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The Boston Red Sox defeated the San Francisco Giants 3-2 on August 22, 2026, at Fenway Park, prevailing in a tightly contested game despite being outhomered. Boston and San Francisco each finished with eight hits, but the Giants produced both of the game’s home runs and still could not generate enough offense to overcome the Red Sox. Boston’s pitching staff limited the damage to two earned runs while recording 10 strikeouts, neutralizing San Francisco’s power with consistent swing-and-miss execution. The Red Sox did not homer, yet their lineup converted its opportunities into three RBIs and drew five walks, providing enough traffic to manufacture the deciding run. San Francisco’s pitchers also issued five walks, an important lapse in a one-run loss, though they struck out nine Boston hitters. The Red Sox committed the game’s only error, but their pitching prevented that defensive mistake from becoming decisive. With no Vegas total available, the clearest trend was run prevention: the teams combined for 16 hits and 10 walks but produced only five runs. Boston’s ability to win without home-run production should help its run differential, while San Francisco must improve its conversion of baserunners into runs.