NEW YORK – Edmundo Sosa beat the single that brought the lead during a three-point attack in the eleventh inning, for the St. Louis Cardinals to beat the New York Mets 7-6 on Tuesday and settle in in playoff spots.
New York scored twice at the bottom of the eleventh chapter and had two runners on board when Kwang Hyun Kim retired emerging Albert Almora Jr. by a roll for his second lifetime rescue.
He thus concluded a tug-of-war duel that lasted no more and no less than 4 hours and 34 minutes.
Emerging Andrew Knizner added a two-point single at the top of the inning to give the Cardinals a little more margin, after Puerto Rican Javier Báez had equalized the board for the Mets by a quadrangular in the ninth.
Tyler O’Neill shook a home run and produced three runs for the Cardinals, who have won four straight and six of seven to control the American League’s second wildcard for now, with a half-game lead over Cincinnati. fell by 6 -5 in Pittsburgh.
Alex Reis (8-8) forced Puerto Rican Francisco Lindor to hit 1 roulette for a double play that ended the tenth inning with runners in the corners.
This ignited the Cardinals, who batted three singles in the eleventh against rookie Jake Reed (0-1), recently activated from the injured list.
For the Cardinals, Puerto Rican Yadier Molina 4-1 with a score. The Panamanian Sosa 5-1 with a score and a push.
For the Mets, the Dominican Jonathan Villar 3-1 with a score. Puerto Ricans Francisco Lindor 4-1 with two goals scored, Báez 2-2 with one goal scored and two produced, Tomás Niu 3-0.