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St. Louis Cardinals vs Boston Red Sox

MLB
Cardinals
14-25
8-6
Final
Red Sox
22-17
Fenway Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Cardinals 8-6

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Friday, May 12, 2023 at Fenway Park. The Cardinals win the series 3-0. The Cardinals outscored the Red Sox 3-0 in the 6th inning. Nolan Arenado went 4-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Cardinals. Enmanuel Valdez went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Red Sox.

Recap · May 12
Nolan Gorman's pinch-hit 2-run HR in 9th inning carries Cardinals over Red Sox 8-6

Nolan Gorman hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Kenley Jansen in the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Friday night to win their second straight series opener after losing their first 11 this season.

What it means

  • Season series: STL wins series 3-0.
  • Cardinals 8-12 on the road; Red Sox 13-8 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 6d ago
Breslow, Tracy: Red Sox not overly reliant on analytics
ESPN · Oct 2
Red Sox's Mickey Gasper has surgery to repair right biceps tendon
ESPN · Oct 1
Red Sox's Sonny Gray not happy for being lifted after 70 pitches
Recap · Oct 1
Fried, Bellinger and García lead Yankees over Red Sox 9-2 for 2-game Wild Card Series sweep
ESPN · Oct 1
Yankees send Red Sox home again, move on to face Rays in ALDS
ESPN · Sep 30
Red Sox's Roman Anthony ruled out of ALWC with injuries
ESPN · Sep 30
Red Sox OF Anthony (hand) exits early; Game 2 status unclear
Recap · Sep 30
Schlittler and Rice torment hometown team as Yankees beat rival Red Sox 9-0 in playoff opener

Injuries and inactives

Cardinals4th in NL Cent
  • Masyn Winn SS
    Thumb, Soreness, left
    Out
  • Richard Fitts SP
    Lat, Surgery, right
    Day-To-Day
  • Blaze Jordan 3B
    Ankle, Sprain, left
    10-Day-IL
  • Everson Pereira RF
    Hand, Bruise, left
    10-Day-IL
  • Joshua Baez LF
    Oblique, Strain, left
    10-Day-IL
Red Sox3rd in AL East
  • Caleb Durbin 3B
    Finger, Surgery, left
    Out
  • Garrett Whitlock RP
    Leg, Fracture, right
    Out
  • Masataka Yoshida DH
    Hamstring, Strain, left
    Out
  • Roman Anthony LF
    Hand, Strain, right
    Out
  • Tyron Guerrero RP
    Shoulder, Strain, right
    Out

Probable starters

Cardinals4th in NL Cent
Adam Wainwright SP
Probable starter · 5-11, 7.40 ERA, 55 K, 1.90 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Tommy Edman2B
  2. 2Paul Goldschmidt1B
  3. 3Willson ContrerasDH
  4. 4Nolan Arenado3B
  5. 5Juan YepezLF
  6. 6Dylan CarlsonCF
  7. 7Paul DeJongSS
  8. 8Lars NootbaarRF
  9. 9Andrew KniznerC
Red Sox3rd in AL East
James Paxton SP
Probable starter · 7-5, 4.50 ERA, 101 K, 1.31 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Alex VerdugoRF
  2. 2Masataka YoshidaLF
  3. 3Justin TurnerDH
  4. 4Rafael Devers3B
  5. 5Jarren DuranCF
  6. 6Triston Casas1B
  7. 7Enrique HernandezSS
  8. 8Enmanuel Valdez2B
  9. 9Connor WongC

The series

STL wins series 3-0

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Game info

Venue
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts · Attendance 34,553
Officials
Nick Mahrley (Home Plate Umpire), Derek Thomas (First Base Umpire), Vic Carapazza (Second Base Umpire), Adam Hamari (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesSTL wins series 3-0

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