NEW YORK – It wasn’t the swing that he’s been working on or the moment that he’s been chasing during this slow start, but it was enough to get the single run the Cardinals needed.
Unable Tuesday to help the Cardinals with his bat in Game 1 or get them out of an inning with his glove in Game 2, Tyler O’Neill used his speed to outrun a groundout and get the Cardinals a split Tuesday in a doubleheader against the New York Mets at Citi Field. Rookie Brendan Donovan walked to first, stole second, and advanced to third on a passed ball to put the go-ahead run 90 feet away from a potential win.
O’Neill didn’t even get a full cut at Mets reliever Adam Ottavino's pitch, but he clipped the baseball enough to get it hopping toward third.
