Mets Beat Cardinals 4-2 on Walk-off Homer by Mark Vientos

 

Mets 3B Mark Vientos (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 in 11 innings this afternoon to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 14-13.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first five innings until the bottom of the sixth after SS Francisco Lindor hit a solo homer.

The bats did not do much for the next four innings until CF Harrison Bader delivered the game-tying RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the eleventh.

3B Mark Vientos followed with a walk-off two-run homer to center field.

LHP Jose Quintana had an outstanding start allowing one run on three hits in eight innings.

Quintana gave up one walk with three strikeouts.

He held the Cardinals to 1-12 with runners in scoring position.

It was the first time this season that a Mets starter went past the seventh inning this season which helped give the bullpen a much needed rest.

RHP Edwin Diaz followed with a dominating 1-2-3 top of the ninth and two strikeouts.

RHP Reed Garrett threw a scoreless top of the tenth and gave up a RBI single to LF Brendan Donovan in the top of the 11th, but was able to keep it a one-run game due to poor baserunning by DH Wilson Contreras.

Garrett picked up his fifth win of the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, April 29 at home against the Chicago Cubs at 7:10 p.m.