Boston Red Sox at Miami Marlins: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| MIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 4 | 10 | 0 |
The Story
The Miami Marlins shut out the Boston Red Sox 4-0 on August 26, 2026, at loanDepot park, a result that moved the DiamondIQ model's estimate of a Miami win from an even 50 percent before the first pitch to a certainty of 100 percent by the final out. Boston managed only five hits and committed four errors, while Miami's pitching staff held the Red Sox scoreless across nine innings. The scoring came in bunches early and late, with Miami plating one run in each of the first two innings and adding two more in the eighth to close the game out.
The most damaging single moment for Boston came in the top of the sixth, when Mickey Gasper grounded into a double play off Ryan Gusto, swinging win probability 10.5 percent against the Red Sox at a point when any offensive momentum would have been critical. Nick Sogard's groundout in the second inning was similarly deflating, costing Boston 7.7 percent in win probability. On the Miami side, Joe Mack drew a walk off Sonny Gray in the second that added 6.3 percent to the Marlins' chances, and a fielding error in the eighth off Wyatt Olds contributed another 6.3 percent as Boston's defense continued to falter.
Ryan Gusto was the central figure of the night, finishing with a model-leading plus-25.7 percent WPA as he repeatedly neutralized Boston's lineup in high-leverage situations. Victor Vodnik added plus-11.8 percent and Janson Junk contributed plus-8.1 percent as Miami's bullpen secured the shutout. Among position players, Jakob Marsee led with plus-5.7 percent WPA, while Javier Sanoja posted the best run-environment figure among Marlins hitters at plus-1.5 RE24, reflecting his direct contributions to Miami's run-scoring.