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Mets starting pitcher Sean Manaea (2-1) allowed
three runs on six hits and a walk in six innings. He struck out
one.
Relievers Jake Diekman, Adam Ottavino and Edwin Diaz worked a
scoreless inning each, with Diaz earning his fifth save of the
season.
Cardinals starting pitcher Kyle Gibson allowed three runs, two
earned, on seven hits and two walks in six innings. He struck
out four.
Reliever Andrew Kittredge (0-1) allowed Nimmo's decisive homer
and took the loss.
Ivan Herrera hit a two-run double and Willson Contreras had a
RBI double to account for the Cardinals' scoring.
The Mets took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Francisco Lindor
drew a two-out walk and scored on DJ Stewart's double into the
left-center-field gap.
J.D. Martinez walked to extend the inning, but Brett Baty
grounded out to strand the runners.
The Mets pushed their lead to 3-0 in the fifth inning. Tomas
Nido hit a leadoff single, Nimmo followed with a single, then
both runners advanced a base on right fielder Lars Nootbaar's
error.
Starling Marte drove in one run with a groundout, then Lindor
drove in another with a sacrifice fly.
The Cardinals tied the score 3-3 in the sixth inning. Jose
Fermin hit a leadoff single and scored on Contreras' double.
Paul Goldschmidt walked and Herrera hit his two-run double with
two outs. Herrera was thrown out at third trying to advance on
the throw home.
Nimmo's seventh-inning homer -- his fourth of the season -- off
Kittredge put the Mets up 4-3.
Harrison Bader hit a leadoff double for the Mets in the eighth
inning, but he was thrown out trying to reach third on a
groundout to derail the scoring threat.
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