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St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Mets

2012-06-01 · Night game · Citi Field · Att: 27069 · 66°F · Wind 18 mph from RF · 2:35

New York Mets defeated St. Louis Cardinals 8–0. New York Mets put up 3 in the 6th. Johan Santana earned the win. Lucas Duda went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
NYN	0	0	0	2	0	3	3	0		8	8

W: Johan Santana L: Adam Wainwright SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Gary Cederstrom · 1B: Lance Barksdale · 2B: Fieldin Culbreth · 3B: Adrian Johnson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	BB	SO
Rafael Furcal	3	1	0
Carlos Beltran	4	0	1
Matt Holliday	3	1	1
Allen Craig	4	0	0
David Freese	3	1	1
Yadier Molina	2	1	0
Matt Adams	2	1	1
Tyler Greene	3	0	2
Adam Wainwright	2	0	1
Shane Robinson	1	0	1

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mike Baxter	3	0	0	0	0	1
Kirk Nieuwenhuis	3	3	2	0	1	1
David Wright	2	2	1	1	2	0
Lucas Duda	3	1	1	4	0	1
Daniel Murphy	4	0	2	3	0	0
Ike Davis	3	0	0	0	1	1
Josh Thole	4	0	0	0	0	2
Omar Quintanilla	4	1	2	0	0	1
Johan Santana	3	0	0	0	0	2
Andres Torres	1	1	0	0	1	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Adam Wainwright	6.1	6	3	6
Sam Freeman	0.2	1	2	1
Maikel Cleto	1.0	1	0	2

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johan Santana	9.0	0	5	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rafael Furcal: 8/F8RM
Carlos Beltran: K
Matt Holliday: 9/F9D

Bot 1

Mike Baxter: K23
Kirk Nieuwenhuis: K
David Wright: 43/G4

Top 2

Allen Craig: 8/F8RXD+
David Freese: W
Yadier Molina: W.1-2
Matt Adams: K
Tyler Greene: K

Bot 2

Lucas Duda: 6/L4MD-
Daniel Murphy: 43/G4
Ike Davis: W
Josh Thole: K

Top 3

Adam Wainwright: 53/G5+
Rafael Furcal: 9/F9LD+
Carlos Beltran: 6/L6

Bot 3

Omar Quintanilla: 3/G34S-
Johan Santana: K23
Mike Baxter: 43/G4

Top 4

Matt Holliday: W
Allen Craig: 3/F3-
David Freese: 8/F8RXD+
Yadier Molina: 5/F56S-

Bot 4

Kirk Nieuwenhuis: S6/G6MS-
David Wright: D8/F8RXD+.1-3
Lucas Duda: 9/SF/F9D.3-H;2-3
Daniel Murphy: T9/F89XD+.3-H
Ike Davis: 43/G4S
Josh Thole: 31/G34S-

Top 5

Matt Adams: W
Tyler Greene: K
Adam Wainwright: K
Rafael Furcal: 7/L7M

Bot 5

Omar Quintanilla: K23
Johan Santana: 63/G6-
Mike Baxter: 8/F8LD+

Top 6

Carlos Beltran: 53/G5+
Matt Holliday: K
Allen Craig: 3/F3F-

Bot 6

Kirk Nieuwenhuis: S9/L89M+
David Wright: W.1-2
Lucas Duda: HR/F89XD+.2-H;1-H
Daniel Murphy: 13/G-
Ike Davis: K
Josh Thole: 8/F8RM

Top 7

David Freese: 3/F34-
Yadier Molina: 7!/F7D+
Matt Adams: 3/G34S-

Bot 7

Omar Quintanilla: S64/G4M
Johan Santana: 23/SH.1-2
Andres Torres: W
Kirk Nieuwenhuis: W.2-3;1-2
David Wright: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Lucas Duda: K
Daniel Murphy: S7/G56+.3-H;2-H;1-2
Ike Davis: 53/G56

Top 8

Tyler Greene: 7/F7S
Shane Robinson: K
Rafael Furcal: W
Carlos Beltran: 4/L6M-

Bot 8

Josh Thole: K23
Omar Quintanilla: S9/L3D+
Johan Santana: K
Andres Torres: 3/G3

Top 9

Matt Holliday: 8/F8LM
Allen Craig: 7/F7M
David Freese: K

Notes & reviews

The first no-hitter in Mets history
LF Mike Baxter made a running catch on the warning track of the fly ball and did not have time to brace himself before hitting the wall
Mets left fielder Mike Baxter left the game due to a bruised left shoulder

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