The Mets weren’t so good for their first 26 outs Monday night, but getting them to the 27th was another story altogether.
In a wild chain of events, Max Scherzer somehow kept alive a streak of his team winning when he pitches, watching as the Mets capitalized on shoddy defensive play by the Cardinals to win 5-2 at Busch Stadium.
Mark Canha’s grounder to third base in the ninth should have been the final out of a Cardinals shutout, but Gold Glover Nolan Arenado, perhaps confused by Eduardo Escobar running toward the base, took a few steps toward third and fired errantly to first. The Mets were alive and didn’t stop until they had scored five runs.
After Jeff McNeil slapped an RBI double, pinch-hitter Dominic Smith hit a grounder behind first base. Pitcher Giovanny Gallegos was late covering the base and Smith was safe. McNeil raced home behind pinch-runner Travis Jankowski on the play, giving the Mets their first lead. Brandon Nimmo’s ensuing two-run homer provided insurance. Dominic Smith slides into first base during his two-run single in the 9th inning.
Trevor May entered a scoreless game in the eighth and proceeded to load the bases before Tyler O’Neill delivered a two-run single that appeared to bury the Mets. Three nights earlier May had surrendered a two-run homer to Christian Walker that fueled an Arizona comeback before the Mets rallied to win in 10 innings.-JEFF MCNEIL SCORES ALL THE WAY FROM SECOND
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