The St. Louis Cardinals (9-12) were limited to just three hits in a 3-0 shutout loss to the New York Mets (14-7) on Saturday afternoon at Citi Field. It marked the Cardinals' third straight loss and their second scoreless game of the season.
Starting Pitchers
Matthew Liberatore (STL): 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 1 BB
Kodai Senga (NYM): 5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 2 BB
Scoring Summary
The Cardinals did not score.
3rd Inning
Luisangel Acuña led off with a double to center. Juan Soto followed with an RBI single, and Pete Alonso doubled to bring Soto home, giving the Mets a 2-0 lead.
8th Inning
John King came on in relief for St. Louis, and Alonso launched a solo homer to left field, extending New York's lead to 3-0.
Key Players
Thomas Saggese collected two of the Cardinals’ three hits—both doubles.
Brendan Donovan’s 14-game hitting streak came to an end after an 0-for-4 day.
Liberatore threw a season-high 100 pitches and allowed only his second walk of the year.
For some good news, in the second game of his rehab assignment, Masyn Winn served as the DH for Memphis and homered twice. (Yes, this was the highlight of the day for the Cardinals).
MASYN WINN DID IT AGAIN!
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) April 19, 2025
SECOND @HueysRestaurant HOMER OF THE DAY! pic.twitter.com/xI1RxrXaQi
Team Stats
St. Louis went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight runners on base.
The Cardinals have managed just five runs across the first three games of the series.
St. Louis fell to 1-8 on the road, matching its worst road start since 1997.
Betting Recap
The Mets (-175 ML) cashed easily, and the total stayed well under 8.5 (-102). Eric Sontag’s gut feeling on the Birds didn’t pan out as St. Louis dropped another on the road.
On Deck
The Cardinals will try to avoid a sweep in the series finale on Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 12:40 p.m. CT with Sonny Gray taking the mound against Mets right-hander Clay Holmes.