Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Mets vs. Cardinals Game 99 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 to split their day-night doubleheader and improve their record to 53-46.  They are now  4.5 games behind the Washington Nationals for first place in the National League East. SS Asdrubal Cabrera broke out of his slump with 2 RBI's. He has a sacrifice fly and RBI double. 1B James Loney grounded into a double play which brought home a run.

RHP Bartolo Colon pitched 7 outstanding innings and allowed only 1 run on 3 hits. He had eight strikeouts. He picked up his eighth win. RHP Addison Reed pitched another scoreless eighth inning. RHP Jeurys Familia pitched a scoreless ninth inning and picked up his 36th save. He has now recorded 52 consecutive saves, which is the third most consecutive saves in Major League Baseball history.

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