MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/17/2015
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1583 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17TH , 2015 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (40-34) 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 8 13 1
St. Louis Cardinals (46-28) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Pujols Hits 2 home runs in Mets Win
Albert Pujols left his imprint on the 8-1 New York win against the St. Louis Cardinals. Pujols, who finished 2nd in the AL in OPS with .924 in 2013, slugged 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. New York leads the NL East Division by 4 games.

With New York trailing 1-0 in the top of the third, Pujols hit a fastball from Clay Buchholz for a 2-run home run. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Mets ahead, 2-1.

Said losing manager AU Cards: "At the end of the day, we've got to play better."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kipnis 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .296 7 38
D. Wright 3B 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .290 7 33
A. Pujols 1B 5 2 4 5 0 0 0 .288 9 31
M. Trumbo DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .190 0 2
J. Bautista RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .247 18 45
A. Jones CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271 7 27
C. Figgins LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .273 1 13
J. Hardy SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .286 1 14
M. Montero C 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .224 0 5
Totals 37 8 13 8 3 6 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Pujols 2 (9, 3rd Inning off C. Buchholz, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off E. O'Flaherty, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kipnis , D. Wright 2 , A. Pujols 10 , M. Trumbo , A. Jones , C. Figgins , J. Hardy , M. Montero 2
2-out RBI: D. Wright , A. Pujols 2 , J. Hardy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bautista , M. Montero
GIDP: J. Kipnis , J. Hardy
Sac Fly: M. Trumbo
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bautista (6) , C. Figgins (7)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Wright (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Wong 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .270 10 32
C. Crawford LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 3 22
J. Upton DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .304 20 74
M. Teixeira 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .282 10 46
A. Rendon 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .243 11 49
A. McCutchen RF, CF 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .260 12 37
K. Pillar CF 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .262 7 41
   a-B. Gardner PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .232 2 9
T. Barnhart C 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .255 2 23
B. Ryan SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 1 16
   b-B. Buscher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .379 0 8
Totals 36 1 8 1 3 11 20      
a - B. Gardner pinch hit for K. Pillar in the 6th
b - B. Buscher pinch hit for B. Ryan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Upton (14, 3rd Inning off J. Paxton, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Ryan (8, 7th Inning off H. Robles, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Wong 2 , C. Crawford , J. Upton 2 , M. Teixeira , A. Rendon , K. Pillar , B. Ryan 2
2-out RBI: K. Pillar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Upton 3 , M. Teixeira , T. Barnhart , B. Ryan
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Crawford (6) , A. Rendon (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ryan-Wong-Teixeira, Wong-Ryan-Teixeira)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Paxton W (5-3) 5.1 4 1 0 3 7 0 101 2.67   
H. Robles H (3) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 26 1.35   
T. Cahill 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 21 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Paxton 62
Batters Faced: J. Paxton 24, H. Robles 8, T. Cahill 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Paxton 5-4, H. Robles 1-3, T. Cahill 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Paxton 101-63, H. Robles 26-17, T. Cahill 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Robles 2-0 , T. Cahill 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Buchholz L (10-2) 6.2 9 6 6 2 3 1 98 3.54   
E. O'Flaherty 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 1 29 1.99   
M. Adams 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 19 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Buchholz 33
Batters Faced: C. Buchholz 29, E. O'Flaherty 7, M. Adams 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Buchholz 6-9, E. O'Flaherty 2-1, M. Adams 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Buchholz 98-60, E. O'Flaherty 29-18, M. Adams 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. O'Flaherty 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Albert Pujols
Ballpark: Busch Stadium 1997-2005
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 49629
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