By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
The St. Louis Cardinals have had tough luck against the New York Mets this season, but in the opener of a double header on Sunday, after rain postponed Saturday’s matchup, the Redbirds got one on the Mets, winning 6-5 at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis and New York did trade blows though before the Cardinals managed to pull away, the Mets taking the first lead of the game in the opening inning with back to back doubles by Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo. In the second inning, the St. Louis tied the game up when Willson Contreras hit a solo home run to right center field, his fourth home run of the season.
Willson Contreras…impressive.
Most impressive. pic.twitter.com/gUzSdPjXV8
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) May 4, 2025
In the third inning, Juan Soto led off with a single for New York and was followed up with a double by Alonso. Soto later scored in the inning on a sacrifice fly by Jesse Winker. The Cardinals again tied the game up in the bottom half of the inning with a sacrifice fly of their own, Nolan Gorman flying out and driving in Brendan Donovan.
In the fourth inning, St. Louis finally managed to pull away, putting up a four run inning. Victor Scott II singled, Jose Barrero was hit by a pitch, and Alec Burleson walked to load the bases before Donovan singled to drive in Scott and Barrero. After Nolan Arenado waked, to reload the bases, Contreras came through again for the Cardinals with a single into right field, scoring Burleson and Donovan.
The Force is strong with this one. pic.twitter.com/rVRmsp35ih
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) May 4, 2025
"Great shot, kid, that was one in a million!" pic.twitter.com/CUgfqt6kxM
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) May 4, 2025
The Mets started to chip back in the sixth inning, narrowing the lead to three runs as Fransisco Lindor grounded into a forceout as Jeff McNeil scored. The final two runs came in the eighth inning, again thanks to Lindor this time on a single that drove in McNeil and Luisangel Acuña. New York did threaten in the ninth, getting Starling Marte to third base against Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley, but Acuña popped out to end the inning.
Erick Fedde earned the win, going to 2-3 on the season, pitching five innings and giving up three runs on six hits, striking out four and walking five. Contreras led the way hitting going 3-4 with three RBI’s and one home run at the plate.
Game two of the doubleheader begins with first pitch at 5:15pm, pregame coverage will begin at 5:05 on KY 102 (102.5FM). Andre Pallente will start for the Cardinals against Tylor Megill for the Mets.
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