mlb Game Recap
St. Louis Downed 5-2 By New York - Takes Loss
St. Louis struck out 10 times against Max Scherzer in losing 5-2 to New York on Monday at Busch Stadium.
The Mets were a -153 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Trevor May earned the victory for the Mets, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 1, walking 1, and allowing 3 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Brandon Nimmo in the win.
St. Louis got a 7-inning outing from Miles Mikolas in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 1 walks and 4 hits in his time on the mound, while Paul Goldschmidt had 2 hits in the loss for the Cardinals.
New York outhit their counterparts 9-5 in the game.
Edwin Diaz pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.