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New York Mets’ Pete Alonso (20) is congratulated by teammate Jeff McNeil (1) after hitting a two-run home run as St. Louis Cardinals catcher Andrew Knizner, right, stands at the plate during the seventh inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Francisco Lindor had four hits and stole home, Daniel Vogelbach hit a grand slam, and the New York Mets won their fourth straight game, routing the St. Louis Cardinals 13-2 Saturday night.
DJ Stewart and Pete Alonso also homered. Kodai Senga (10-6) allowed one run on two hits, walked two, and struck out five batters in seven innings to become the first rookie in the major leagues this season to win 10 games.
“He’s been solid,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said about Senga. “I can sit here and critique a lot of things he’s doing and where he is in the season and everything that he’s done to get here. But I think we’ve got it documented, he continues to be solid for us.”
Segna’s five strikeouts give him 154 on the season, making him only the fifth Japanese-born pitcher and seventh Mets pitcher to record at least 150 strikeouts as a rookie.
“The biggest goal for me has just been staying healthy,” Senga said via a translator. “Hitting 150 strikeouts comes with staying healthy, and I still have a little bit of the season left, so I just want to maintain that.”
Nolan Arenado hit his 26th home run of the season in the bottom of the fourth, and Miles Mikolas (6-9) allowed seven runs on seven hits and walked two batters in 4.2 innings as the Cardinals (54-70) dropped their fourth straight game.
“We’ve just had a tough time scoring.” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. “I think our starters have actually done a really nice job over the last several weeks. We’re having a tough time scoring right now and usually not…
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