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Max Scherzer, New York Mets starter, in the sixth inning of the game against the St. Louis Cardinals in New York.
Max Scherzer had a four-run lead in the sixth inning, and everything was going well for the Mets , as in many games this season.
Suddenly, the three-time Cy Young award-winning pitcher motioned to the dugout. And his work is done.
Scherzer left & oacute; He left Wednesday’s game with a sore left side before New York cruised to an 11-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
“I don’t think it’s a serious pull,” he confided. Scherzer. “I felt some stiffness and then came the sudden pain, but I don’t think there was a tear. It just got worse. I hope I hope he got out of the game in time to avoid further injury, because you know, oblique, intercostal, or other muscle problems can be nasty. I hope I have avoided serious injury.”.
Pete Alonso fired a shot. he homered and drove in four runs for the Mets, who are 13-1 in post-loss games so far this season. The only time they have had setbacks this season was on April 10 and 11.
Jeff McNeil hit a two-run single and Alonso broke tied 2-2 with an RBI hit off rookie reliever Jake Walsh (0-1) during a four-run fifth inning. Dominic Smith led one more to the plate with indisputable and the Venezuelan Luis Guillorme crowned. the offense with a brilliant towing touch.
Mets hitters were hit by pitches three times, for a season-high 28, the most in the major leagues. The total includes eight hits by Cardinals pitchers in six games this year.
Nolan Arenado rang out. a two-run homer for the Cardinals. Albert Pujols hit He had two hits to pass Eddie Collins for 10th all-time with 3,314, including a two-run single Wednesday off Scherzer (5-1).
Three-time Cy Young winner left the game with two outs in the sixth inning and a 1-1 count against Pujols. On Thursday he will submit to an MRI, he reported. the team.
For the Mets, Puerto Rican Francisco Lindor 2-1 with two runs scored. Venezuelans Luis Guillorme 3-1 with one produced; Eduardo Escobar 4-0 with an RBI.
For the Cardinals, Dominican Pujols 4-2 with two RBIs. Puerto Rican Yadier Molina 3-1. The Venezuelan Juan Yepez 4-0. Panamanian Edmundo Sosa 2-1.