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St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets

MLBJune 9, 2026Citi Field

CardinalsSt. LouisSTLWon36-28

Cardinals 7, Mets 0

Final
MetsFlushingNYM29-37
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
STL0040201007100
NYM000000000050

W Dustin MayL Freddy Peralta

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  JJ Wetherholt flies out to left fielder Juan Soto.
  2.  Iván Herrera hit by pitch.
  3.  Alec Burleson strikes out swinging.
  4.  Jordan Walker grounds out, third baseman Brett Baty to first baseman Jared Young.

Bot 1st

  1.  Carson Benge grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Dustin May.
  2.  Bo Bichette grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Juan Soto flies out to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.

Top 2nd

  1.  Lars Nootbaar flies out to center fielder A.J. Ewing.
  2.  Masyn Winn grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Jared Young.
  3.  Jimmy Crooks called out on strikes.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Jared Young grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  2.  A.J. Ewing doubles (2) on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  3.  Marcus Semien strikes out swinging.
  4.  Brett Baty called out on strikes.

Top 3rd

  1.  Nolan Gorman walks.STL 54%
  2.  Nathan Church doubles (7) on a ground ball to left fielder Juan Soto. Nolan Gorman to 3rd.STL 67%
  3.  JJ Wetherholt singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder A.J. Ewing. Nolan Gorman scores. Nathan Church scores.STL 77%
  4.  Iván Herrera hit by pitch. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd.
  5.  Alec Burleson strikes out swinging.
  6.  Jordan Walker doubles (15) on a line drive to left fielder Juan Soto. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd.STL 87%
  7.  Lars Nootbaar grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Jared Young. Iván Herrera scores. Jordan Walker to 3rd.
  8.  Masyn Winn grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Jared Young.

Bot 3rd

  1.  MJ Melendez strikes out swinging.
  2.  Francisco Alvarez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church.
  3.  Carson Benge grounds into a double play, first baseman Alec Burleson to shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Francisco Alvarez out at 2nd. Carson Benge out at 1st.

Top 4th

  1.  Jimmy Crooks grounds out, third baseman Brett Baty to first baseman Jared Young.
  2.  Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.
  3.  Nathan Church grounds out, shortstop Bo Bichette to first baseman Jared Young.

Bot 4th

  1.  Bo Bichette grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  2.  Juan Soto singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church.
  3.  Mets challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Jared Young grounds into a force out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to shortstop Masyn Winn. Juan Soto out at 2nd. Jared Young to 1st.
  4.  A.J. Ewing singles on a pop up to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Jared Young to 2nd.
  5.  Marcus Semien flies out sharply to center fielder Nathan Church.

Top 5th

  1.  JJ Wetherholt pops out to third baseman Brett Baty in foul territory.
  2.  Iván Herrera singles on a fly ball to center fielder A.J. Ewing.
  3.  Alec Burleson homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Iván Herrera scores.STL 97%
  4.  Jordan Walker grounds out, pitcher Freddy Peralta to first baseman Jared Young.
  5.  Lars Nootbaar grounds out, third baseman Brett Baty to first baseman Jared Young.

Bot 5th

  1.  Brett Baty strikes out swinging.
  2.  MJ Melendez called out on strikes.
  3.  Francisco Alvarez flies out to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.

Top 6th

  1.  Masyn Winn lines out to third baseman Brett Baty.
  2.  Jimmy Crooks called out on strikes.
  3.  Nolan Gorman walks.
  4.  Nathan Church singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Brett Baty, deflected by pitcher Freddy Peralta. Nolan Gorman to 2nd.
  5.  JJ Wetherholt flies out to left fielder Juan Soto.

Bot 6th

  1.  Carson Benge strikes out swinging.
  2.  Bo Bichette flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  3.  Juan Soto walks.
  4.  Jared Young flies out sharply to right fielder Jordan Walker.

Top 7th

  1.  Iván Herrera doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to center fielder A.J. Ewing, deflected by right fielder Carson Benge.
  2.  Alec Burleson doubles (17) on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Iván Herrera scores.
  3.  Jordan Walker lines out to center fielder A.J. Ewing.
  4.  Lars Nootbaar lines out to first baseman Jared Young.
  5.  Masyn Winn flies out to left fielder Juan Soto.

Bot 7th

  1.  A.J. Ewing grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  2.  Marcus Semien lines out to shortstop Masyn Winn.
  3.  Brett Baty flies out to center fielder Nathan Church.

Top 8th

  1.  Jimmy Crooks lines out sharply to center fielder A.J. Ewing.
  2.  Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.
  3.  Nathan Church singles on a ground ball to right fielder Carson Benge.
  4.  JJ Wetherholt flies out to left fielder Juan Soto.

Bot 8th

  1.  Mark Vientos grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  2.  Francisco Alvarez called out on strikes.
  3.  Carson Benge singles on a fly ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  4.  Bo Bichette strikes out swinging.

Top 9th

  1.  Iván Herrera singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge.
  2.  Alec Burleson grounds into a double play, pitcher Cionel Pérez to shortstop Bo Bichette to first baseman Jared Young. Iván Herrera out at 2nd. Alec Burleson out at 1st.
  3.  Jordan Walker grounds out, shortstop Bo Bichette to first baseman Jared Young.

Bot 9th

  1.  Juan Soto grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  2.  Jared Young flies out to center fielder Nathan Church.
  3.  A.J. Ewing strikes out swinging.

Top 3rd

  1.  STL 2, NYM 0JJ Wetherholt singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder A.J. Ewing. Nolan Gorman scores. Nathan Church scores.STL 77%
  2.  STL 3, NYM 0Jordan Walker doubles (15) on a line drive to left fielder Juan Soto. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd.STL 87%
  3.  STL 4, NYM 0Lars Nootbaar grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Jared Young. Iván Herrera scores. Jordan Walker to 3rd.

Top 5th

  1.  STL 6, NYM 0Alec Burleson homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Iván Herrera scores.STL 97%

Top 7th

  1.  STL 7, NYM 0Alec Burleson doubles (17) on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Iván Herrera scores.

Win probability

Top 3rd · Biggest swing #1 · STL 2–0 NYM

JJ Wetherholt singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder A.J. Ewing. Nolan Gorman scores. Nathan Church scores.

See it in the scoring summary
STL 77%STL +10 pts

Game leaders

CardinalsSt. Louis

MetsFlushing

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
JJ Wetherholt 2B5112000.245
Iván Herrera DH3330000.264
Alec Burleson 1B5123102.293
Jordan Walker RF5011000.301
Lars Nootbaar LF4001000.214
Masyn Winn SS4000000.231
Jimmy Crooks C4000002.167
Nolan Gorman 3B2100022.197
Nathan Church CF4130000.260
Totals367107126

2B: Herrera, Burleson, Walker, Church.HR: Burleson.RBI: Wetherholt 2, Burleson 3, Walker, Nootbaar.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Dustin May W6.0400161014.21
Justin Bruihl2.010002214.30
Matt Svanson1.000001118.44

Video

10:01Condensed Game: STL@NYM - 6/9/26MLB video
3:10May, Burleson lead Cardinals' shutout win vs. Mets1:25Cardinals score four runs in the 3rd0:04Breaking down Dustin May's pitches0:27Dustin May's outing against the Mets
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