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Paul DeJong walked to start the inning, stole
second and scored on a Lars Nootbaar single. Gorman followed
with his ninth home run of the season.
Reliever Ryan Helsley (1-2) earned the win for pitching two
scoreless innings. He struck out four.
Boston starter James Paxton struck out nine and gave up two runs
in five innings during his Red Sox debut. It was his first start
in a major league game since April 6, 2021, when he played for
the Seattle Mariners.
The Red Sox acquired Paxton in December 2021. He missed the 2022
season rehabbing from Tommy John surgery and began this season
on the injured list with a hamstring injury he sustained in
spring training.
St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright also went five innings. He
allowed four runs on seven hits, struck out two and walked two.
The Red Sox trailed 5-4 before scoring twice in the eighth. They
tied the game when Masataka Yoshida scored on a double by Rafael
Devers, and then took a 6-5 lead when Raimel Tapia's groundout
brought in Bobby Dalbec.
Nolan Arenado collected four hits, including a two-run home run,
for St. Louis. He gave the Cardinals a 2-0 lead by hitting his
fourth home run of the year in the first inning.
Boston tied the game in the fourth on Jarren Duran's two-out
single, which knocked in Alex Verdugo and Justin Turner.
The Red Sox took a 4-2 lead on back-to-back home runs from
Enmanuel Valdez and Connor Wong in the fifth, but St. Louis came
back with three runs in the sixth. After Wilson Contreras
homered to make it 4-3, Arenado scored as DeJong grounded into a
double play. Nootbaar's double drove in Brendan Donovan to give
St. Louis a 5-4 lead.
--Field Level Media
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