August 5, 2024; St. Louis, MO, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Sean Manaea (59) pitches during the second inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium . Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports Sean Manaea struck out 10 batters in seven innings as the visiting New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 in a make-up game on Monday, May 8. golfer.
Manaea (8-4), who allowed six hits and no runs, has thrown 14 scoreless innings and struck out 21 batters in his past two starts. Ryne Stanek and Edwin Diaz each pitched a hitless inning of relief in support of Manaea.
Tyrone Taylor hit a three-run double and Jeff McNeil hit a solo homer to score two runs for the Mets, who rebounded after losing their first two games.
Cardinals starting pitcher Andre Pallante (4-6) allowed five runs on five hits and drove in two in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out two.
St. Louis went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position. The Cardinals have lost four of their last five games and eight of their last 12 games.
The Mets led 1-0 in the second inning. With Pete Alonso out, Jose Iglesias singled to left field. Alonso scored on a wild pitch after McNeil was forced out of the ground.
Manaea allowed a double to Nolan Arenado in the bottom of the inning, but he retired the next two batters, leaving him stranded.
The Cardinals threatened again in the third inning with Pedro Pages’ first single and Tommy Pham’s two-out single. But Manaea struck out Wilson Contreras to avoid danger.
Manaea stranded two more runners in the fourth inning, striking out Pages after two singles by Alec Burleson and Brendan Donovan.
In the fifth inning, the Mets extended their lead to 5-0. McNeil singled, advanced to second on Francisco Alvarez’s single and scored on Harrison Bader’s double.
After Francisco Lindor loaded the bases, Taylor used his double to clear the bases.
McNeil homered to right in the sixth inning, extending New York’s lead to 6-0. This is his tenth of the season.
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