Boston Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu (52) hits the game-winning RBI against the St. Louis Cardinals during the tenth inning at Fenway Park. Eric Canha-Imagn Images

Watch: Red Sox's Wilyer Abreu delivers in the clutch vs. Cardinals

By Clark Dalton | Last updated Apr 6, 2025 6:32 PM ET

Right fielder Wilyer Abreu continues to be an unexpected hero for the Boston Red Sox this season.

On Sunday, the Red Sox hosted the St. Louis Cardinals in a doubleheader. The first game went to extra innings. In the bottom of the 10th, Abreu entered the batter's box with runners on first and second.

Cardinals relief pitcher Ryan Fernandez threw a 95 mph four-seam fastball on his first pitch. Abreu then singled off the Green Monster at Fenway Park, sending Boston third baseman Alex Bregman home, sealing a 5-4 win for the Red Sox.

Wilyer Abreu ends it with a walk-off single off The Monster! pic.twitter.com/R3aB88RS41
— MLB (@MLB) April 6, 2025

Boston improved to 5-4 following the win, while St. Louis fell to 4-4. Abreu went 1-for-1 at the plate.

This isn't the first time Abreu has stepped up for the Red Sox this season. In a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Opening Day, he hit a key three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning.

Abreu seems to be building off his promising rookie season. In 2024, he finished sixth in American League Rookie of the Year voting and won a Gold Glove. Through his first nine games this season, he slashed .522/.645/1.000.

With Abreu proving the Red Sox can keep relying on him in close games, Boston should feel even more optimistic about the 25-year-old's future.

Clark Dalton

Dalton is a 2022 journalism graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He gained experience in sports media over the past seven years — from live broadcasting and creating short films to podcasting and producing. In college, he wrote for The Daily Texan. He loves sports and enjoys hiking, kayaking and camping.

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