The Cardinals controlled this game from the third inning forward, riding Dustin May's dominant start to a 7-0 victory over the Mets at Citi Field. May held New York scoreless through six innings while St. Louis built an insurmountable lead with timely hitting.
May allowed four hits and one walk while striking out six over six innings, earning his fourth win of the season. Carrying a 4.21 ERA, the right-hander never allowed the Mets to threaten, scattering baserunners and working efficiently through 101 pitches.
The Cardinals broke through with four runs in the third inning. Wetherholt singled to center, scoring Gorman and Church for the first two runs. Walker followed with an RBI double to left that scored Wetherholt, and Nootbaar's groundout to second brought Herrera home for a 4-0 advantage. Burleson extended the lead in the fifth with a two-run homer to left center that scored Herrera, then added another RBI double in the seventh that brought Herrera around again.
Freddy Peralta absorbed the loss for New York, allowing six runs over six innings. The right-hander struck out five but surrendered six hits and two walks, falling to 4-5 on the season. The Mets managed just five hits against Cardinals pitching and never mounted a serious scoring threat.
St. Louis extended its winning streak to four games and improved to 35-28. New York fell to 29-36 after snapping a brief winning streak.