BOSTON —The Red Sox took advantage of an easy schedule to begin the month of June, surging back into the wild-card race by beating a slew of struggling teams and non-contenders. But since turning their season around last month, they haven’t had many tests quite like the one the visiting Cardinals posed this weekend.
“We feel like we belong in the conversation and we put ourselves in this spot now,” manager Alex Cora said prior to Friday’s series opener.
The Red Sox then proved again they belong with another big series victory at Fenway Park.
