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06/09 21:14 CDT Burleson homers and drives in 3 to back May as Cardinals blank
Mets 7-0 for 5th straight win
Burleson homers and drives in 3 to back May as Cardinals blank Mets 7-0 for 5th
straight win
By JERRY BEACH
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) --- Alec Burleson homered and finished with three RBIs on Tuesday
night, powering the surging St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-0 victory over the New
York Mets.
Dustin May tossed six solid innings to snap a seven-start winless streak for
the Cardinals, who have won five straight games --- one shy of their season
high.
JJ Westerholt's two-run double against Freddy Peralta (4-5) sparked a four-run
third. Jordan Walker had an RBI double and Lars Nootbaar added a run-scoring
groundout later in the inning.
Burleson hit a two-run shot to left field in the fifth before lacing an RBI
double off Joey Gerber in the seventh. The three-RBI game was the fifth this
season for Burleson, who entered Tuesday tied for seventh in the NL in RBIs.
Ivan Herrera was plunked twice and had three hits in five plate appearances.
Nathan Church, activated from the injured list earlier Tuesday, had three hits
and robbed Marcus Semien of a two-run double with a basket catch to end the
fourth.
May (4-6) allowed four hits and struck out six with one walk. The red-haired
right-hander was 0-4 with a 3.86 ERA since his previous win on April 21.
A.J. Ewing had two hits for the Mets, who were blanked for the seventh time ---
one shy of their total from last season.
Francisco Alvarez was 1 for 3 in his return from a right knee injury.
Peralta gave up six runs and struck out five with two walks over six innings.
Up next
Cardinals RHP Andre Pallante (6-4, 3.96 ERA) starts against RHP Christian Scott
(2-0, 2.50) in the middle game of the series Wednesday night.
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