ST. LOUIS — The Mets simply refuse to concede games. It’s difficult not to see them in a different light as a result.
With two men on base and two outs in the ninth inning Monday, Dominic Smith hustled to beat out an infield hit near the first-base bag. As Smith slid headfirst into first, Travis Jankowski and Jeff McNeil both motored around the bases to score the tying and go-ahead runs in a 5-2 win over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
The Mets had struggled to score all evening against Miles Mikolas, but Max Scherzer matched him zero for zero. The Cardinals finally broke through with two runs off Trevor May in the eighth, necessitating New York’s late rally. After Smith plated a pair with his infield single, Brandon Nimmo hit a two-run homer to provide the final margin.