(Flushing, NY) — Jose Reyes plated the winning run on an infield single in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Mets clipped the Cardinals 3-2 at Citi Field. Tommy Pham had given the Cards a 2-1 lead with a solo shot in the top of the eighth before Wilmer Flores answered with a solo homer for the Mets in the bottom of the frame. Pham also doubled in a run in the sixth. Trevor Rosenthal suffered the loss.
>>Cards Open Series With Cubs Today In Chicago
(Chicago, IL) — The Cardinals and Cubs open up a three-game series today at Wrigley Field. Carlos Martinez will take the mound for the Cards. He is 6-and-8 with a 3.36 ERA. The Cubs will counter with right-hander Jake Arrieta, who is 9-and-7 with a 4.17 ERA. The Cardinals enter the weekend four-and-a-half games behind NL Central-leading Milwaukee. The Cubs are just a game behind the Brewers.
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