{"id":85966,"date":"2025-08-31T01:44:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T01:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=85966"},"modified":"2025-08-31T01:44:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T01:44:31","slug":"red-soxs-fenway-fortress-crumbles-in-humiliating-rout-as-pirates-expose-bostons-brutal-home-spinning-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=85966","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox\u2019s Fenway Fortress Crumbles in Humiliating Rout as Pirates Expose Boston\u2019s Brutal Home-Spinning Collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<nav aria-label=\"articleLabel\">\n<ol id=\"articleLabel__list\"><\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\">\n<article id=\"arc-TKG63OAJIBHKDALDBLO37EJDUM\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/BZN47TORAFG2DPJJAD576PTGMM.jpg?auth=84bf41ac051a8bbb763dbbd778797fdbfe2eeeec40f57e23ee994af419ab9d8b&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/BZN47TORAFG2DPJJAD576PTGMM.jpg?auth=84bf41ac051a8bbb763dbbd778797fdbfe2eeeec40f57e23ee994af419ab9d8b&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90 500w, https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/BZN47TORAFG2DPJJAD576PTGMM.jpg?auth=84bf41ac051a8bbb763dbbd778797fdbfe2eeeec40f57e23ee994af419ab9d8b&amp;width=800&amp;quality=90 800w, https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/BZN47TORAFG2DPJJAD576PTGMM.jpg?auth=84bf41ac051a8bbb763dbbd778797fdbfe2eeeec40f57e23ee994af419ab9d8b&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90 1280w\" alt=\"Red Sox reactions: Struggles at home continue in lopsided loss\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>BOSTON, MA &#8211; AUGUST 30: Joey Bart #14 of the Pittsburgh Pirates avoids the tag of Carlos Narv\u00e1ez #75 of the Boston Red Sox as he scores during the sixth inning at Fenway Park on August 30, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Rich Gagnon\/Getty Images)Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"LUARZO63JFFWPDSYAFAHXXIGXI\">BOSTON \u2014 Instant reactions from the Red Sox\u2019 10-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Fenway Park:<\/p>\n<p id=\"XYOZ4N7PEZEN7PX6ZPZCD74WMA\">1) Every one of his starts seems to be a referendum on Dustin May, who has alternated between good and bad outings since coming over from the Dodgers at the trade deadline. Saturday represented a poor one. May worked out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the first while allowing only one unearned run. He wasn\u2019t nearly so fortunate in the fifth when the Pirates filled the bases again, also with no out, and scored three times. A solo homer from Oneil Cruz in the sixth added to the Pittsburgh lead.<\/p>\n<p id=\"K5WNUWR325EGLHDI6M4UR7KZVU\">2) Suddenly, the Red Sox are having trouble scoring runs and have fallen into some old habits when it comes to runners in scoring position. In the last 13 games, the Red Sox have scored more than three runs just four times. And it\u2019s not as if they\u2019re not getting opportunities. In the two games with the Pirates to date, they\u2019re just 3-for-15.<\/p>\n<p id=\"UTWNMI7LBVCYLPXGSKTPF65UZQ\">3) What happened to dominance at Fenway? The Red Sox have now lost five straight at home after a period that saw them maul opponents. At one point, they were 14-1 over a stretch of 15 home games beginning in July and going into early August. But they\u2019ve picked a bad time to go cold at Fenway, and the worst thing is, they\u2019ve slumped against bad teams &#8211; each one of their last five defeats at home have come against teams with losing records.<\/p>\n<p id=\"RMQINHKNQVCBBJ33ESP5DYUAOY\">4) The afternoon featured a rough outing for lefty reliever Brennan Bernardino, who, as Alex Cora noted pre-game, has been very dependable this season. But not Saturday. Bernardino faced six batters and retired only two \u2014 one a ball to the warning track in deepest center field \u2014 and allowed two inherited runs to score plus two of his own.<\/p>\n<p id=\"XHV3TBM7IRCZ7J45MGOYWKWJHQ\">5) The Red Sox got a solo homer from Carlos Narvaez, who has cooled off at the plate in the second half. A solo shot in the third, it was just his third homer at Fenway since May 21. It was also the only long ball the Sox hit all day.<\/p>\n<p id=\"DFWR6W5NINAQTIWER7S24UVPZ4\">6) You have to wonder how long the leash is for Masataka Yoshida. The Red Sox\u2019 DH had a (charitably-ruled) single in four trips to the plate and sports an OPS of just .629. He\u2019s providing very little power (two homers) and isn\u2019t getting on base (.290 OBP). And he\u2019s certainly not an asset on the bases. Almost exclusively a DH, what value is he providing? When Wilyer Abreu comes off the IL later in the week, the Sox would be wise to rotate their four outfielders through the DH spot. That will improve production and keep them fresh.<\/p>\n<p id=\"C5S6AL62SFCS5DD7ZXNPHK5OJA\">7) For the time being, the Red Sox seem a man short in the bullpen, with no one available to give them much length. Of course, that wouldn\u2019t be an issue if their starters were more regularly going deeper into games.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7I6QPIKXVBA3DC5JTRY7T7KTKY\">8) The Red Sox and Pirates will conclude the three-game interleague series Sunday afternoon at 1:35. The pitching matchup will feature RHP Lucas Giolito (9-2, 3.47) vs. RHP Mitch Keller (6-12, 3.45).<\/p>\n<section data-gaid=\":Rdqaq6:\">\n<ul data-testid=\"list\">\n<li>In midst of struggles, Red Sox starter concedes outings have \u2019just not been remotely good at all\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Red Sox uncertain when rookie starter will pitch next<\/li>\n<li>Red Sox lineup: Nathaniel Lowe rejoins team, but not in lineup<\/li>\n<li>Pirates ace reacts to first time facing Red Sox rookies, pitching in Fenway<\/li>\n<li>What the Pirates thought of Red Sox rookie Payton Tolle\u2019s electric debut<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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