The same swings that carried the Cardinals to a sixth consecutive win and a victory in the first half of Wednesday’s doubleheader turned the nightcap against them and showcased how even with all the tinkering there’s a truism of modern baseball, from box score to arbitration hearing.
Power plays.
The Pauls – Goldschmidt and DeJong – each homered in the first game to lift the Cardinals to a 4-1 victory against the Mets in Game 1 at Busch Stadium. The Mets answered with two home runs in Game 2 to split the doubleheader with a 7-2 victory. Both of the Mets’ homers came off rookie Johan Oviedo, who rejoined the rotation Tuesday in time to help the team navigate crunch of innings that became more acute with Wednesday’s doubleheader.
