Sean Manaea dominant once more as Mets clean Cardinals

Sean Manaea struck out 10 batters in seven innings because the visiting New York Mets blanked the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 Monday in a make-up sport from Might 8.

Manaea (8-4), who allowed six hits and walked no person, has thrown 14 scoreless innings and struck out 21 batters in his final two begins. Ryne Stanek and Edwin Diaz every pitched a hitless inning of reduction to again Manaea.

Tyrone Taylor hit a three-run double and Jeff McNeil hit a solo residence run and scored twice for the Mets, who rebounded after dropping their earlier two video games.

Cardinals beginning pitcher Andre Pallante (4-6) allowed 5 runs on 5 hits and two walks in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out two.

St. Louis went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring place. The Cardinals have misplaced 4 of their final 5 video games and eight of their final 12.

The Mets took a 1-0 lead within the second inning. Pete Alonso walked with one out and Jose Iglesias lined a single into left discipline. After McNeil grounded right into a forceout, Alonso scored on a wild pitch.

Manaea allowed a one-out double to Nolan Arenado within the backside of the inning, however he retired the following two batters to strand him.

The Cardinals threatened once more within the third inning when Pedro Pages hit a leadoff single and Tommy Pham knocked a two-out single. However Manaea struck out Willson Contreras to skirt hazard.

Manaea stranded two extra runners within the fourth inning, placing out Pages after Alec Burleson and Brendan Donovan hit two-out singles.

The Mets elevated their result in 5-0 within the fifth inning. McNeil singled with one out, superior to second on Francisco Alvarez’s single and scored on Harrison Bader’s double.

After Francisco Lindor walked, Taylor cleared the bases together with his double.

McNeil’s sixth-inning homer to proper pushed New York’s result in 6-0. It was his tenth of the season.

–Discipline Degree Media