Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
NY Mets 8, St. Louis 6
Thursday, September 22, 2011 1:45 PM
When: 1:45 PM ET, Thursday, September 22, 2011
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Temperature: 58°
Umpires: Home - Jim Reynolds, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Alan Porter
Attendance: 35992
Final Scoring Summary
 
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NY Mets 000010016870
St. Louis 2000202006123
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
NY Mets 74-82 31-44 43-38 W1
St. Louis 86-70 43-35 43-35 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the St. Louis Cardinals have a 43-35 record at home this season. The New York Mets have a 43-38 record on the road.
  • St. Louis has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Cardinals have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • NY Mets has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Mets have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Manny Acosta pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.53. Bobby Parnell closed out the game to get the save and has 6 saves for the season. Marc Rzepczynski took the loss for St. Louis.
  • Allen Craig, Albert Pujols hit homeruns for St. Louis.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
NY Mets   St. Louis
Chris Capuano Player Jake Westbrook
Loss W/L Loss
4.2 IP 6.0
4 Strikeouts 4
8 Hits 3
7.71 ERA 1.50
Hitting
NY Mets   St. Louis
Ruben Tejada Player David Freese
2 Hits 2
3 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 3
.500 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
NY Mets 7 0 9 .206 8 7 8 1 0
St. Louis 12 2 23 .316 5 6 3 0 3
Upcoming Games
  • St. Louis will play their next game at home against Chi. Cubs. The Cardinals have a W/L % of .547 after a win and .557 after a loss.
  • NY Mets will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Mets have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .451 after a loss.