Despite another strong effort from the man affectionately known as Thor, the New York Mets fall in St. Louis by the final of 3-2.
Yet again, New York Mets starting pitcher (and part of the Phenom-Five) Noah Syndergaard, was strong. He didn’t even possess his top-notch stuff, but battled every bit of his seven innings (2 ER).
It wasn’t enough.
The Mets offense laid and egg as the St. Louis Cardinals edged them by the final of 3-2.
The final line on @Noahsyndergaard tonight: 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K. #Thor #Whiff pic.twitter.com/1GbP1IJEX4
— New York Mets (@Mets) July 18, 2015
#THATSAWINNER! Final: #STLCards 3, #Mets 2. W-Lynn (7-5) L-Syndergaard (4-5) SV-Rosenthal (27) HR-Peralta (14) pic.twitter.com/0sGM5R1teX
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) July 18, 2015
Thor’s costly mistake to MLB All-Star Johnny Peralta in the sixth inning turned out to due him in:
#HeresJhonny! Peralta smacks his 14th HR of the season into the Mets bullpen and the #STLCards lead 2-1! pic.twitter.com/56JnrVwxor
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) July 18, 2015
The only highlight offensively was Curtis Granderson hitting his fifth lead-off home run of the season:
Quite the start to the second half! @cgrand3 starts us off with a solo homer. We lead 1-0. #OuttaHere pic.twitter.com/LfSWM2ydSs
— New York Mets (@Mets) July 18, 2015
The other glimmer of hope came in the ninth inning as the Mets cut the lead to 3-2 on a Ruben Tejada infield hit off of Trevor Rosenthal. In the end though, John Mayberry Jr. struck out swinging for the final out.
The Mets and Cards will play Game 2 on Saturday afternoon. The only other certainty than the Mets offense struggling again tomorrow is the idea that Keith Hernandez will enjoy himself in St. Louis tonight.
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