The New York Mets managed to falter against the St. Louis Cardinals in their final two games of a three-game series. They won the first game, but couldn’t sustain that level of intensity.
During Tuesday and Wednesday’s games at Busch Stadium, the Mets scored once against the Cardinals’ five runs. Juan Soto hit a home run, while Francisco Lindor and Bo Bichette were unable to drive in runs. The offensive struggles came, as Kodai Senga and Freddy Peralta put together Quality Starts on the mound.
Mets Falter in Consecutive Games
The Mets went scoreless against the Cardinals in the second game of the series. Soto and Jared Young recorded hits, serving as the team’s lone source of offense. This parallels the Cardinals, who scored three runs thanks to RBI from Ivan Herrera and Ramon Urias. Their defense, which allowed 18 runs in their first series, gave up three against the Mets.
The Mets continued to falter during the third and final game. Mark Vientos hit a double in the fifth, but Francisco Alvarez struck out swinging. Lindor reached base on an error in the sixth. However, he was picked off trying to steal second.
This came before Soto hit his first home run of the season, which would’ve given the Mets a two-run lead if Lindor was on base. Instead, the Cardinals issued a response in the sixth. JJ Wetherholt hit a single, and Nolan Gorman scored the base runner with an RBI single.
Jorge Polanco hit a lead-off double to start the ninth, only for the Mets’ next three batters to come up empty. In extra innings, Carson Benge and Soto were unable to score with two runners on. A run would’ve given them the lead, as Brett Baty and Marcus Semien couldn’t score in the 11th with a runner at third. Masyn Winn of the Cardinals, however, was able to string together a walk-off RBI single that would score Wetherholt, who was the ghost runner.
What Went Right for the Mets
Despite the lineup putting together a lackluster performance, the pitching staff was able to limit the number of runs allowed. Senga went six innings and totaled nine strikeouts in his first start of the season. He gave up four hits and two earned runs, finishing with a 3.00 ERA.
Peralta pitched five innings in his second start of the season. He struck out seven batters to three hits and an earned run. He now owns a 4.35 ERA. Offseason additions Luke Weaver and Devin Williams went an inning and struck a batter without allowing a run to score during the series finale.
What Went Wrong for the Mets
For starters, the lineup struggled to string together any offense. The Mets recorded three hits in the second game, while they had five in the last game. One run was scored across these two outings, as they tallied 11 strikeouts.
Richard Lovelady, on the other hand, gave up a run in two innings. Tobias Myers gave up the winning run in the third game of the series, which came as a result of Carson Benge dropping a fly ball.
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Looking Ahead
After dropping their second series, the Mets will be starting a four-game road series against the San Francisco Giants from Thursday-Sunday. David Peterson will start for the Mets, while Robbie Ray will take the mound for the Giants in the series opener. The game is scheduled to start at 6:45 pm Pacific at Oracle Park.
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