Willson Contreras homered against his former team and tied a career high with four hits as the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3 on Sunday.Contreras finished with three RBIs, including a two-run home run in the second inning. He also added singles in the third, fourth and seventh innings. Trevor Story also had four hits in the win for Boston.<\/p>\n
Brayan Bello earned the victory, allowing two runs on six hits over 6 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n
St. Louis got home runs from Jordan Walker, who hit his major league-leading seventh of the season, and Alec Burleson. However, Andre Pallante took the loss after surrendering seven runs on 10 hits in five innings.<\/p>\n
Boston broke the game open in the fourth inning when Jarren Duran delivered a three-run double and later scored to extend the lead to 7-1.<\/p>\n
Masyn Winn missed his second straight game for the Cardinals with a knee bruise after being hit by a pitch earlier in the series.<\/p>\n
The Cardinals will be back in action Monday as they take on the Red Sox. First pitch from Busch Stadium is set for 6:45 with pregame coverage by Ameren Total Access beginning at 5:50.<\/p>\n
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