Oneil Cruz homers as the surging Pirates beat the Red Sox 10-3

BOSTON AP Oneil Cruz homered Bryan Reynolds drove in two runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Red Sox - on Saturday Tommy Pham and Nick Gonzales also drove in two runs apiece as Pittsburgh won for the eighth time in games Johan Oviedo - pitched five innings of two-run ball Pittsburgh also beat Boston - on Friday night The Pirates - are in last place in the NL Central and the Red Sox - hold the second wild-card position in the AL Carlos Narv ez hit his th homer for Boston and Romy Gonzalez had two hits and two RBIs Red Sox right-hander Dustin May - permitted seven runs six earned and eight hits in innings It was his worst start since he was acquired in a July exchange with the Dodgers Cruz led off the sixth with a -foot drive into the Green Monster seats for his th homer sparking a five-run inning Gonzales hit a two-run single with two down giving the Pirates a - lead Key moment In the fifth the Pirates loaded the bases without a ball leaving the infield That set the stage for Reynolds two-run single a swing that lifted the Pirates to a - lead Key stat When Boston shortstop Trevor Story swiped second base in the fourth inning he improved to for on stolen bases this season Up next The teams wrap up a three-game series on Sunday Mitch Keller - ERA pitches for Pittsburgh and fellow right-hander Lucas Giolito - ERA goes for Boston AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb