Wilyer Abreu (2 for 4) led the Red Sox once more, posting his seventh multi-hit effort in the first 13 video games. Trevor Story’s steal of dwelling was one other spotlight of the night time, which additionally included a 1 for six displaying with runners in scoring place.
“We had our chances, but we’ve got to be better offensively,” Red Sox supervisor Alex Cora mentioned.
First baseman Willson Contreras had a troublesome night time in his return to St. Louis, the place he was a .261 hitter with 55 dwelling runs throughout the final three seasons earlier than being traded to Boston final December. He went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts.
“I think I did my best here for them, for the team and for the fans,” Contreras mentioned, reflecting on his time with the Cardinals. “I played, like somebody said, my (butt) off. Every day that I came here, I gave 100 percent. I did my best for them.”
Ranger Suarez (0-1, 8.64 ERA) will look to higher his first two outings with the Red Sox when he takes the mound in the Gateway City. The southpaw is coming off a Sunday no-decision in an 8-6 loss to the San Diego Padres wherein he gave up 4 runs over 4 innings.
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RED SOX (4-9): Anthony DH, Durbin 3B, Duran LF, Contreras 1B, Abreu RF, Story SS, Mayer 2B, Narváez C, Rafaela CF
Pitching: LHP Ranger Suarez (0-1, 8.64 ERA)
CARDINALS (8-5): Wetherholt 2B, Herrera DH, Walker RF, Gorman 3B, Urias 1B, Fermin LF, Saggese SS, Pages C, Scott II CF
Pitching: RHP Kyle Leahy (1-1, 5.40 ERA)
Time: 7:15 p.m.
TV, radio: Fox, WEEI-FM 93.7
Red Sox vs. Leahy: Caleb Durbin 2-3, Isiah Kiner-Falefa 0-2, Andruw Monasterio 1-1, Trevor Story 0-1
Cardinals vs. Suarez: Alec Burleson 0-1, José Fermín 0-1, Iván Herrera 0-1, Ramón Urías 1-3, Jordan Walker 1-3, Masyn Winn 1-3
Stat of the day: Ranger Suarez is 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA in two profession begins in opposition to St. Louis.
Notes: Kyle Leahy, who earned his first win as a full-time member of the Cardinals’ rotation final Sunday, will take the mound … Across his first three seasons as a Cardinal, the 28-year-old righthander made 97 of his 98 profession appearances as a reliever. He pitched in a career-high 62 video games in 2025 … Friday’s win was the season-high third in a row for St. Louis, which is off to a stable 8-5 begin after ending fourth in the National League Central final season … Jordan Walker prolonged his hitting streak to six video games. The 23-year-old had homered in his earlier three video games and 4 of 5 earlier than Friday.
Cam Kerry could be reached at cam.kerry@globe.com.
