The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on March 30, 2026 at Busch Stadium. A crowd of 21,307 witnessed the New York Mets secure the victory in this matchup.
Game Information
Inning-by-Inning Scoring
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|
| STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| NYM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Umpires
Vic Carapazza (Home Plate Umpire), Hunter Wendelstedt (First Base Umpire), Nic Lentz (Second Base Umpire), Edwin Moscoso (Third Base Umpire)
Injury Report
| Team | Player | Position | Status | Injury | Expected Return |
|---|
| STL | Hunter Dobbins | SP | 15-Day-IL | Knee – Surgery | 2026-04-07 |
| STL | Lars Nootbaar | LF | 60-Day-IL | Heel – Surgery | 2026-05-26 |
| STL | Ixan Henderson | SP | Day-To-Day | Elbow – Strain | 2026-05-29 |
| STL | Victor Santos | RP | Day-To-Day | Undisclosed – Not Specified | 2026-06-01 |
| STL | Zack Thompson | RP | Day-To-Day | Shoulder – Surgery | 2026-06-01 |
| NYM | Brandon Waddell | RP | Day-To-Day | Shoulder – Soreness | 2026-03-31 |
| NYM | Nate Lavender | RP | Day-To-Day | Elbow – Surgery | 2026-04-09 |
| NYM | A.J. Minter | RP | 15-Day-IL | Lat – Surgery | 2026-05-01 |
| NYM | Mike Tauchman | RF | Out | Knee – Surgery | 2026-05-15 |
| NYM | Grae Kessinger | 3B | Out | Hamstring – Not Specified | 2026-05-15 |
Team Statistics
| Team | R | H | E | HR | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| NYM | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 23 | .278 | .381 | .417 | .798 |
| STL | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | .161 | .235 | .290 | .526 |
New York Mets Batting Statistics
| # | Player | POS | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|
| 1 | Francisco Lindor | SS | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .450 | .500 |
| 2 | Juan Soto | LF | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .353 | .450 | .412 |
| 3 | Bo Bichette | 3B | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .100 | .105 |
| 4 | Jorge Polanco | DH | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .400 | .267 |
| 5 | Brett Baty | 1B | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .278 | .389 |
| 6 | Jared Young | 1B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| 6 | Luis Robert Jr. | CF | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .533 | .667 |
| 7 | Marcus Semien | 2B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .235 | .214 |
| 8 | Carson Benge | RF | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .313 | .429 |
| 9 | Francisco Alvarez | C | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .778 |
New York Mets Pitching Statistics
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|
| Clay Holmes | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 90-57 | 3.18 |
| Tobias Myers | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14-10 | 2.08 |
| Brooks Raley | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-11 | 0.00 |
| Devin Williams | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-10 | 0.00 |
St. Louis Cardinals Batting Statistics
| # | Player | POS | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|
| 1 | JJ Wetherholt | 2B | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .316 | .438 |
| 2 | Ivan Herrera | DH | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .111 | .176 |
| 3 | Alec Burleson | 1B | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .444 | .667 |
| 4 | Masyn Winn | SS | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .176 | .222 | .294 |
| 5 | Nolan Gorman | 3B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .714 |
| 6 | Jordan Walker | RF | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .385 | .500 | .769 |
| 7 | Nathan Church | LF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| 8 | Pedro Pages | C | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .273 | .545 |
| 9 | Victor Scott II | CF | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .385 | .385 | .385 |
St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Statistics
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|
| Kyle Leahy | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 79-51 | 7.20 |
| Matt Svanson | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 36-20 | 18.00 |
| George Soriano | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21-16 | 0.00 |
Complete player statistics and team performance data are detailed in the tables above.
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