The St. Louis Cardinals (14-19) were overpowered by the New York Mets (22-11) in a 9-3 loss Friday evening to open their three-game series at Busch Stadium. The Mets racked up 17 hits and have now won nine straight against the Cardinals, dating back to April 2024.
Starting Pitchers
Sonny Gray (STL): 4.1 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 6 K, 3 BB
Clay Holmes (NYM): 6 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 0 BB
Scoring Summary
1st Inning
Lars Nootbaar doubled to left and scored on Masyn Winn’s infield single, giving St. Louis an early 1-0 lead.
2nd Inning
The Mets loaded the bases with a walk and two singles. Jeff McNeil and Francisco Alvarez each drove in a run with fielder’s choices, putting New York up 2-1.
3rd Inning
Victor Scott II singled, advanced on a groundout, stole third and scored on a throwing error by Alvarez. Masyn Winn later crossed the plate on a Willson Contreras RBI single, regaining a 3-2 lead for the Cardinals.
Willson Contreras lines one to left to get the lead back! pic.twitter.com/pWmToJ2BJr
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) May 3, 2025
5th Inning
Pete Alonso launched a two-run homer after a Juan Soto double to put New York ahead 4-3. After back-to-back singles, Chris Roycroft entered in relief. A throwing error by Contreras allowed another run, followed by RBI singles from McNeil and Alvarez to extend the Mets’ lead to 7-3.
7th Inning
Nimmo hit a solo homer and Alvarez added his third RBI of the night to make it 8-3.
9th Inning
Ryan Helsley hit Tyrone Taylor, who later scored on Alvarez’s fourth RBI of the game. Luisangel Acuña added a sac fly to close out the scoring.
Notable Stats
Gray posted a season-low 4.1 innings.
Mets' 17 hits marked their highest total in St. Louis since August 1998.
Cardinals have lost nine straight to New York dating back to April of last year.
Victor Scott II recorded his 11th stolen base (T-5th in MLB).
Betting Recap
Mets ML (-115) hit easily and the OVER 7.5 total runs (-115) also cashed. Juan Soto’s two hits and a run helped cash Eric Sontag’s prop pick.
On Deck
Game 2 is Saturday at 1:15 p.m. CT. Erick Fedde (1-3) is scheduled to start for St. Louis against Mets right-hander Tylor Megill (3-2).