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Burleson Homers and Drives in 3 to Back May as Cardinals Blank Mets 7-0 for 5th Straight Win
Burleson homered and drove in three runs as the Cardinals shut out the Mets, while Dustin May ended a seven-start winless streak.
Alec Burleson homered and finished with three RBIs on Tuesday night, powering the surging St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-0 victory over the New York Mets and extending their winning streak.
Cardinals pitcher Dustin May tossed six innings, snapping a seven-start winless streak while allowing four hits and striking out six.
Nathan Church, recently activated from the injured list, contributed three hits and a defensive basket catch; Ivan Herrera also tallied three hits and Jordan Walker added an RBI double.
Francisco Alvarez returned from a right knee injury, finishing one for three, as New York was blanked for the seventh time this season, one shy of last year's total.
Cardinals RHP Andre Pallante starts Wednesday's middle game against RHP Christian Scott in the series continuation.