Wednesday, April 1, 2026 · Busch Stadium · Final

New York Mets logo New York Mets

46-63 · L10 3-2

1–2
St. Louis Cardinals logo St. Louis Cardinals

54-54 · L10 3-2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
NYM 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
STL 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1
WP Gordon Graceffo (6-1) LP Tobias Myers (0-2)

Stars of the game

Freddy Peralta Matthew Liberatore Juan Soto

Season matchup

STL leads 13 of 19 categories

NYM Metric STL
Offense
4.12 26th Runs scored per game 4.39 17th
.688 27th Team On-Base Plus Slugging .694 25th
129 13th Team Home Runs 112 22nd
.234 25th Team Batting Average .239 19th
7.7 27th Total position-player WAR 10.4 22nd
Pitching
4.59 19th Runs allowed per game 4.50 16th
4.13 11th Team Earned Run Average 4.18 15th
1.29 13th Team Walks + Hits per Inning 1.34 20th
989 5th Team Strikeouts 833 26th
7.3 19th Rotation WAR 7.8 17th
2.6 19th Bullpen WAR 1.3 24th
Roster
5.9 29th Combined WAR of the club's three best position players 8.3 10th
23.0% 23rd Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 26.3% 26th
76.6% 6th Share of position-player WAR from the top three 79.8% 5th
28.3 20th Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 25.9 29th
Results
.422 26th Winning percentage .500 17th
-51 24th Run differential -12 15th
.451 24th Pythagorean winning percentage .489 15th
.333 30th Winning percentage in one-run games .543 12th
.436 26th Home winning percentage .475 22nd
.407 24th Road winning percentage .531 9th

2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Francisco Lindor SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 .728
2 Juan Soto LF 5 1 1 1 1 0 1 .283 .947
3 Bo Bichette 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 .668
4 Jorge Polanco DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .144 .418
Jared Young DH 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 .759
5 Luis Robert CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 .638
6 Mark Vientos 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 .644
Brett Baty 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .625
7 Marcus Semien 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 .620
8 Francisco Alvarez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .781
9 Tyrone Taylor RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .781
Carson Benge RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 .717
Team 38 1 5 1 1 4 6 .132 .477
2B:
Polanco, Vientos
HR:
Soto
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Freddy Peralta 5.1 3 1 1 2 7 0 92-54 4.99 1.48
Huascar Brazobán 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 13-9 2.61 1.01
Brooks Raley 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12-8 2.09 1.14
Luke Weaver 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11-8 1.88 0.84
Devin Williams 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18-9 4.29 1.60
Tobias Myers L 1.2 1 1 0 1 1 0 20-13 6.26 1.39
Team 10.2 5 2 1 4 13 0 166-101 0.84 0.84

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 JJ Wetherholt 2B 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 .251 .736
2 Iván Herrera DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .246 .749
3 Alec Burleson 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285 .807
4 Masyn Winn SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .241 .637
5 Nolan Gorman 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .194 .598
6 Thomas Saggese LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .184 .520
7 Nathan Church RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .622
Jordan Walker RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282 .844
8 Pedro Pagés C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .204 .572
9 Victor Scott CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194 .534
Team 36 2 5 0 2 4 13 .139 .364
SB:
Winn
GIDP:
Burleson
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Matthew Liberatore 6.0 3 1 1 1 2 1 76-47 5.26 1.56
Ryne Stanek 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 16-9 4.35 1.45
JoJo Romero 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 16-13 3.35 1.30
Riley O'Brien 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16-12 3.59 1.22
Justin Bruihl 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12-6 3.61 1.36
Chris Roycroft 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 11-2 8.35 2.07
Gordon Graceffo W 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6-3 3.19 1.12
Team 11.0 5 1 1 4 6 1 153-92 0.82 0.82
Win% = STL win prob.
Bot 11th · STL batting
1–2

Single. Masyn Winn singles on a pop up to second baseman Marcus Semien. JJ Wetherholt scores.

100% ▲37
1–1

Grounded Into DP. Alec Burleson grounds into a double play, second baseman Marcus Semien to shortstop Francisco Lindor to first baseman Brett Baty. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd. Iván Herrera out at 2nd. Alec Burleson out at 1st.

63% ▼18
1–1

Intent Walk. Tobias Myers intentionally walks Iván Herrera.

81%
Top 11th · NYM batting
1–1

Flyout. Marcus Semien flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.

81% ▲19
1–1

Forceout. Brett Baty grounds into a force out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to catcher Pedro Pagés. Juan Soto out at home. Jared Young to 3rd. Luis Robert Jr. to 2nd. Brett Baty to 1st.

61% ▲19
1–1

Walk. Luis Robert Jr. walks. Jared Young to 2nd.

43%
1–1

Walk. Jared Young walks.

48%
1–1

Groundout. Bo Bichette grounds out, pitcher Chris Roycroft to shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Juan Soto to 3rd.

51%
Bot 10th · STL batting
1–1

Groundout. JJ Wetherholt grounds out, first baseman Brett Baty to pitcher Tobias Myers.

50% ▼13
1–1

Groundout. Victor Scott II grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Brett Baty. Jordan Walker to 3rd.

63%
1–1

Strikeout. Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging.

70% ▼10
Top 10th · NYM batting
1–1

Pop Out. Juan Soto pops out to second baseman JJ Wetherholt.

81% ▲12
1–1

Walk. Francisco Lindor walks.

69%
1–1

Pop Out. Carson Benge pops out to shortstop Masyn Winn.

71% ▲10
1–1

Fielders Choice Out. Francisco Alvarez reaches on a fielder's choice out, pitcher Justin Bruihl to second baseman JJ Wetherholt. Marcus Semien out at 3rd. Francisco Alvarez to 2nd.

61% ▲11
Bot 9th · STL batting
1–1

Strikeout. Jordan Walker strikes out swinging.

50% ▼11
1–1

Flyout. Thomas Saggese flies out to right fielder Carson Benge.

61% ▼9
1–1

Flyout. Nolan Gorman flies out sharply to right fielder Carson Benge.

64% ▼8
1–1

Walk. Masyn Winn walks.

71%
Top 9th · NYM batting
1–1

Strikeout. Marcus Semien strikes out swinging.

64% ▲12
1–1

Groundout. Brett Baty grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Jared Young to 3rd.

52% ▲8
1–1

Strikeout. Luis Robert Jr. strikes out swinging.

44% ▲11
1–1

Double. Jorge Polanco doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker.

33% ▼17
Bot 8th · STL batting
1–1

Lineout. Alec Burleson lines out sharply to right fielder Carson Benge.

50%
1–1

Strikeout. Iván Herrera strikes out swinging.

53%
1–1

Flyout. JJ Wetherholt flies out to right fielder Carson Benge.

56%
Top 8th · NYM batting
1–1

Groundout. Bo Bichette grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.

61%
1–1

Flyout. Juan Soto flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.

58%
1–1

Groundout. Francisco Lindor grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.

55%
Bot 7th · STL batting
1–1

Bunt Groundout. Victor Scott II bunt grounds out, pitcher Brooks Raley to first baseman Brett Baty.

50%
1–1

Strikeout. Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging.

52%
1–1

Strikeout. Jordan Walker called out on strikes.

55%
Top 7th · NYM batting
1–1

Strikeout. Carson Benge strikes out on a foul tip.

59% ▲8
1–1

Catcher Interference. Francisco Alvarez reaches on catcher interference by Pedro Pagés. Luis Robert Jr. to 2nd. Francisco Alvarez to 1st.

51%
1–1

Strikeout. Marcus Semien called out on strikes.

55%
1–1

Flyout. Brett Baty flies out sharply to center fielder Victor Scott II.

50%
1–1

Single. Luis Robert Jr. singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Thomas Saggese.

44%
Bot 6th · STL batting
1–1

Strikeout. Thomas Saggese strikes out swinging.

50% ▼8
1–1

Single. Nolan Gorman singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd.

58% ▲19
1–0

Pop Out. Masyn Winn pops out to shortstop Francisco Lindor on the infield fly rule.

39% ▼8
1–0

Strikeout. Alec Burleson strikes out swinging.

47% ▼9
1–0

Walk. Iván Herrera walks. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd.

55% ▲9
1–0

Single. JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to right fielder Tyrone Taylor.

46%
Top 6th · NYM batting
1–0

Flyout. Jorge Polanco flies out to right fielder Nathan Church.

40%
1–0

Single. Bo Bichette singles on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II.

37%
1–0

Home Run. Juan Soto homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

38% ▼18
0–0

Field Error. Francisco Lindor reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Nolan Gorman.

50%
0–0

Flyout. Tyrone Taylor flies out to right fielder Nathan Church.

53%
Bot 5th · STL batting
0–0

Groundout. Victor Scott II grounds out, first baseman Mark Vientos to pitcher Freddy Peralta.

50% ▼8
0–0

Strikeout. Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging, catcher Francisco Alvarez to first baseman Mark Vientos.

58% ▼10
0–0

Forceout. Nathan Church grounds into a force out, second baseman Marcus Semien to shortstop Francisco Lindor. Nolan Gorman to 3rd. Thomas Saggese out at 2nd. Nathan Church to 1st.

66%
0–0

Single. Thomas Saggese singles on a ground ball to right fielder Tyrone Taylor. Nolan Gorman to 2nd.

68%
0–0

Walk. Nolan Gorman walks.

61%
Top 5th · NYM batting
0–0

Strikeout. Francisco Alvarez strikes out swinging.

57%
0–0

Walk. Matthew Liberatore challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Marcus Semien walks.

51%
0–0

Double. Mark Vientos doubles (1) on a ground ball to shortstop Masyn Winn.

52%
0–0

Groundout. Luis Robert Jr. grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.

55%
0–0

Lineout. Jorge Polanco lines out to left fielder Thomas Saggese.

53%
Bot 4th · STL batting
0–0

Lineout. Masyn Winn lines out to left fielder Juan Soto.

50%
0–0

Groundout. Alec Burleson grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Mark Vientos.

51%
0–0

Groundout. Iván Herrera grounds out, third baseman Bo Bichette to first baseman Mark Vientos.

53%
Top 4th · NYM batting
0–0

Lineout. Bo Bichette lines out to right fielder Nathan Church.

56%
0–0

Strikeout. Juan Soto strikes out swinging.

55%
0–0

Lineout. Francisco Lindor lines out sharply to left fielder Thomas Saggese.

53%
Bot 3rd · STL batting
0–0

Strikeout. JJ Wetherholt strikes out swinging.

50%
0–0

Strikeout. Victor Scott II strikes out swinging.

51%
0–0

Groundout. Pedro Pagés grounds out, shortstop Francisco Lindor to first baseman Mark Vientos.

53%
Top 3rd · NYM batting
0–0

Groundout. Tyrone Taylor grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.

56%
0–0

Groundout. Francisco Alvarez grounds out softly, pitcher Matthew Liberatore to first baseman Alec Burleson.

54%
0–0

Groundout. Marcus Semien grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.

53%
Bot 2nd · STL batting
0–0

Flyout. Nathan Church flies out to left fielder Juan Soto.

50%
0–0

Strikeout. Thomas Saggese strikes out swinging.

51%
0–0

Lineout. Nolan Gorman lines out to right fielder Tyrone Taylor.

53%
Top 2nd · NYM batting
0–0

Groundout. Mark Vientos grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Alec Burleson.

55%
0–0

Groundout. Luis Robert Jr. grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Alec Burleson.

54%
0–0

Lineout. Jorge Polanco lines out to second baseman JJ Wetherholt.

52%
Bot 1st · STL batting
0–0

Strikeout. Masyn Winn strikes out swinging.

50%
0–0

Forceout. Alec Burleson grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Francisco Lindor. Iván Herrera out at 2nd. Alec Burleson to 1st.

52%
0–0

Single. Iván Herrera singles on a line drive to right fielder Tyrone Taylor.

55%
0–0

Strikeout. JJ Wetherholt strikes out swinging.

53%
Top 1st · NYM batting
0–0

Flyout. Bo Bichette flies out to right fielder Nathan Church.

55%
0–0

Groundout. Juan Soto grounds out softly, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Alec Burleson.

54%
0–0

Pop Out. Francisco Lindor pops out to shortstop Masyn Winn.

52%