Bregman has 6 RBIs, Devers adds 4 hits as Red Sox rout Cardinals 18-7 to sweep doubleheader

BOSTON AP Alex Bregman hit a three-run homer and tied a career high with six RBIs Rafael Devers had four hits and drove in three runs and the Boston Red Sox rolled to an - win and a doubleheader sweep of the St Louis Cardinals on Sunday night Wilyer Abreu added a double and three RBIs for Boston which finished with a season-best hits It was the th career four-hit encounter for Devers Bregman posted his th career encounter with four hits All that offense made for an easy night for Hunter Dobbins - who scattered five hits and gave up two runs over five innings to win his major league debut Cooper Criswell gave up four runs in the ninth but went three innings for his first save St Louis starter Miles Mikolas - allowed nine runs and hits in innings Thomas Saggaese hit a three-run homer in the ninth and Brendan Donovan had two RBIs for the Cardinals St Louis extended a organization record with its ninth straight match getting at least hits In the makeup of Saturday s rainout Abreu singled off the Green Monster to drive in the winning run in the bottom of the th inning as the Red Sox rallied for a - conquest in the opener Devers who began the season for also hit his first homer of the year in the first battle Pedro Pag s replaced St Louis catcher Iv n Herrera in the first match after he exited with left knee inflammation In an interview on the ESPN broadcast Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol commented initial testing came back clean and Herrera s knee was structurally sound But he added the injury will require a stint on the injured list Key moment Boston took control in the second inning scoring five runs on an RBI single by Ceddanne Rafaela and two-run doubles by Bregman and Abreu Mikolas threw of his pitches during the inning The Red Sox had another five-run inning in the sixth Key stat The Red Sox scored five runs in the second inning and four more in the third It marked the first time they scored four or more runs in back-to-back innings since Aug at Houston and the first time at Fenway Park since Sept at Baltimore Up next LHP Matthew Liberatore - ERA will start as the Cardinals open a three-game series Monday in Pittsburgh The Red Sox had not stated a starting pitcher for the opener of their four-game series against Toronto AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb