20 August 2023
The Mets have suddenly come alive. The hot swinging Amazin’s leaned on the long ball Saturday night in St. Louis to defeat the Cardinals 12-3.
With the Mets leading 3-1, Daniel Vogelbach launched a grand slam in the fourth inning to put the game out of reach. Vogelbach’s slam was his 10th of the season as the rest of his teammates joined in on the home run party.
DJ Stewart added a solo shot in the fourth — his fourth in his past four games — and Pete Alonso crushed a two-run shot in the seventh for good measure to cap off the Mets’ homerun party.
While the Amazin’s provided plenty of run support, it wasn’t exactly necessary with Kodai Senga on the hill in dominant form. The right-hander tossed seven innings allowing one run on just two hits while striking out five.
The 30-year-old lowered his season ERA to 3.19 as his sensational rookie season remains one of the few bright spots on the season.
Francisco Lindor cleared the bases in the 9th on an infield single that was thrown away by Nolan Arenado allowing all three runners to score extending the lead to 12-3.
Vinny Nittoli got the final six outs as the Mets secured the 12-3 victory.
Buck Showalter’s squad will look to secure the four-game sweep on Sunday with Carlos Carrasco on the hill. The veteran right-hander will attempt to right the ship in what has been a struggle of a rookie season (3.19). Oliver Marmol will send Dakota Hudson (4.03 ERA) to the hill to right the ship.
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