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In the opener, five Mets pitchers combined on a six-hitter in a
3-1 win.
The Mets tied the second game in the bottom of the eighth before
the Cardinals took the lead in the ninth. Brandon Donovan drew a
leadoff walk against Joely Rodriguez (0-2), stole second with
one out and took third on a passed ball before Rodriguez walked
Dylan Carlson.
Adam Ottavino entered and struck out pinch hitter Nolan Arenado
before O'Neill -- who struck out three times in each game
Tuesday -- hit a check-swing grounder to third base. Eduardo
Escobar appeared to have trouble getting the ball out of his
glove before firing to first just after O'Neill crossed the bag,
allowing Donovan to score the go-ahead run.
The Mets threatened in the bottom of the ninth against Giovanny
Gallegos, who walked pinch hitter Dominic Smith with one out and
gave up a single to Luis Guillorme. However, Gallegos struck out
Mark Canha and Francisco Lindor to record his seventh save.
Ryan Helsley (2-0) earned the win despite allowing the tying run
in the eighth, when he walked Lindor with one out and struck out
Escobar for the apparent third out before Escobar reached on a
passed ball. McNeil laced the game-tying single two pitches
later.
Paul Goldschmidt had a pair of RBI doubles, including a go-ahead
hit in the fifth inning, two batters after Tommy Edman hit an
RBI triple. Goldschmidt finished with three hits while Andrew
Knizner added two hits for St Louis.
Canha (first inning) and Escobar (fourth inning) hit solo homers
for the Mets.
Cardinals starter Steven Matz allowed two runs on three hits and
no walks while striking out seven over five innings. Mets
starter Taijuan Walker gave up three runs on seven hits and two
walks while striking out four over five innings.
--Field Level Media
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