Pirates 3, Red Sox 2

The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night by a score of 3-2. The Pirates drew first blood in the Bottom of the 1st when Russell Martin drew a bases loaded walk, scoring Travis Snider. The Red Sox would tie the game in the Top of the 3rd when a single by Mookie Betts scored Cesar Vasquez. The Pirates would regain the lead in the 4th when a single by Chris Stewart scored Ike Davis. They would add 1 more in the 5th on a solo shot by Starling Marte. The game would remain that way until the Top of the 8th when Xander Bogarts hit a Sac Fly, scoring Vasquez. Things interesting in the 9th when Mark Melancon hit Allen Craig, then gave up a single to Daniel Nava, putting runners on 1st and 3rd with nobody out. Then the Pirates got a huge break when Will Middlebrooks hit a ball to 3rd, which hit pinch runner Jemile Weeks, so therefore Weeks was out. Jackie Bradley Jr proceeded to strike out, then Vasquez grounded out to end the game. Gerritt Cole pitched 7 innings for the win to improve to 10-5, while Bob Workman took the loss, dropping to 1-10. Mark Melancon picked up save #30. The Pirates are now 82-70, 2 GB of The Giants for the 1st Wildcard spot and 2.5 GB of St. Louis in the NL Central.