July 3, 2008
Mets 7, Cardinals 8: Surviving Mulder
By
Zeldink
Posted at 8:39 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mets (41-43) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
| Cardinals (49-37) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
W: Franklin (3-2)
The Cardinals narrowly escaped from Mark Mulder’s second outing since being reinstated from the disabled list.
Mulder came on in relief in the seventh inning. Thanks to earlier ineffective pitching from starter Joel Pineiro, the game St. Louis had taken a 4-run 1st inning lead in was tied. Mulder promptly gave up 2 runs.
But not to worry! Chris Duncan and Troy Glaus flew to the rescue, launching home runs to tie and then win the game for St. Louis.
It was a good thing, too. With the Cubs winning and the ribald rivalry with Chicago looming, it’s in St. Louis’ best interests to be as close as possible. Got to make that series a battle for first place, after all.