PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Interstat) — Bubba Chandler pitched five innings and Brandon Lowe hit a three-run home run as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Friday, Aug. 14, at PNC Park.

Chandler (6-8) allowed two earned runs and four hits with five strikeouts. Mason Montgomery got the final out for his fourth save. Jake Bennett (7-6) took the loss after giving up four earned runs in four innings.

Rafael Flores Jr. homered in the second. Esmerlyn Valdez doubled in two runs in the fourth. Lowe’s 26th home run in the fifth scored three. Pittsburgh added one in the seventh. Boston scored twice in the fifth, once in the seventh and once in the ninth. Nick Sogard drove in two runs. Bryan Reynolds had two hits and scored twice.

Both teams had nine hits. The Pirates improved to 60-64; the Red Sox fell to 65-57. Attendance was 32,036, and time of game was 2:49.