Mets Beat Cardinals 5-2: Adam Wainwright Strikes Out Eight Over Six Innings; Carlos Beltran Collects Two Singles, One Double, & One RBI; Pete Kozma Doubles & Drives In One Run

Individual Highlights:
Matt Carpenter 1-for-3 with one double, one run, one walk, and assisted in one double play.
Carlos Beltran 3-for-4 with one double, one RBI, and one fielding error.
Matt Adams 1-for-1 at the plate.
Pete Kozma 1-for-4 with one double, one two-out RBI, and one strikeout.
Joe Kelly entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:21-13)(g/f:2-1)

Rough Outing:
Shane Robinson 0-for-3 with one walk and one throwing error.
Allen Craig 0-for-4 with one strikeout and grounded into two double plays.
David Freese 0-for-3 with one strikeout.
Ty Wigginton 0-for-3 with one strikeout.
Adam Wainwright started and pitched six innings.  He allowed six hits, four runs (three earned), one walk, and struck eight out for the losing decision (5-3).  1-for-2 at the plate.  (p-s:87-57)(g/f:5-2)
Randy Choate entered in the seventh and pitched to five batters.  He allowed two hits, no runs, one walk, and struck one out.  (p-s:15-8)
Fernando Salas entered in the seventh and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, and struck one out.  (p-s:25-16)(g/f:0-2)(ir-s:3-0)

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