THESHOW
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT NEW YORK (N) METS
05/30/2042
 
THESHOW
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT NEW YORK (N) METS
GAME ID: 1449 - FRIDAY, MAY 30TH , 2042 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (29-26) 1 0 8 2 5 0 1 0 0 17 21 0
New York (N) Mets (31-24) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 2
Esparza Helps St. Louis Cruise to 17-2 Win
The St. Louis Cardinals pounded the New York (N) Mets, 17-2, at Citi Field. St. Louis right fielder José Esparza had a solid game. He was 4 for 5 with a home run, 3 singles, and a walk, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3 for the Cardinals. Abel Hanson, the winner, improved to 5-4. He held New York (N) to 2 runs on 6 hits over 9 innings, while racking up 7 strikeouts. St. Louis is now 29-26.

With St. Louis leading 12-0 in the top of the fifth, Esparza came up to bat against New York (N) pitcher Bob Ferguson. Esparza hit a changeup to right for a 3-run home run. His 13th home run of the season put the Cardinals on top, 15-0.

"They thumped us around," said losing manager Gary Osborn.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK (N) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Robles LF 6 2 4 1 0 0 0 .340 1 4
C. Alexander SS 5 3 2 0 1 0 1 .306 3 16
E. Johnson 1B 6 1 2 2 0 0 4 .260 10 23
J. Esparza RF 5 3 4 3 1 1 2 .310 13 35
J. Rodríguez DH 5 2 3 1 1 0 2 .266 13 31
I. Durán 3B 5 1 1 1 1 1 7 .232 4 20
J. Días CF 6 2 2 3 0 1 4 .153 1 7
S. Nakamura 2B 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 .314 1 9
T. Quezada C 5 2 2 4 0 1 0 .135 3 7
Totals 48 17 21 17 4 4 23      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Nakamura (4, 3rd Inning off M. Cruz, 3 on, 1 out) , C. Alexander (8, 3rd Inning off B. Ferguson, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Robles (5, 5th Inning off B. Ferguson, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Durán (12, 5th Inning off D. John, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Robles (1, 3rd Inning off M. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Johnson (10, 3rd Inning off M. Cruz, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Quezada 2 (3, 3rd Inning off M. Cruz, 2 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off B. Ferguson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Días (1, 4th Inning off B. Ferguson, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Esparza (13, 5th Inning off B. Ferguson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Robles 8 , C. Alexander 3 , E. Johnson 5 , J. Esparza 7 , J. Rodríguez 3 , I. Durán 2 , J. Días 5 , S. Nakamura 2 , T. Quezada 8
2-out RBI: J. Rodríguez , J. Días 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Johnson 2 , I. Durán , S. Nakamura 2
GIDP: J. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Robles (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nakamura-Alexander-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Rice 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .219 3 15
   b-S. Robinson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .444 0 2
E. Fairchild CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 3 11
   c-I. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 1 4
D. Kerr RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 4 18
   a-O. Reyna PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 2 3
O. Attene 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268 13 42
J. Ford LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .253 6 20
J. Bond 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .209 4 15
O. Ball C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .184 4 11
M. Winston DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 1 2
D. Cole SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .206 0 4
Totals 31 2 6 2 0 7 7      
a - O. Reyna pinch hit for D. Kerr in the 7th
b - S. Robinson pinch hit for P. Rice in the 9th
c - I. Miller pinch hit for E. Fairchild in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Ball (6, 3rd Inning off A. Hanson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Rice (3, 6th Inning off A. Hanson, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Bond (4, 8th Inning off A. Hanson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Rice 4 , S. Robinson , J. Ford 2 , J. Bond 4 , O. Ball 2
2-out RBI: P. Rice
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Rice
GIDP: J. Bond
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Ford (6)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Cruz (1) , D. Cole (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Ferguson-Cole-Bond)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK (N) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Hanson W (5-4) 9.0 6 2 2 0 7 2 100 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Hanson 74
Batters Faced: A. Hanson 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hanson 11-7
Pitches - Strikes: A. Hanson 100-77
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Cruz L (6-3) 2.1 10 9 7 0 2 3 65 1.87   
B. Ferguson 2.0 6 6 6 2 0 3 46 4.88   
D. John 3.2 4 2 2 2 1 0 59 2.25   
K. Arai 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Cruz 3
Batters Faced: M. Cruz 18, B. Ferguson 13, D. John 17, K. Arai 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Cruz 2-2, B. Ferguson 3-2, D. John 8-2, K. Arai 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Cruz 65-43, B. Ferguson 46-27, D. John 59-36, K. Arai 17-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Esparza
Ballpark: Citi Field
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 41742
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