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Sonny Gray’s 15th win lifts Boston past Pittsburgh 4-0

8/16/2026

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Summary

Sonny Gray Secures Victory

Sonny Gray earned his 15th win as Boston beat Pittsburgh 4–0 on August 15, 2026.
Wilyer Abreu hit his 22nd home run, a 420-foot solo shot, for a 1–0 lead.
Andruw Monasterio’s two-run double in the ninth and Jahmai Jones’s RBI single pushed the score to 4–0.
Gray threw seven scoreless innings, allowing six hits, one walk and seven strikeouts, moving Boston to 66–57 and tying the series.

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Jared Jones Dominates

Luke Weaver, acquired from the New York Mets on Aug. 3, gave up four runs in the ninth inning.
The Pirates, coming off a seven-series losing streak, needed a win on Sunday to avoid an eighth straight series loss.
Manager Don Kelly praised rookie right-hander Jared Jones for recording 17 whiffs and five change-up strikeouts.

History

Historical Context

On August 15, 2026 the Red Sox beat the Pirates 4–0 as Gray delivered seven scoreless innings and Abreu launched a 420-foot homer. The feat recalls 2004, when Boston shattered an 86-year “Curse of the Bambino,” rallied from a 3-0 ALCS deficit and swept the World Series, a year that also gave the city a Super Bowl and World Series title.

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Sonny Gray Secures Victory

Sonny Gray earned his 15th win as Boston beat Pittsburgh 4–0 on August 15, 2026.
Wilyer Abreu hit his 22nd home run, a 420-foot solo shot, for a 1–0 lead.
Andruw Monasterio’s two-run double in the ninth and Jahmai Jones’s RBI single pushed the score to 4–0.
Gray threw seven scoreless innings, allowing six hits, one walk and seven strikeouts, moving Boston to 66–57 and tying the series.

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