The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Friday night as Brandon Lowe and rookie Rafael Flores Jr. hit home runs that helped power the offense. Lowe connects for a three-run homer in the fifth inning, and Flores adds a solo shot earlier in the game, giving Pittsburgh a multi-run advantage.
Lowe’s homer off Jovani Moran lands in the right-field stands, extending the Pirates’ lead to 7-2 en route to the win. Flores homers off Jake Bennett in the second inning to open the scoring. The victory marks a return to form for the Pirates’ recent stretch, as they win back-to-back games for the first time since July 26-27.
Across the reports, the focus remains on the same scoring contributions from Lowe and Flores and the final margin of 8-4. Both accounts describe the key timing of the homers—Flores in the second and Lowe in the fifth—and position the result within each team’s broader momentum, with Boston described as slumping and Pittsburgh as ending a stretch without consecutive wins.
