The Red Sox (75-62) dropped their 5th straight game at Fenway, falling 10-3, to the Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday afternoon in front of another sellout crowd. The Pirates scored 3 runs in the 5th and 5 runs in the 6th to break the game open. Pittsburgh, now 22-46 on the road, has won the first 2 games of the series.

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Sox at the Dish: Carlos Narvaez tied the game at 1-1 with a solo Home Run to start off the 3rd Inning against Johan Oviedo. It was his 12th of the season, 6th at Fenway, and broke an 0-for-9 skid at the plate. Romy Gonzalez gave the Sox their 1st lead of the game with an RBI Single in the 4th Inning that scored Trevor Story from 3rd-Base. Gonzalez picked up his 2nd RBI Single in the Bottom of the 6th. The Sox had the bases loaded and 1 out but David Hamilton struck out swinging and Narvaez struck out looking on a 3-2 pitch to end the threat. Roman Anthony had a single in the 7th to extend hit streak to 6 in a row. Alex Bregman went 0-for-4 and has 1 hit in his last 23 at-bats.

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Turnin' to Dustin: Dustin May made the start on start on Saturday and did not fare well. May was tagged with the loss and the Sox are 1-4 in May's 5 outings since being acquired from the Dodgers at the trade deadline. The right-hander gave up 7 runs (6 ER) on 8 hits. He walked 4 and struck out 5 over 5.1 Innings.

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#'s of the Day:

--The Red Sox went 2-for-10 with scoring position on the night and left 8 runners on base.

--Over the last 9 Games, the Sox are hitting .167 (15-for-90) with RISP.

--The Sox were held to 3 runs or less for the 11th in their last 16 games and for the 14th time in August (5-9).

--The Sox will look to avoid being swept in a series for the 5th time this season and 2nd time at home on Sunday.

--The Sox had their 18th Straight Sellout at Fenway on Saturday.

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What's On Tap?: The Pirates and Red Sox conclude their weekend series Sunday afternoon. RHP Mitch Keller opposes Lucas Giolito in Sunday's finale. The Cleveland Guardians are in town and begin a 3-game series at Fenway beginning Monday. After Sunday, the Sox have 4 weeks left in the regular reason and 24 games with 12 at home and 12 on the road.

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