Red Sox Ambush Cardinals at the End of the Game, 7-1
ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - APRIL 10: Caleb Durbin #5 of the Boston Red Sox is hit by a pitch against the St. Louis Cardinals in the eighth inning at Busch Stadium on April 10, 2026 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Cardinals entered the night with a robust 8-5 record while the Red Sox were trying to avoid their 10th loss of the young season.
The game was broadcast on Fox so we were given some Smoltz announcing action, which could be described as a mix of lackluster and uninformed. Kyle Leahy was smooth and efficient in innings 1 and 2, not throwing any balls until the third batter, whom he retired in the first. The second inning was even more efficient except for a hit by pitch to none other than Willson Contreras… who was erased from the basepaths because the Winn/Wetherholt middle infield defensive machine turned a double play.
In the second inning Thomas Saggese lined a single into the outfield off of Ranger Suarez, the Red Sox starting pitcher of the night. However, the Cardinals were not able to do anything else, leaving Saggese on base. Leahy had only pitched 19 pitches going into the third inning.
Kyle finally gave up a single, to Mayer, who hit a dying quail into the outfield. The Red Sox had a man on first with no out, just as the Cardinals had prior. Similarly, JJ Wetherholt helped turn a double play and there were two outs in the 3rd.
Victor Scott II sealed the deal by catching a fly to center. Unlike Leahy, Suarez was at nearly 40 pitches at this point in the game. Wetherholt lead off the inning, but him and Herrera were quick outs.
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