DSL: Red Sox Beat Cardinals 9-4: Joaquin De La Cruz Hits A Solo Home Run; Carlos Rodriguez Collects Three Singles & One RBI; Junior Gonzalez Strikes Out Two & Allows One Run Over Five & A Third Innings

Individual Highlights:
Jonathan Rivera 1-for-3 with two runs, one walk, one strikeout, and one fielding error.
Luis Bandes 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Carlos Rodriguez 3-for-4 with one two-out RBI.
Joaquin De La Cruz 1-for-4 with one home run, one RBI, one run, and one strikeout.
Junior Gonzalez started and pitched 5.1 innings.  He allowed five hits, one earned run, two walks, and struck two out.  (g/f:5-5)

Rough Outing:
Luis Flores 0-for-4 with one strikeout and one fielding error.
Allen Cordoba 0-for-4 with two strikeouts and two throwing errors.
Dionenrys Pena 0-for-3 with one walk, one strikeout, and allowed one stolen base.
Carlos Luis 0-for-3 with one strikeout.
Juan Alvarez entered in the sixth and pitched 3.1 innings.  He allowed six hits, three earned runs, hit one batter, and struck three out for the hold (2).  (g/f:5-2)(ir-s:2-0)
Esteban Vallejo entered in the ninth and pitched to six batters.  He allowed four hits, five runs (four earned), one walk, and committed one pickoff error for the blown save (1) and losing decision (0-2).  (g/f:1-0)(ir-s:1-1)

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