MAJOR LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT NEW YORK METS
04/29/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 308 - TUESDAY, APRIL 29TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (12-9) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 0
New York Mets (11-9) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 X 5 8 0
Mets Rally For Late Win Over Cardinals
The New York Mets picked up a win at Citi Field, knocking off the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2. Starting pitcher Craig Swan was a big reason why. Tug McGraw snagged the win in relief. He goes to 2-1 on the season. Bob Gibson suffered the loss. With the win, New York climbs to 11-9.

The game was at a stalemate until left fielder Cleon Jones came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing St. Louis pitcher Bob Gibson, he hit a first pitch sinker for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting New York on top, 3-2.

"I think it speaks for itself, I think we came out and we played our kind of baseball," said Jones.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Smith SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .329 0 7
A. Pujols 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .310 1 8
S. Musial RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .198 2 14
C. Hafey DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .338 4 10
J. Medwick LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .341 2 9
R. Lankford CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .226 1 6
J. Torre C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .328 3 14
   a-J. Mize PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .355 1 5
K. Boyer 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .299 3 12
   b-J. Bottomley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 0 0
R. Schoendienst 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .357 1 5
   c-R. Hornsby PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 0 13
Totals 33 2 9 2 2 4 16      
a - J. Mize pinch hit for J. Torre in the 9th
b - J. Bottomley pinch hit for K. Boyer in the 9th
c - R. Hornsby pinch hit for R. Schoendienst in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Medwick (6, 2nd Inning off C. Swan, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Lankford (7, 4th Inning off C. Swan, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Musial (2, 6th Inning off C. Swan, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Pujols 2 , S. Musial 2 , J. Medwick 2 , R. Lankford 3 , J. Torre , J. Mize , K. Boyer
2-out RBI: K. Boyer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Smith , R. Lankford , J. Torre , R. Hornsby
GIDP: J. Bottomley
Sac Bunt: R. Schoendienst
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Pujols (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Lindor DH 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .305 3 10
L. Dykstra CF 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .260 3 11
   c-T. Agee CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 1 2
P. Alonso 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .266 3 9
D. Strawberry RF 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .268 2 4
D. Wright 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .215 4 10
C. Jones LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .254 0 6
J. Kent 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-K. Hernandez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0 3
   b-J. McNeil 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 1 3
T. Hundley C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .150 0 2
B. Harrelson SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .246 0 6
Totals 32 5 8 5 5 8 18      
a - K. Hernandez pinch hit for J. Kent in the 7th
b - J. McNeil substituted for K. Hernandez in the 8th
c - T. Agee substituted for L. Dykstra in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Alonso (2, 4th Inning off B. Gibson, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Lindor (8, 6th Inning off B. Gibson, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Harrelson (2, 7th Inning off B. Gibson, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Strawberry (6, 8th Inning off B. Gibson, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Lindor 2 , P. Alonso 3 , D. Strawberry 2 , C. Jones 2 , B. Harrelson 3
2-out RBI: F. Lindor , B. Harrelson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Lindor , L. Dykstra , D. Wright , C. Jones
Hit by Pitch: P. Alonso
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jones (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wright-McNeil-Alonso)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Gibson L (3-2) 7.1 7 5 5 4 7 0 116 3.12   
B. Sutter 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gibson 47
Batters Faced: B. Gibson 34, B. Sutter 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gibson 8-7, B. Sutter 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gibson 116-66, B. Sutter 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Sutter 3-2
Hit Batsmen: B. Gibson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Swan 7.1 7 2 2 2 4 0 107 4.50   
T. McGraw W (2-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.35   
S. Lockwood SV (6) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Swan 58
Batters Faced: C. Swan 30, T. McGraw 2, S. Lockwood 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Swan 9-8, T. McGraw 0-2, S. Lockwood 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Swan 107-67, T. McGraw 8-5, S. Lockwood 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McGraw 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Craig Swan
Ballpark: Citi Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 17273
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