Willson Contreras had four hits, including a two-run home run, and drove in three runs to lead the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 9-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.

Jarren Duran also collected three RBIs for Boston, which received four hits and two RBIs from Trevor Story. After losing 3-2 on Friday night, the Red Sox won the final two in the three-game series.

Jordan Walker and Alec Burleson each hit a solo home run and a single for the Cardinals, who trailed 7-1 after four innings. Walker’s home run was his MLB-leading seventh of the season. He homered six times in 363 at-bats during the 2025 season.

Brayan Bello (1-1) limited the Cardinals to two runs on six hits in 6 2/3 innings. The right-hander struck out two and walked two.

St. Louis starter Andre Pallante (1-1) gave up seven runs on 10 hits in five innings and took the loss. The right-hander issued one walk and struck out two.

Contreras handed Boston a 2-0 lead when he homered against Pallante with Caleb Durbin aboard in the first. It was the third home run of the season for Contreras, who played for St. Louis from 2023-25.

The Red Sox extended their lead to 3-0 in the second when Story scored on Roman Anthony’s groundout to third with the bases loaded. It was 3-1 after Walker homered in the bottom of the second.

The Red Sox added three runs in the fourth on Duran’s bases-loaded double, and Duran increased the lead to 7-1 by scoring when Contreras singled.

The Cardinals pushed a run across in the bottom of the sixth. Ivan Herrera scored on Nolan Gorman’s sacrifice fly to make it 7-2.

After Burleson homered against Zack Kelly to cut Boston’s lead to 7-3 in the eighth, Story hit a two-run double that drove in Wilyer Abreu and Duran in the ninth.

–Field Level Media