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Boston Red Sox 6
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Match Report

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.

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Top Performers

STL

  • Paul DeJong 3B H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Paul Goldschmidt 1B H-AB 3-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Lars Nootbaar LF H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Nolan Gorman 3B H-AB 1-1 · AB 1 · R 1

BOS

  • Jarren Duran LF H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Masataka Yoshida DH H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Alex Verdugo LF H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Enmanuel Valdez 1B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1

Head to Head

STL wins series 3-0

Injuries

Boston Red Sox

  • Caleb Durbin Out
  • Garrett Whitlock Out
  • Roman Anthony Out
  • Tyron Guerrero Out
  • Romy Gonzalez Day-To-Day

St. Louis Cardinals

  • Richard Fitts Day-To-Day
  • Hunter Dobbins Out
  • Max Rajcic 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

BOS

  1. Alex VerdugoRF27
  2. Masataka YoshidaLF7
  3. Justin TurnerDH3
  4. Rafael Devers3B16
  5. Jarren DuranCF16
  6. Triston Casas1B36
  7. Enrique HernandezSS8
  8. Enmanuel Valdez2B47
  9. Connor WongC12

Substitutes

  1. Bobby DalbecDH31
  2. Rob RefsnyderPH30
  3. Raimel TapiaCF10
  4. Reese McGuirePH30

STL

  1. Tommy Edman2B25
  2. Paul Goldschmidt1B48
  3. Willson ContrerasDH40
  4. Nolan Arenado3B28
  5. Juan YepezLF75
  6. Dylan CarlsonCF5
  7. Paul DeJongSS18
  8. Lars NootbaarRF21
  9. Andrew KniznerC19

Substitutes

  1. Brendan DonovanLF33
  2. Nolan GormanPH16
  3. Tres BarreraC34

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 8-6

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    39909 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 8-6

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    39909 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 8-6

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    39909 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 8-6

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    39909 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 8-6

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    39909 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 8-6

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    39909 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 8-6

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    39909 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 8-6

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    30189 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 8-6

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    30189 9th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 8-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    30189 9th Inning
  11. End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
    29630 9th Inning
  12. Play Result 8-6

    Gorman homered to right (400 feet), Nootbaar scored.

    29630 9th Inning
  13. Home Run 8-6

    Pitch 8 : Ball In Play

    29630 9th Inning
  14. Ball 6-6

    Pitch 7 : Ball 3

    29630 9th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 6-6

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    29630 9th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 6-6

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    29630 9th Inning
  17. Strike Swinging 6-6

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging

    29630 9th Inning
  18. Ball 6-6

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    29630 9th Inning
  19. Ball 8-6

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    29630 9th Inning
  20. Strike Looking 6-6

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    29630 9th Inning
  21. End Batter/Pitcher 6-6
    29630 9th Inning
  22. Play Result 6-6

    Nootbaar singled to center, DeJong scored.

    29630 9th Inning
  23. Single 6-6

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    29630 9th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 5-6

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    29630 9th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 5-6

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    29630 9th Inning
  26. Strike Looking 5-6

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    29630 9th Inning
  27. Strike Looking 6-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    29630 9th Inning
  28. Ball 5-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    29630 9th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 5-6

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39909 8th Inning
  30. End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
    39909 8th Inning
  31. Play Result 5-6

    Tapia grounded out to second, Dalbec scored.

    39909 8th Inning
  32. Ground Out 5-6

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    39909 8th Inning
  33. Ball 5-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    39909 8th Inning
  34. End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
    41061 8th Inning
  35. Play Result 5-5

    Devers hit a ground rule double, Yoshida scored, Turner to third.

    41061 8th Inning
  36. Ground Rule Double 5-5

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    41061 8th Inning
  37. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    41061 8th Inning
  38. Ball 5-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41061 8th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41061 8th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    41061 8th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    35876 8th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    35876 8th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41061 7th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4109034 7th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33513 7th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33513 6th Inning
  47. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    33513 6th Inning
  48. Play Result 5-4

    Nootbaar doubled to left, Donovan scored.

    33513 6th Inning
  49. Double 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    33513 6th Inning
  50. Ball 4-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    33513 6th Inning
  51. Ball 4-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    33513 6th Inning
  52. Strike Looking 4-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33513 6th Inning
  53. End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
    4713488 6th Inning
  54. Play Result 4-4

    DeJong grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Arenado scored, Carlson out at second, Donovan to third.

    4713488 6th Inning
  55. Ground Out 4-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    4713488 6th Inning
  56. Strike Swinging 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    4713488 6th Inning
  57. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4713488 6th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4713488 6th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4713488 6th Inning
  60. End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
    4713488 6th Inning
  1. End Inning 8-6

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
    39909 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 8-6

    Verdugo struck out swinging.

    39909 9th Inning
  4. Strike Swinging 8-6

    Pitch 8 : Strike 3 Swinging

    39909 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 8-6

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    39909 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 8-6

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    39909 9th Inning
  7. Ball 8-6

    Pitch 5 : Ball 2

    39909 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 8-6

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    39909 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 8-6

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    39909 9th Inning
  10. Strike Looking 8-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    39909 9th Inning
  11. Ball 8-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    39909 9th Inning
  12. Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6

    Ryan Helsley pitches to Alex Verdugo

    39909 9th Inning
  13. End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
    39909 9th Inning
  14. Play Result 8-6

    McGuire struck out swinging.

    39909 9th Inning
  15. Strike Swinging 8-6

    Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Swinging

    39909 9th Inning
  16. Ball 8-6

    Pitch 6 : Ball 3

    39909 9th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 8-6

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    39909 9th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 8-6

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    39909 9th Inning
  19. Strike Looking 8-6

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking

    39909 9th Inning
  20. Ball 8-6

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    39909 9th Inning
  21. Ball 8-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    39909 9th Inning
  22. Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6

    Ryan Helsley pitches to Reese McGuire

    39909 9th Inning
  23. Play Result 8-6

    McGuire hit for Wong

    9th Inning
  24. End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
    39909 9th Inning
  25. Play Result 8-6

    Valdez struck out swinging.

    39909 9th Inning
  26. Strike Swinging 8-6

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging

    39909 9th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 8-6

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    39909 9th Inning
  28. Ball 8-6

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    39909 9th Inning
  29. Strike Looking 8-6

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    39909 9th Inning
  30. Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6

    Ryan Helsley pitches to Enmanuel Valdez

    39909 9th Inning
  31. Play Result 8-6

    Barrera catching.

    9th Inning
  32. Start Inning 8-6

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  33. End Inning 8-6

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  34. End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
    30189 9th Inning
  35. Play Result 8-6

    Arenado singled to left, Edman thrown out at home.

    30189 9th Inning
  36. Single 8-6

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    30189 9th Inning
  37. Ball 8-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    30189 9th Inning
  38. Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6

    Ryan Brasier pitches to Nolan Arenado

    30189 9th Inning
  39. End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
    30189 9th Inning
  40. Play Result 8-6

    Contreras grounded out to third.

    30189 9th Inning

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