{"id":39069,"date":"2025-04-07T02:30:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T02:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=39069"},"modified":"2025-04-07T02:30:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T02:30:07","slug":"watch-red-soxs-wilyer-abreu-delivers-in-the-clutch-vs-cardinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=39069","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Red Sox&#8217;s Wilyer Abreu delivers in the clutch vs. Cardinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lzy it-large_16_9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" flipboard-image\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,h_597,w_1065,x_523,y_98\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/8\/6\/86c01c3e398037b13b0b5be30ca06ce58299c95e\/watch-red-soxs-wilyer-abreu-delivers-clutch.jpg\" alt=\"Watch: Red Sox's Wilyer Abreu delivers in the clutch\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aph_inner\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\"><span class=\"image-description\">Boston Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu (52) hits the game-winning RBI against the St. Louis Cardinals during the tenth inning at Fenway Park.\u00a0<\/span>Eric Canha-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ac_100113286\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>Right fielder Wilyer Abreu continues to be an unexpected hero for the\u00a0Boston Red Sox\u00a0this season.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the Red Sox hosted the St. Louis Cardinals in a doubleheader. The first game went to extra innings. In the bottom of the 10th, Abreu entered the batter&#8217;s box with runners on first and second.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinals relief pitcher Ryan Fernandez threw a 95 mph four-seam fastball on his first pitch. Abreu then singled off the Green Monster at Fenway Park, sending Boston third baseman Alex Bregman home, sealing a 5-4 win for the Red Sox.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_100113287\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\"><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1908989040033923475&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yardbarker.com%2Fmlb%2Farticles%2Fwatch_red_soxs_wilyer_abreu_delivers_in_the_clutch_vs_cardinals%2Fs1_13132_42013446&amp;sessionId=7fdad4cb561e64c16fe19d7c27092d936b029661&amp;siteScreenName=yardbarker&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-8=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1908989040033923475\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_100113288\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>Boston improved to 5-4 following the win, while St. Louis fell to 4-4. Abreu went 1-for-1 at the plate.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time Abreu has stepped up for the Red Sox this season. In a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Opening Day, he hit a key three-run\u00a0home run in the top of the ninth inning.<\/p>\n<p>Abreu seems to be building off his promising rookie season. In 2024, he finished sixth in American League Rookie of the Year voting and won a Gold Glove. Through his first nine games this season, he slashed .522\/.645\/1.000.<\/p>\n<p>With Abreu proving the Red Sox can keep relying on him in close games, Boston should feel even more optimistic about the 25-year-old&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu (52) hits the game-winning RBI against the St. Louis Cardinals during the tenth inning at Fenway Park.\u00a0Eric Canha-Imagn Images Right fielder&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Watch: Red Sox&#039;s Wilyer Abreu delivers in the clutch vs. Cardinals - 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