St. Louis CardinalsvsNew York Mets
STL 7/NYM 0
Things to say
Cardinals shut out the Mets 7-0 at Citi Field.
01
Yeah, Cards rolled the Mets 7-zip last night. Citi Field was a morgue by the seventh. Mets bats just had nothing.
02
key player
Whoever started for St. Louis got into his stuff early — held the heart of the order to nothing, that's a quality start any way you slice it.
03
hot take
Mets are 29-37 and it's June. You can't keep blaming the pen when the lineup gives you a goose egg at home.
04
deep cut
Cardinals are eight over .500 and nobody's talking about them — quiet contender in the Central if the WHIP holds up.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if the Mets can avoid the sweep tonight — should be a fun one.
The recap
Cardinals rolled into Citi Field and shut the Mets out 7-0, and it wasn't really close at any point. St.
Louis just kept piling on while the Mets bats stayed cold all night, dropping New York to ten games under at 29-37.
Meanwhile the Cards keep humming along at 36-28, looking every bit like a team that belongs in the conversation. Getaway day in Queens and the home crowd had nothing to cheer about.