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Wilyer Abreu added three RBIs for Boston, which
finished with a season-best 22 hits and won its fifth straight.
It was the 14th career four-hit game for Devers, who also scored
four runs. Bregman had four hits for the 10th time, and Jarren
Duran had three hits and scored three runs.
All that offense made for an easy night for Hunter Dobbins
(1-0), who scattered five hits and gave up two runs over five
innings to win his major league debut. Cooper Criswell allowed
four runs in the ninth, but went three innings for his first
save.
St. Louis starter Miles Mikolas (0-1) permitted nine runs —
eight earned — and 11 hits in 2 2/3 innings. Thomas Saggaese hit
a three-run homer in the ninth and Brendan Donovan had three
hits and two RBIs for the Cardinals. St. Louis extended a team
record with its ninth straight game getting at least 10 hits.
In the makeup of Saturday's rainout, Abreu singled off the Green
Monster to drive in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th
inning as the Red Sox rallied for a 5-4 victory in the opener.
Devers, who began the season 0 for 21 with 15 strikeouts, hit
his first homer of the year.
Pedro Pagés replaced St. Louis catcher Iván Herrera in the first
game after he exited with left knee inflammation. In an
interview on the ESPN broadcast, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol
said initial testing came back clean and Herrera’s knee was
structurally sound. But he added the inflammation will require a
stint on the injured list.
Key moment
Boston took control in the second, scoring five runs on an RBI
single by Ceddanne Rafaela and two-run doubles by Bregman and
Abreu. Mikolas threw 41 of his 81 pitches during the inning. The
Red Sox had another five-run inning in the sixth.
Key stat
The Red Sox scored five runs in the second and four in the
third. It marked the first time they scored four or more runs in
back-to-back innings since Aug. 24, 2023, at Houston, and the
first time at Fenway Park since Sept. 27, 2022, against
Baltimore.
Up next
LHP Matthew Liberatore (0-0, 4.50 ERA) will start as the
Cardinals open a three-game series Monday in Pittsburgh. The Red
Sox had not announced a starting pitcher for the opener of their
four-game series against Toronto.
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