Sonny Gray Bagged His 15th Win, A Feat Only Two Red Sox Starters Since 2019 Have Touched

Sonny Gray absolutely dealt on Saturday night, locking down his career-best 15th win of the season for the Boston Red Sox in their 4-0 shutout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. What a performance to hit that kind of milestone!

Gray Carves Up Pirates, Joins Elite Company

The dude was sharp, tossing seven innings, striking out seven batters, and only walking one while giving up six hits. Gray, now sitting at an impressive 15-3, had hit 14 wins in three other seasons, most recently last year with St. Louis. But 15? That’s new territory for him. Think about this: since 2019, only two other Red Sox starters have hit 15 or more wins. We’re talking Garrett Crochet with 18 in 2025 and Eduardo Rodriguez with 19 back in 2019. That’s some serious company, proving just how dominant Gray has been this season.

Offense Gets It Done, But Not Without Drama

On the offensive side, Wilyer Abreu got the party started early, smashing his 22nd homer of the season in the second inning to put Boston up 1-0. That fastball from Jared Jones traveled 420 feet over the right-field wall. Not long after, Masataka Yoshida had to leave the game in the third with left hamstring tightness after limping into second base on a double. Anthony Seigler stepped in for him. Later, Andruw Monasterio drove in two more runs with his ninth-inning RBI double, and Jahmai Jones brought Monasterio home to make it 4-0. Even with the win, the Red Sox left seven runners stranded and went just 2 for 11 with runners in scoring position. Erik Miller worked a hitless eighth, and Aroldis Chapman closed it out with two strikeouts in the ninth. For the Pirates, Esmerlyn Valdez and Jake Mangum each snagged two hits.

What’s next for the Red Sox? They’re wrapping up the series Sunday, with LHP Patrick Sandoval (1-1, 3.30 ERA) starting against RHP Paul Skenes (9-1, 3.88) for the Pirates. Let’s see if they can keep that momentum going!

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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.