Sean Manaea won back-to-back starts for the first time this season, Tyrone Taylor hit a three-run double from the No. 2 spot in the batting order, and the New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 on Monday in a makeup game for a rainout from May 8.
“We went out and battled and did a good job,” Taylor said. “That was cool, hitting second.”
Manaea (8-4) allowed six hits in seven innings, struck out 10 batters, and did not walk any. He has pitched 14 scoreless innings in his last two starts, giving up eight hits, striking out 21, and walking one.
“I’m getting ahead of guys,” Manaea said. “I’m using my fastball and my sweeper. My sweeper has been good. I’m gaining more confidence in the sweeper.”
New York has won eight of Manaea’s last 10 starts.
“He had complete control of the game,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. “With the fastball and sweeper, he was attacking hitters and getting ahead.”
Ryne Stanek and Edwin Díaz completed the shutout with hitless relief, marking the Mets’ fourth shutout since July 11.
New York (59-53) won the season series 4-2 and has the tiebreaker advantage over the Cardinals if needed for a wild-card spot or postseason homefield advantage. The Mets are 10-7 since the All-Star break.
Jeff McNeil hit his 10th home run for New York, his sixth since the start of July.
St. Louis (57-56) has lost four of its last five games and has dropped 16 of its last 24 games against left-handed pitchers. The Cardinals have been shut out four times this season, all on getaway day games.
Andre Pallante (4-6) gave up five runs and five hits with two wild pitches in 4 2/3 innings. He had a 0.93 ERA in seven career relief appearances against the Mets.
“I didn’t have a great feel for my curveball today,” Pallante said. “That’s my best putaway pitch and not having that hurt me a lot.”
Pete Alonso walked and scored on a wild pitch in the second inning.
