St. Louis Cardinals vs Boston Red Sox

What it means

• Season series: STL wins series 3-0.
• Cardinals 10-12 on the road; Red Sox 13-10 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

Miles Mikolas SP

Probable starter · 9-13, 4.78 ERA, 137 K, 1.32 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Lars NootbaarCF
2. 2Paul Goldschmidt1B
3. 3Nolan Gorman3B
4. 4Nolan Arenado3B
5. 5Willson ContrerasDH
6. 6Brendan Donovan1B
7. 7Paul DeJongSS
8. 8Dylan CarlsonCF
9. 9Andrew KniznerC

Red Sox3rd in AL East

Corey Kluber SP

Probable starter · 3-6, 7.04 ERA, 42 K, 1.64 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Alex VerdugoRF
2. 2Masataka YoshidaLF
3. 3Justin TurnerDH
4. 4Rafael Devers3B
5. 5Jarren DuranCF
6. 6Triston Casas1B
7. 7Enmanuel Valdez2B
8. 8Reese McGuireC
9. 9Pablo ReyesSS

The series

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts · Attendance 27,732

Officials

Vic Carapazza (Home Plate Umpire), Adam Hamari (First Base Umpire), Nick Mahrley (Second Base Umpire), Derek Thomas (Third Base Umpire)