St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Mets
Cardinals Hitting
| hitters | 
|---|
B. Donovan2B-SS  | 
J. YepezRF  | 
E. SosaSS  | 
T. Edman2B  | 
| team | 
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .294 | .478 | .500 | 
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .317 | .391 | .518 | 
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .365 | .597 | 
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .370 | .490 | 
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .185 | .239 | .215 | 
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .286 | .363 | 
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .383 | .420 | 
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .244 | .354 | 
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .365 | .370 | 
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .273 | .220 | 
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .367 | .431 | 
| 36 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 
a-struck out swinging for Molina in the 9th
- Batting
 - 2BCarlson (9, Scherzer)
 - HRArenado (9, 8th inning off Lugo 1 on, 0 Out)
 - RBIPujols 2 (8), Arenado 2 (31)
 - GIDPSosa
 - Team LOB7
 - Team RISP1-4 (Pujols 1-2, Molina 0-1, Sosa 0-1)
 
- Baserunning
 - CSSosa (1, 2nd base by Scherzer/Mazeika)
 - SBPujols (1, 2nd base off Scherzer/Mazeika)
 
- Fielding
 - DP1 (Sosa-Donovan-Goldschmidt)
 
Mets Hitting
| hitters | 
|---|
B. NimmoCF  | 
M. CanhaRF-LF  | 
J. McNeilLF-2B  | 
D. SmithDH  | 
T. JankowskiPR-RF  | 
| team | 
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .290 | .397 | .468 | 
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .299 | .384 | .402 | 
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .231 | .329 | .395 | 
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .339 | .486 | 
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .371 | .423 | 
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .211 | .312 | .353 | 
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .203 | .291 | .261 | 
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .371 | .389 | 
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .333 | .243 | 
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .636 | 
| 31 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 
- Batting
 - 2BMazeika (1, Hicks)
 - 3BNimmo (3, McFarland)
 - HRAlonso (9, 8th inning off McFarland 2 on, 1 Out)
 - RBIEscobar (9), Canha (14), Nimmo (13), Do. Smith (11), McNeil 2 (18), Guillorme (3), Alonso 4 (33)
 - SFEscobar
 - SHGuillorme; Mazeika
 - GIDPGuillorme
 - Team LOB7
 - Team RISP7-15 (Escobar 0-2, Canha 1-1, Lindor 0-1, Nimmo 1-2, Do. Smith 1-2, McNeil 2-3, Mazeika 0-1, Alonso 2-3)
 
- Fielding
 - DP1 (Escobar-Alonso)
 - EEscobar (2, throw)
 - AssistsCanha (Arenado at 2nd base)
 
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers | 
|---|
J. Walsh(L, 0-1)  | 
| team | 
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 82-39 | 4.21 | 
| 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-9 | 13.50 | 
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-11 | 3.77 | 
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28-20 | 3.52 | 
| 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22-13 | 9.00 | 
| 8.0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 164-92 | 
- Pitching
 - WPWittgren; Hicks
 - HBPCanha (by Hicks); Lindor (by Walsh); Alonso (by Hicks)
 - First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMcFarland 5/8; VerHagen 5/7; Wittgren 4/4; Hicks 6/19; Walsh 1/4
 - Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMcFarland-3-1-2-7; VerHagen-5-5-5-5; Wittgren-1-3-3-4; Hicks-11-9-10-9; Walsh-3-0-4-2
 - Ground Balls-Fly BallsMcFarland 2-1; VerHagen 3-1; Wittgren 2-1; Hicks 1-5
 - Game ScoresJ Hicks 50
 
Mets Pitching
| pitchers | 
|---|
M. Scherzer(W, 5-1)  | 
A. Ottavino(H, 3)  | 
| team | 
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 87-61 | 2.54 | 
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-10 | 4.30 | 
| 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25-13 | 4.80 | 
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17-9 | 0.00 | 
| 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 146-93 | 
- Pitching
 - HBPDonovan (by Scherzer)
 - First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedScherzer 16/24; Ottavino 3/4; Lugo 2/6; Holderman 1/4
 - Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesScherzer-14-13-15-18; Ottavino-3-3-2-2; Lugo-5-1-2-5; Holderman-4-4-0-1
 - Ground Balls-Fly BallsScherzer 3-9; Ottavino 1-1; Lugo 2-0; Holderman 1-0
 - Game ScoresM Scherzer 53
 
Scoring Summary
Inning | STL | NYM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | McNeil singled to right, Canha scored and Nimmo scored, Alonso to second. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2nd | Pujols singled to right, Dickerson scored and Carlson scored. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5th | Alonso singled to left, Canha scored, Lindor to second. | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5th | Escobar hit sacrifice fly to left, Lindor scored. | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5th | Do. Smith singled to shallow left, Alonso scored, McNeil to third. | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5th | Guillorme sacrificed to first, McNeil scored, Do. Smith to second. | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8th | Arenado homered to left (370 feet), Goldschmidt scored. | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8th | Nimmo tripled to left, Jankowski scored. | 4 | 7 | ||
| 8th | Canha singled to left, Nimmo scored. | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8th | Alonso homered to center (404 feet), Canha scored and Lindor scored. | 4 | 11 | ||
NYM win 3-1
Game Information
Citi Field
7:10 PM, May 18, 2022
Queens, New York 
Attendance: 32,798
Game Time:3:29
- Umpires:
 - Home Plate Umpire - Bill Welke
 - First Base Umpire - Chris Segal
 - Second Base Umpire - Gabe Morales
 - Third Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher
 
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 | 
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 | 
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 | 
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 | 
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 | 
2025 National League East Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 96 | 66 | .593 | - | W1 | 
| New York | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 | L1 | 
| Miami | 79 | 83 | .488 | 17 | W1 | 
| Atlanta | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20 | W1 | 
| Washington | 66 | 96 | .407 | 30 | L1 | 

