Boston Red Sox vs St. Louis Cardinals

MLB

Red Sox

6-9

9-3

Final

Cardinals

8-7

Busch Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
BOS	2	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	9
STL	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3

Who won: Red Sox 9-3

The Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3 on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at Busch Stadium. The Red Sox win the series 2-1. The Red Sox outscored the Cardinals 4-0 in the 4th inning. Willson Contreras went 4-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Red Sox. Alec Burleson went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Cardinals.

Win probability

100%BOS final

BOSSTL

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Play by play

Bot 9th
Saggese struck out swinging.
Bot 9th
Fermín grounded out to first.
Bot 9th
Urías flied out to left.
Bottom of the 9th inning
Top 9th
Mayer flied out to center.
RUN SCORESTop 9th
Doubled to right, 2 runs score
Trevor Story
Story doubled to right, Abreu scored and Duran scored.
BOS 9 - 3 STL
Top 9th
Abreu to second on wild pitch by Shuster, Duran to third on wild pitch by Shuster.
Top 9th
Abreu walked, Duran to second.
Top 9th
Contreras flied out to left.
Top 9th
Duran walked.
Top 9th
Durbin grounded out to shortstop.
Top of the 9th inning
Bot 8th
Gorman struck out swinging.
Bot 8th
Walker grounded out to second.
HOME RUNBot 8th
Solo homer! 430 ft to center
Alec Burleson
Burleson homered to center (430 feet).
BOS 7 - 3 STL
Bot 8th
Herrera grounded out to first.
Bot 8th
Kelly relieved Coulombe
Bottom of the 8th inning
Top 8th
Anthony grounded out to third.
Top 8th
Rafaela struck out looking.
Top 8th
Wong flied out to right.
Top of the 8th inning
Bot 7th
Wetherholt flied out to right.
Bot 7th
Coulombe relieved Bello
Bot 7th
Scott II singled to left.

Boston Red Sox vs St. Louis Cardinals

Who won: Red Sox 9-3

Win probability

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