The St. Louis Cardinals secured back-to-back victories over the Boston Red Sox in their ongoing series at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals triumphed 10-6 in the first game, followed by a 7-2 win in the second game. The Red Sox have now lost five of their last six games and 11 of their past 15, dropping their record to 22-24 and falling below .500. The Cardinals' victory in the second game was highlighted by a five-run eighth inning, breaking a 2-2 tie, with Gorman homering. The Sox have also dropped eight of their last 10 road games. The series finale is scheduled for Sunday at 1:05 p.m. ET, with Nick Pivetta set to start for Boston against Matthew Liberatore for St. Louis.
Gorman homers and Cardinals ride 8th-inning surge to 7-2 win over Red Sox https://t.co/aojQER0bPy
A tough 5-run 8th inning does in the #RedSox - they fall 7-2 in St Louis ⚾️Sox have lost 4 straight; 5 of 6 ⚾️The Sox(22-24) two games below .500; first time this season ⚾️Series finale Sunday(1:05pm on ROKU) as Nick Pivetta starts for Boston @wbz
The Cardinals turned a thriller into a throttling by scoring five times in the top of the eighth, breaking a 2-2 tie to win, 7-2. It was the Cardinals’ fifth win in six games, while the Red Sox have lost five of their last six. https://t.co/7UehzmlBT1
FINAL: Cardinals 7, #RedSox 2
#Cardinals 7, #RedSox 2, final. Sox (22-24) have lost five of six and 11 of 15. Dropped eight of their last 10 road games. Series finale on Sunday at 1:05 p.m. (ET) on Roku. Nick Pivetta vs. Matthew Liberatore
Cardinals drop Red Sox below .500 with 10-6 win https://t.co/qtZMDuYiit
The Red Sox lost to the Cardinals in St. Louis, 10-6, in the first game of a three-game series. The Sox have lost 10 of their past 14 games and are below .500 at 22-23. https://t.co/afrbvsjJ0u
Cardinals crack Brayan Bello, Red Sox with 10-6 win at Busch Stadium to begin series https://t.co/YQWesJrRus
FINAL: Cardinals 10, #RedSox 6