Friday, May 12th, 2023 6:10PM CST
Nolan Gorman hit a crucial go-ahead two-run home run off Kenley Jansen in the ninth inning, propelling the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-6 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. This victory marked the Cardinals' second consecutive series-opening win, a significant change in fortune after dropping their first eleven series openers this season.
Date: Friday, May 12th, 2023
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Fenway Park
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 34,553
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOS |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
STL |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

Doubles: Verdugo (12, Wainwright); Devers (10, Cabrera); Casas (4, Wainwright); Yoshida (7, Wainwright)
Home Runs: Wong (4, 5th inning off Wainwright 0 on, 0 Out); Valdez (2, 5th inning off Wainwright 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Tapia (7), Devers (35), Wong (11), Valdez (7), Duran 2 (16)
2-out Runs Batted In: Duran 2
Ground Into Double Play: Turner; Hernández; Casas
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-10 (Turner 0-1, Hernández 0-2, Tapia 0-1, Devers 1-3, Casas 0-1, Duran 1-1, Yoshida 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Hernández 3; Devers 1

Pitcher Notes: Jansen pitched to 4 batters in the 9th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Jansen 1/4; Brasier 1/3; Paxton 10/20; Bleier 4/5; Bernardino 1/3; Winckowski 1/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Jansen-4-1-4-3; Brasier-1-1-3-2; Paxton-19-12-17-10; Bleier-2-2-2-5; Bernardino-4-0-2-3; Winckowski-0-1-3-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Brasier 1-0; Paxton 1-5; Bleier 2-1; Bernardino 3-0; Winckowski 1-0
Game Scores: J Paxton 59

Double Plays: 2 (Hernández-Valdez-Casas , Hernández-Valdez-Casas)
Errors: Wong (4, throw)
Assists: Yoshida (Edman at Home)

Doubles: Edman (5, Jansen); Nootbaar (3, Bleier)
Home Runs: Arenado (4, 1st inning off Paxton 1 on, 2 Out); Contreras (3, 6th inning off Winckowski 0 on, 0 Out); Gorman (9, 9th inning off Jansen 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Arenado 2 (21), Contreras (18), Gorman 2 (26), Nootbaar 2 (13)
2-out Runs Batted In: Arenado 2, Nootbaar
Ground Into Double Play: Contreras; DeJong
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-10 (Goldschmidt 0-1, Arenado 1-1, Contreras 0-1, DeJong 0-1, Knizner 0-1, Carlson 1-1, Gorman 1-1, Nootbaar 2-2, Yepez 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Knizner 1; Yepez 1

Pitcher Notes: Cabrera pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Wainwright 11/22; Helsley 2/6; Cabrera 1/4; Pallante 3/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Wainwright-17-3-16-18; Helsley-3-5-8-2; Cabrera-2-1-3-1; Pallante-1-4-1-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Wainwright 5-6; Helsley 1-1; Pallante 3-0
Game Scores: A Wainwright 37

Double Plays: 3 (Edman-DeJong-Goldschmidt , Goldschmidt-DeJong-Wainwright , Edman-Goldschmidt)

Stolen Bases: DeJong (1, 2nd base off Jansen/Wong); Nootbaar (5, 2nd base off Jansen/Wong)
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