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Tyrone Taylor hit a three-run double and Jeff
McNeil hit a solo home run and scored twice for the Mets, who
rebounded after losing their previous two games.
Cardinals starting pitcher Andre Pallante (4-6) allowed five
runs on five hits and two walks in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out
two.
St. Louis went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position. The
Cardinals have lost four of their past five games and eight of
their past 12.
The Mets took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Pete Alonso
walked with one out and Jose Iglesias lined a single into left
field. After McNeil grounded into a forceout, Alonso scored on a
wild pitch.
Manaea allowed a one-out double to Nolan Arenado in the bottom
of the inning, but he retired the next two batters to strand
him.
The Cardinals threatened again in the third inning after Pedro
Pages hit a leadoff single and Tommy Pham knocked a two-out
single to left. But Manaea struck out Willson Contreras to evade
danger.
Manaea stranded two more runners in the fourth inning, striking
out Pages after Alec Burleson and Brendan Donovan hit two-out
singles.
The Mets increased their lead to 5-0 in the fifth inning. McNeil
singled with one out, advanced to second on Francisco Alvarez's
single and scored on Harrison Bader's double.
After Francisco Lindor walked, Taylor cleared the bases with his
three-run double.
McNeil's sixth-inning homer to right pushed New York's lead to
6-0. It was his 10th long ball of the season.
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