St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
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Francisco Lindor hits leadoff homer in 9th to lift the Mets past the Cardinals, 5-4
Brendan Donovan had homered off Huascar Brazobán (1-0) starting the the top of the ninth, tying it at 4 with a drive off the netting of the right field foul pole.
Lindor drove a cutter on the third pitch from Fernandez (0-2) into the right field second deck for his 250th homer and his first walk-off homer with the Mets.
Torrens had tied the score with an RBI double in the eighth, his fifth hit in 13 at-bats with runners in scoring position.
St. Louis batters struck out 15 times.
Juan Soto, in a 3-for-31 slide, capped a two-run fifth with a tying RBI single that drove in Tyrone Taylor, who had tripled in the Mets' first run.
Nolan Arenado's RBI single put the Cardinals back ahead 3-2 in the sixth but Vientos tied the score against Kyle Leahy when he homered for the second straight night.
Opposite-field run-scoring singles to right by Pedro Pagés and Jordan Walker had built a 2-0 lead.
Mets starter David Peterson allowed three runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings with nine strikeouts and no walks.
Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas lowered his ERA from 9.00 to 7.64, giving up two runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Donovan extended his hitting streak to 14 games, the longest in the major leagues this season.
Brandon Nimmo entered in a 1-for-15 slump, was dropped as low as sixth in the order for first time since April 5, 2021.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Lindor homered to right (401 feet). |
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9th Inning | Fernandez relieved Maton |
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9th Inning | Pagés struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Saggese struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Walker struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Donovan homered to right (370 feet). |
Statistics
 STL |
 NYM |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 7 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 15 | Strikeouts | 2 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 9 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
| 0 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 5 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 33 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 9 | Runners Left On Base | 16 |
| 0 | Triples | 2 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 2 |
| 13 | Fly Balls | 19 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 156 | Pitches | 134 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 12 | Total Bases | 21 |
| 35 | Plate Appearances | 37 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 6 |
| 2.5 | Runs Created | 7.7 |
| .229 | Batting Average | .273 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .343 | Slugging Percentage | .636 |
| .114 | Secondary Average | .545 |
| .229 | On Base Percentage | .351 |
| .571 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .988 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 2.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 8.7 |
| 29.0 | Batter Rating | 46.0 |
| 35.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 16.5 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.46 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.62 |
| .114 | Isolated Power | .364 |
| 0.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 2.00 |
| .000 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .108 |
| -.114 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .273 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 76.5 | MLB Rating | 94.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Queens, New York
Attendance: 39,627 | Capacity: