The New York Mets (53-46) defeated the St. Louis Cardinals (53-47) by a score of 3-1 tonight at Citi Field, and in the process, split the doubleheader. With the Nationals losing in Cleveland tonight, the Mets now stand 4.5 games out of first place in the National League East.
Pitching:
Bartolo Colon got the ball for game two of the doubleheader and was splendid, twirling seven strong innings, allowing just one run – a solo home run to Jedd Gyorko in the second – on three hits, and striking out eight.
Addison Reed pitched a scoreless eighth, and Jeurys Familia pitched a fairly painless ninth, allowing just one hit, and recording his 52nd consecutive regular season save, which is best for third all time.
Offense:
In the third inning down 1-0, Asdrubal Cabrera hit a double that bounced off the right field wall scoring Alejandro De Aza.
In the fourth inning, the Cardinals conceded a run for two outs as James Loney bounced into a double play. However, this run would prove to be enough for the Mets as they held the lead for the remainder of the game.
In the fifth inning, the aforementioned Cabrera drove in his second run of the game with a sacrifice fly to make it 3-1 Mets, which would end up being the final score.
On deck:
The Mets will look for the series victory tomorrow against the Cardinals, as Logan Verrett (3-6, 4.14 ERA) takes on Adam Wainwright (9-5, 4.09 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 PM.
