Vientos strikes with first homer as Mets beat Cardinals in series opener

Vientos strikes with first homer as Mets beat Cardinals in series opener

NEW YORK — Mark Vientos hit his first homer of the season to spark a four-run second inning, and the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series. Brett Baty and Francisco Lindor had RBI singles in the second, which ended when Tyrone Taylor scored as Lindor got caught in a rundown between first and second. Lindor had three hits. Griffin Canning (2-1), pitching two days after he was scratche…

Vientos hits 1st home run of season, Mets beat Cardinals

New York Mets’ Mark Vientos passes St. Louis Cardinals’ Willson Contreras (40) and Andre Pallante (53) as he runs the bases after hitting a home run during the second inning of a baseball game Thursday in New York. (Photo courtesy of Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) – Mark Vientos hit his first homer of the season to spark a four-run second inning, and the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-ga…

Struggling Mets star gets Francisco Lindor’s full support to become 40-HR hitter

Mark Vientos broke his home run drought as the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals by a 4-1 margin on Thursday. The Mets slugger sported a .

Vientos hits 1st home run of season as Mets beat Cardinals 4-1

The Mets defeated St. Louis 4-1 as Mark Vientos hit his first homer of the season. The two teams rematch Friday in Game 2 of a four-game series.

Griffin Canning, Mets limit Cards to 3 hits in 4-1 win

Griffin Canning tossed six solid innings and combined with three relievers on a three-hitter for the host New York Mets, who defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series. Mark Vientos homered…

Griffin Canning great, Mark Vientos breaks the ice in Mets win against the Cardinals

NY PostWhat’s up with the Mets? ⚾The Mets defeated the Cardinals 4-1 to open the series at home (box | highlights)After getting scratched from his original start due to illness, RHP Griffin Canning was fantastic against the St. Louis including retiring the final nine batters he faced. His final line was 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K.3B Mark Vientos opened the scoring with his first home run of the yearSS Francisco Lindor went 3-for-4 with a RBI b…