Boston had dropped 4 of its last 5 under interim manager Chad Tracy before this one, so a shutout on the road was exactly the get-right game this club needed — proof that even with the rotation stripped down to Gray, this pitching staff can still flip a switch. Wilyer Abreu got things going with a solo homer, and Boston tacked on insurance late to put it out of reach.
- Day-To-DayMasataka Yoshida (DH) — no08/16
- 10-Day-ILCurtis Mead (3B) — Mead has a nondisplaced left wrist fracture and will be reimaged in four weeks, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.07/31
- 15-Day-ILGarrett Whitlock (RP) — The Red Sox placed Whitlock on the 15-day injured list Thursday with right elbow inflammation, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.08/13
- 60-Day-ILIsiah Kiner-Falefa (2B) — Kiner-Falefa (forearm) will start his rehab assignment Wednesday with Triple-A Worcester, Sean McAdam of MassLive.com reports.08/15
- 60-Day-ILRoman Anthony (LF) — Anthony (finger) will begin a rehab assignment Tuesday with Double-A Portland, Sean McAdam of MassLive.com reports.08/15
- 60-Day-ILTrevor Story (SS) — Story (sports hernia) will embark on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester on Sunday, Sean McAdam of MassLive.com reports.08/15
- 60-Day-ILTriston Casas (1B) — Casas (abdomen/knee) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left wrist Thursday.08/06
- 60-Day-ILGarrett Crochet (SP) — Interim Red Sox manager Chad Tracy said Tuesday that Crochet (lat/shoulder) has resumed throwing from 50-to-60 feet on flat ground, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.08/04
- 60-Day-ILZack Kelly (RP) — The Red Sox recalled Kelly (elbow) from Triple-A Worcester and placed him on the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.07/21
- 60-Day-ILTanner Houck (SP) — Houck (elbow) has started throwing two bullpen sessions per week, MLB.com reports.07/17
- 60-Day-ILJohan Oviedo (SP) — Oviedo (elbow) will throw a bullpen session next week, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.07/17
- 60-Day-ILKutter Crawford (SP) — The Red Sox announced June 29 that Crawford (forearm) has been throwing plyometric balls during workouts at the team's spring training facility in Florida, MLB.com reports.07/06
- Day-To-DayNick Gonzales (3B) — Gonzales (face) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.08/15
- PaternityYohan Ramirez (RP) — The Pirates placed Ramirez on the paternity leave list Friday.08/14
- 10-Day-ILEndy Rodriguez (C) — The Pirates placed Rodriguez on the 10-day injured list Thursday with left hip inflammation.08/13
- 10-Day-ILRyan O'Hearn (RF) — The Pirates placed O'Hearn on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left quad strain, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.08/01
- 60-Day-ILOneil Cruz (CF) — Cruz (hand) will remain on his rehab assignment with Double-A Altoona at least through the weekend, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.08/14
- 60-Day-ILKonnor Griffin (SS) — The Pirates announced July 31 that Griffin (finger) has resumed participating in baseball activities, including playing catch and taking right-handed swings against a Trajekt machine, MLB.com reports.08/10
- 60-Day-ILMitch Keller (SP) — The Pirates placed Keller on the 60-day injured list Monday due to a right arm teres major muscle injury.08/03
Pittsburgh had won 2 straight before this one and looked like a team building some momentum — until Jones ran into trouble again. He's leaned hard on his fastball and slider his last several turns, and hitters are starting to catch up to the pattern; this was another example of a promising arm searching for the version of himself that showed up back in July.
Gray's night was the story. He kept the ball on the ground, missed enough bats to stay out of trouble, and left Pittsburgh with almost nothing to build on. For a Red Sox team that's spent all August patching together a rotation, that's the kind of outing that buys everyone else a little breathing room.