Game Recap: Red Sox Offense Wakes up in Ninth

The Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals played the middle game of their three-game series this weekend. The Cardinals took the first game last night, 3-2. Ranger Suarez got the ball for Boston as he faced Kyle Leahy for the Cardinals.

Boston Red Sox Starting Lineup

DH – Roman Anthony
3B – Caleb Durbin
LF – Jarren Duran  
1B – Willson Contreras
RF – Wilyer Abreu
SS – Trevor Story
2B – Marcelo Mayer
C – Carlos Narváez
CF – Ceddanne Rafaela

LHP – Ranger Suarez

St. Louis Cardinals Starting Lineup

2B – JJ Wetherholt
DH – Ivan Herrera
RF – Jordan Walker
3B – Nolan Gorman
1B – Ramon Urías
LF – Jose Fermín 
SS – Thomas Saggese
1B – Alec Burleson
C – Pedro Pagés 
CF – Victor Scott II

RHP – Kyle Leahy

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Red Sox vs. Cardinals

First Three

The Red Sox went down in order in the first three innings. The Cardinals, on the other side, had a base runner in the first two innings before going down in order in the third.

Middle Three

The Red Sox struck in the fourth. Roman Anthony walked to lead off the inning. Caleb Durbin was retired, then Jarren Duran singled, and Willson Contreras doubled, bringing home Anthony and Duran to make it 2-0. The Red Sox went down 1-2-3 in the next two innings while Ranger Suarez kept the Cardinals quiet in his six innings of work. He allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out six.

Last Three

Greg Weissert got the seventh and shut down the Cardinals in order. The Cardinals got on the board in the eighth as Jordan Walker hit a solo home run to make it 2-1. The Red Sox exploded in the ninth. Trevor Story led off with a walk. After a quick out, Carlos Narvaez singled, then Ceddanne Rafaela singled home Story, and Roman Anthony singled to load the bases. Caleb Durbin singled home Rafaela and Narvaez, then Jarren Duran singled home Anthony, and Contreras singled home Durbin, and that made it 7-1 Red Sox. Ryan Watson got the ninth; he allowed a single and hit a batter, but escaped the threat as the Red Sox got back in the win column.

Player of the Game

Willson Conteras went 2-4 against his former team with three RBI. He doubled as well.

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