St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets Match Player Stats On Jul 17, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jul 17, 2017

NEW YORK -- Tommy Pham's three-run homer capped a six-run sixth inning Monday night by the St. Louis Cardinals, who survived some shoddy defense to hang on for a 6-3 win over the New York Mets at Citi Field.

The Cardinals (45-47) have alternated wins with losses through the first four games following the All-Star Break. The Mets (41-49) have lost two straight games.

Pham reached base four times in five plate appearances via two walks, a single and the home run. Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer in the sixth and has homered in four straight games against the Mets, the longest streak by a Cardinals player in the history of the series.

Winning pitcher Adam Wainwright also helped his own cause with an RBI double. On the mound, Wainwright (11-5) won his fourth straight start by allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits and two walks while striking out three over 5 2/3 innings.

A quartet of relievers combined to blank the Mets over the final 3 1/3 innings, with Brett Cecil earning his first save by getting the final three outs. Cecil induced Yoenis Cespedes to hit into a game-ending 6-4-3 double play with runners at the corners.

Michael Conforto and Lucas Duda each hit solo homers for the Mets while Jose Reyes had two doubles and scored on a pair of errors following his second double.

Right-hander Zack Wheeler (3-7) took the loss after allowing four runs on seven hits and four walks while striking out five over 5 1/3 innings.

Conforto's homer provided the only run through the first five innings -- during which the Mets and Cardinals combined to strand 13 runners -- before both teams busted out in an eventful sixth.

Yadier Molina led off the sixth with a single and scored on DeJong's homer. Kolten Wong singled and was forced on a grounder by Magneuris Sierra before Wainwright extended the lead to 3-1 with an RBI double that chased Wheeler.

Josh Edgin walked Matt Carpenter before Pham greeted Hansel Robles by crushing a three-run homer.

The Mets chipped away in the sixth, when Duda homered with one out. Reyes followed with a double but took third when Sierra bobbled the ball and raced home when Sierra's throw sailed into foul territory behind third base.

NOTES: The Mets recalled RHP Hansel Robles from Triple-A Las Vegas and optioned RHP Chasen Bradford to the same affiliate. ... Mets RHP Matt Harvey (shoulder) and RHP Noah Syndergaard (torn lat) each began throwing from 70 feet on Monday. ... Cardinals LHP Zach Duke (Tommy John surgery, flexor tendon surgery) threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Memphis on Sunday to complete his first set of back-to-back appearances on his rehab assignment. ... Cardinals OF Randal Grichuk (back) is expected to begin a rehab assignment Wednesday.