Jackie Bradley Jr. matched Betts with a solo home run to give the Red Sox an early 2-0 lead against Cardinals starter Lance Lynn, who has now served up eight homers in eight starts. Lynn may have gotten through the rest of his six-inning start unscathed if not again hurt by his defense. This time it was an error by Jedd Gyorko that led to two unearned runs.
Rodriguez gave up three third-inning runs before shutting down the Cardinals' offense for the remainder of his six-inning performance. Rodriguez has a 2.54 ERA over his last six starts, five of which the Red Sox have won.