New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals, June 9, 2026

CardinalsSTL
7-0
Final
MetsNYM

June 9, 2026, 7:10 PM ET | Citi Field

Last 5 Form

St. Louis Cardinals

5-0

Last 5
W 5-3
vs TEX
W 10-3
vs CIN
W 6-5
vs CIN
W 5-3
vs CIN
W 7-0
@ NYM

New York Mets

3-2

Last 5
W 7-1
@ SEA
W 5-0
@ SD
L 2-3
@ SD
W 7-3
@ SD
L 0-7
vs STL

Starting Pitchers

St. Louis Cardinals

Dustin May headshot
Dustin May
Recorded starter

New York Mets

Freddy Peralta headshot
Freddy Peralta
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jun 9, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
St. Louis Cardinals36-28.563#2#15.0
New York Mets29-37.439#5#1015.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
St. Louis CardinalsNew York Mets
.691
OPS
.706
167
HR
204
720
Runs
699
4.26
ERA
4.15
1.36
WHIP
1.29
1278
Strikeouts by pitchers
1450

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

St. Louis Cardinals

Hitters

Alec Burleson headshot
Alec Burleson

8 H, 2 HR, 7 RBI

Jordan Walker headshot
Jordan Walker

11 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Lars Nootbaar headshot
Lars Nootbaar

3 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Dustin May headshot
Dustin May

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Hunter Dobbins headshot
Hunter Dobbins

5.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Riley O'Brien headshot
Riley O'Brien

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

New York Mets

Hitters

Carson Benge headshot
Carson Benge

8 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Bo Bichette headshot
Bo Bichette

9 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI

Marcus Semien headshot
Marcus Semien

4 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Christian Scott headshot
Christian Scott

5.2 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Luke Weaver headshot
Luke Weaver

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Nolan McLean headshot
Nolan McLean

6.0 IP, 5 SO, 1.50 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Dustin May headshot
Dustin May
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Alec Burleson headshot
Alec Burleson
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Freddy Peralta headshot
Freddy Peralta
New York Mets, MLBDB pick

Line Score

St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Mets 0: STL 10 hits, NYM 5 hits; STL 0 errors, NYM 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
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New York Mets000000000050

Box Score

Batting

Iván Herrera and Nathan Church led St. Louis Cardinals with 3 hits each.

St. Louis Cardinals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
JJ Wetherholt2B5112000
Iván HerreraDH3330000
Alec Burleson1B5123021
Jordan WalkerRF5011000
Lars NootbaarLF4001000
Masyn WinnSS4000000
Jimmy CrooksC4000020
Nolan Gorman3B2100220
Nathan ChurchCF4130000
Totals367107261

A.J. Ewing led New York Mets with 2 hits.

New York Mets batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Carson BengeRF4010010
Bo BichetteSS4000010
Juan SotoLF3010100
Jared Young1B4000000
A.J. EwingCF4020010
Marcus Semien2B3000010
Brett Baty3B3000020
MJ MelendezDH2000020
Mark VientosPH/DH1000000
Francisco AlvarezC3010010
Totals31050190

Pitching

Dustin May went 6.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (6 SO, 0 ER); Freddy Peralta went 6.0 innings for New York Mets (5 SO, 6 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
St. Louis Cardinals
Dustin May6.0400160
Justin Bruihl2.0100020
Matt Svanson1.0000010
New York Mets
Freddy Peralta6.0666251
Joey Gerber2.0311010
Cionel Pérez1.0100000
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T3

    Single JJ Wetherholt singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder A.J. Ewing. Nolan Gorman scores. Nathan Church scores. STL 2, NYM 0

  • T3

    Double Jordan Walker doubles (15) on a line drive to left fielder Juan Soto. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd. STL 3, NYM 0

  • T3

    Groundout Lars Nootbaar grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Jared Young. Iván Herrera scores. Jordan Walker to 3rd. STL 4, NYM 0

  • T5

    Home Run Alec Burleson homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Iván Herrera scores. STL 6, NYM 0

  • T7

    Double Alec Burleson doubles (17) on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Iván Herrera scores. STL 7, NYM 0

Play-by-Play

All 72 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Strikeout A.J. Ewing strikes out swinging. STL 7, NYM 0

  • B9

    Flyout Jared Young flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. STL 7, NYM 0

  • B9

    Groundout Juan Soto grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 7, NYM 0

  • T9

    Groundout Jordan Walker grounds out, shortstop Bo Bichette to first baseman Jared Young. STL 7, NYM 0

  • T9

    Grounded Into DP Alec Burleson grounds into a double play, pitcher Cionel Pérez to shortstop Bo Bichette to first baseman Jared Young. Iván Herrera out at 2nd. Alec Burleson out at 1st. STL 7, NYM 0

  • T9

    Single Iván Herrera singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. STL 7, NYM 0

  • B8

    Strikeout Bo Bichette strikes out swinging. STL 7, NYM 0

  • B8

    Single Carson Benge singles on a fly ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. STL 7, NYM 0

  • B8

    Strikeout Francisco Alvarez called out on strikes. STL 7, NYM 0

  • B8

    Groundout Mark Vientos grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 7, NYM 0

  • T8

    Flyout JJ Wetherholt flies out to left fielder Juan Soto. STL 7, NYM 0

  • T8

    Single Nathan Church singles on a ground ball to right fielder Carson Benge. STL 7, NYM 0

  • T8

    Strikeout Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging. STL 7, NYM 0

  • T8

    Lineout Jimmy Crooks lines out sharply to center fielder A.J. Ewing. STL 7, NYM 0

  • B7

    Flyout Brett Baty flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. STL 7, NYM 0

  • B7

    Lineout Marcus Semien lines out to shortstop Masyn Winn. STL 7, NYM 0

  • B7

    Groundout A.J. Ewing grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 7, NYM 0

  • T7

    Flyout Masyn Winn flies out to left fielder Juan Soto. STL 7, NYM 0

  • T7

    Lineout Lars Nootbaar lines out to first baseman Jared Young. STL 7, NYM 0

  • T7

    Lineout Jordan Walker lines out to center fielder A.J. Ewing. STL 7, NYM 0

  • T7

    Double Alec Burleson doubles (17) on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Iván Herrera scores. STL 7, NYM 0

  • T7

    Double Iván Herrera doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to center fielder A.J. Ewing, deflected by right fielder Carson Benge. STL 6, NYM 0

  • B6

    Flyout Jared Young flies out sharply to right fielder Jordan Walker. STL 6, NYM 0

  • B6

    Walk Juan Soto walks. STL 6, NYM 0

  • B6

    Flyout Bo Bichette flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker. STL 6, NYM 0

  • B6

    Strikeout Carson Benge strikes out swinging. STL 6, NYM 0

  • T6

    Flyout JJ Wetherholt flies out to left fielder Juan Soto. STL 6, NYM 0

  • T6

    Single Nathan Church singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Brett Baty, deflected by pitcher Freddy Peralta. Nolan Gorman to 2nd. STL 6, NYM 0

  • T6

    Walk Nolan Gorman walks. STL 6, NYM 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Jimmy Crooks called out on strikes. STL 6, NYM 0

  • T6

    Lineout Masyn Winn lines out to third baseman Brett Baty. STL 6, NYM 0

  • B5

    Flyout Francisco Alvarez flies out to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. STL 6, NYM 0

  • B5

    Strikeout MJ Melendez called out on strikes. STL 6, NYM 0

  • B5

    Strikeout Brett Baty strikes out swinging. STL 6, NYM 0

  • T5

    Groundout Lars Nootbaar grounds out, third baseman Brett Baty to first baseman Jared Young. STL 6, NYM 0

  • T5

    Groundout Jordan Walker grounds out, pitcher Freddy Peralta to first baseman Jared Young. STL 6, NYM 0

  • T5

    Home Run Alec Burleson homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Iván Herrera scores. STL 6, NYM 0

  • T5

    Single Iván Herrera singles on a fly ball to center fielder A.J. Ewing. STL 4, NYM 0

  • T5

    Pop Out JJ Wetherholt pops out to third baseman Brett Baty in foul territory. STL 4, NYM 0

  • B4

    Flyout Marcus Semien flies out sharply to center fielder Nathan Church. STL 4, NYM 0

  • B4

    Single A.J. Ewing singles on a pop up to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Jared Young to 2nd. STL 4, NYM 0

  • B4

    Forceout Mets challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Jared Young grounds into a force out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to shortstop Masyn Winn. Juan Soto out at 2nd. Jared Young to 1st. STL 4, NYM 0

  • B4

    Single Juan Soto singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. STL 4, NYM 0

  • B4

    Groundout Bo Bichette grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 4, NYM 0

  • T4

    Groundout Nathan Church grounds out, shortstop Bo Bichette to first baseman Jared Young. STL 4, NYM 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging. STL 4, NYM 0

  • T4

    Groundout Jimmy Crooks grounds out, third baseman Brett Baty to first baseman Jared Young. STL 4, NYM 0

  • B3

    Grounded Into DP Carson Benge grounds into a double play, first baseman Alec Burleson to shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Francisco Alvarez out at 2nd. Carson Benge out at 1st. STL 4, NYM 0

  • B3

    Single Francisco Alvarez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. STL 4, NYM 0

  • B3

    Strikeout MJ Melendez strikes out swinging. STL 4, NYM 0

  • T3

    Groundout Masyn Winn grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Jared Young. STL 4, NYM 0

  • T3

    Groundout Lars Nootbaar grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Jared Young. Iván Herrera scores. Jordan Walker to 3rd. STL 4, NYM 0

  • T3

    Double Jordan Walker doubles (15) on a line drive to left fielder Juan Soto. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd. STL 3, NYM 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Alec Burleson strikes out swinging. STL 2, NYM 0

  • T3

    Hit By Pitch Iván Herrera hit by pitch. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. STL 2, NYM 0

  • T3

    Single JJ Wetherholt singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder A.J. Ewing. Nolan Gorman scores. Nathan Church scores. STL 2, NYM 0

  • T3

    Double Nathan Church doubles (7) on a ground ball to left fielder Juan Soto. Nolan Gorman to 3rd. STL 0, NYM 0

  • T3

    Walk Nolan Gorman walks. STL 0, NYM 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Brett Baty called out on strikes. STL 0, NYM 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Marcus Semien strikes out swinging. STL 0, NYM 0

  • B2

    Double A.J. Ewing doubles (2) on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. STL 0, NYM 0

  • B2

    Groundout Jared Young grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 0, NYM 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Jimmy Crooks called out on strikes. STL 0, NYM 0

  • T2

    Groundout Masyn Winn grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Jared Young. STL 0, NYM 0

  • T2

    Flyout Lars Nootbaar flies out to center fielder A.J. Ewing. STL 0, NYM 0

  • B1

    Flyout Juan Soto flies out to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. STL 0, NYM 0

  • B1

    Groundout Bo Bichette grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 0, NYM 0

  • B1

    Groundout Carson Benge grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Dustin May. STL 0, NYM 0

  • T1

    Groundout Jordan Walker grounds out, third baseman Brett Baty to first baseman Jared Young. STL 0, NYM 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Alec Burleson strikes out swinging. STL 0, NYM 0

  • T1

    Hit By Pitch Iván Herrera hit by pitch. STL 0, NYM 0

  • T1

    Flyout JJ Wetherholt flies out to left fielder Juan Soto. STL 0, NYM 0