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 18-7 rout for a doubleheader sweep of the St.

Wilyer Abreu was not in the Red Sox lineup for the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals. “Heavy legs,” manager Alex Cora said before the game, noting that his right fielder was still getting back in shape after missing much of spring training recovering from a virus that sapped his strength.

T he Boston Red Sox took the St. Louis Cardinals to school today and put the league on notice. You want pitching? Our back end staring can kinda hold its own and the bullpen is be

"Credit the Tigers there for continuing to battle," manager Will Venable said. "But just too many walks out of the bullpen. We expect better out of those guys."

Fans, background, cheer as Boston Red Sox's Alex Bregman runs to the plate to score the winning run after an RBI single by teammate Wilyer Abreu in the 10th inning

For the last three years, the Red Sox ran into an oddity that flew in the face of much of their history. They stopped hitting and winning consistently at Fenway Park. A Boston team that didn’t hammer the Green Monster with regularity?