Sunday’s doubleheader started with a thriller for the Red Sox, as Boston pieced together a ninth-inning rally to force extra innings before Wilyer Abreu walked off the Cardinals in the 10th.

With a fourth straight win secured, the Sox can make it five — and earn the year’s first sweep — with a win in the nightcap.

Hunter Dobbins, called up earlier in the day as the 27th man, will make his first major league start. Dobbins had a 3.08 ERA over 125 ⅔ innings between Portland and Worcester last season.

After a difficult loss in the opener, the Cardinals will turn to Miles Mikolas to finish out the series.

CARDINALS (4-3): Nootbaar LF, Contreras DH, Donovan 2B, Arenado 3N, Burleson 1B, Walker RF, Pages C, Scott II CF, Winn SS

Pitching: RHP Miles Mikolas (1-0, 3.38 ERA)

RED SOX (4-4): Duran LF, Devers DH, Bregman 3B, Abreu RF, Story SS, Campbell 2B, Gonzalez 1B, Narváez C, Rafaela CF

Pitching: RHP Hunter Dobbins

Time: 7:10 p.m.

TV, radio: ESPN, WEEI-FM 93.7

Stat of the day: After his forgettable start, Rafael Devers is 5 for 11 with just one strikeout over the last three games.

Notes: Trevor Story has five hits, including two home runs, and five RBIs during Boston’s three-game winning streak. His batting average is up to .250 after he began the season with one hit in his first 11 at-bats. … “Yeah, [Story] wants it — he wants it bad,” Sox manager Alex Cora said. “He feels like he hasn’t done his job the last few years. He’s been hurt. That’s it. And that’s what I’ve tried to remind him. My job as a manager is to take care of him. We have to.”

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