Red Sox 9, Cardinals 3
The Boston Red Sox won their second consecutive series with a 9–3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday at Busch Stadium. Both Willson Contreras and Jarren Duran had three RBI each. Brayan Bello pitched 6 2/3 innings allowing two runs on six hits and two walks and striking out two.
Red Sox-Cardinals Game Summary
Willson Contreras continued raking against his former team. With two outs in the first inning, Contreras launched a ball into the grass in center 411 feet for his third home run on the season.
The Red Sox added another run, but stranded two in the next inning. Roman Anthony, with the bases loaded, grounded to Ramon Urias at third, scoring Trevor Story in the process. Jordan Walker responded in kind by taking a Brayan Bello cutter and driving it 436 feet for his league-leading seventh home run of the year.
The Red Sox once again had the bases loaded in the fourth. This time, Duran cleared the bases with a double to make it 6–1. Contreras followed up with an RBI single to extend the lead to 7–1.
The Cardinals got their own bases-loaded situation with one out in the bottom of the sixth. However, a sacrifice fly from Nolan Gorman would be the only run the Cardinals scored in the inning. A two-out single by Victor Scott II ended Bello’s night, as Danny Coulombe came in and got the final out of the seventh.
Zack Kelly entered the game to start the eighth inning. However, Alec Burleson took him deep with a solo shot to center field to make it 7–3. The Red Sox responded in the top of the ninth with Story knocking in a two-run double. Kelly went on to the entire ninth without much trouble.
What Went Right for the Red Sox
Storytime
Trevor Story had undoubtedly his best game of the year. 4-for-5 with two RBI.
Bello Looking Comfortable
Bello simply looked like he wanted to get outs however he could get them. He threw his sinker a lot more, which led to much more success with his other pitches. He forced a lot of weak contact, and made things easy for the fielders.
What Went Wrong for the Red Sox
Anthony Going Hitless
It wasn’t the worst 0-for-5 performance you’ll see, as Anthony managed an RBI and was hitting the ball hard on a couple of his outs. To his credit, he also didn’t strikeout at all either.
Looking Ahead
The Red Sox have one more away series, as they travel to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Twins in a three-game series. Garrett Crochet will take the mound for the fourth time this year, as Bailey Ober will look to silence the Red Sox’ bats.
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