89a8d21e-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|[PIT](/r/Buccos)|[Ji Hwan Bae’s RBI single (00:00:19)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-03/23/185c6fa0-fc2bc194-daba7761-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|[BOS](/r/RedSox)|[Ronaldo Hernández’s two-run homer (00:00:23)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-03/23/bad5292e-7fd58f20-94b70cd8-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|[BOS](/r/RedSox)|[Breaking down Josh Winckowski’s pitches (00:00:08)](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/d132c2e1-56dd-4c09-9f33-f885075771dd.mp4)|
|[BOS](/r/RedSox)|[Jorge Alfaro’s two-run home run (00:00:29)](https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/8a450ef0-d6aa-445f-8771-80d0b2179a23.mp4)|
|[PIT](/r/Buccos)|[Breaking down Johan Oviedo’s pitches (00:00:08)](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/b79c9be3-289f-43df-aa83-9664a486963b.mp4)|
|[PIT](/r/Buccos)|[Johan Oviedo’s outing against the Red Sox (00:00:20)](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/73054952-3e8b-4408-ac4d-db59d4cb647d.mp4)|
|[BOS](/r/RedSox)|[Nick Yorke’s smooth catch (00:00:23)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-03/23/397128dc-65f2f0f7-9972c609-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|[PIT](/r/Buccos)|[Rodolfo Castro’s two-run homer (00:00:33)](https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/3dc044d7-d1dc-49ad-b88f-0768f1a81c71.mp4)|

||1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9||R|H|E|LOB|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|Red Sox|2|0|0|0|2|2|0|1|0||7|8|0|4|
|Pirates|0|2|0|0|0|0|0|2|0||4|11|0|10|

###Division Scoreboard
NYY 1 @ STL 1 – Final: Tied

AZ @ CHC 04:05 PM EDT

SD @ MIL 04:10 PM EDT

SEA @ CIN 09:05 PM EDT

^^^Last ^^^Updated: ^^^03/23/2023 ^^^03:39:48 ^^^PM ^^^EDT