Brendan Donovan hit two doubles and scored
twice for St. Louis, and Nolan Gorman hit his sixth homer of the
season.
Cardinals starting pitcher Kyle Gibson (3-2) allowed five runs
on eight hits in six-plus innings. He struck out three and
walked three.
David Hamilton hit a two-run triple and Rafael Devers had a
homer and two RBIs for the Red Sox, who lost for the fourth time
in five games.
Boston starting pitcher Brayan Bello (4-2) allowed five runs on
seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out four and walked none.
The Cardinals broke out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning.
Donovan led off with a double and Nootbaar followed with his
fourth homer of the year.
Boston tied the score 2-2 in the second inning on a single by
Tyler O'Neill, a double by Dominic Smith and Hamilton's two-out
triple.
Gorman's homer in the bottom of the inning put the Cardinals up
3-2. But Devers hit his seventh homer of the season in the third
inning to tie the score.
Burleson's solo shot in the fourth inning put the Cardinals up
4-3.
St. Louis increased its lead to 5-3 in the fifth inning. Donovan
hit another double and scored on Paul Goldschmidt's single.
The Cardinals made it 7-3 in the sixth inning on a single by
Ivan Herrera and Winn's two-run homer -- his first of the year.
The Red Sox cut their deficit to 7-5 in the seventh inning.
Vaughn Grissom walked, Hamilton hit a double, Jarren Duran hit
an RBI groundout and Connor Wong (4-for-5) smacked an RBI
double.
St. Louis made it 9-5 in the bottom of the inning. Nootbaar
walked. One out later, Burleson and Herrera each hit RBI
singles.
The Cardinals made it 10-5 in the eighth on Nolan Arenado's RBI
single. The Red Sox got one run back in the ninth on Devers'
run-scoring groundout.
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