Night Cap: Dickey Leads Mets To 6-2 Victory Over Cardinals, Continues To Bolster Cy Young Case
R.A. Dickey didn't have his best stuff but a mediocre Dickey is still solid. Ike Davis supported his pitcher with a three-run home run.
| Final - 9.5.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
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A recap of the September 5, 2012, game between the Mets and the Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
Quick Recap: Mets 6, Cardinals 2 — The Summer Of Dickey Continues
R.A. Dickey was stout for 6.2 innings and Ike Davis hit a three-run home run as the Mets avoided being swept by the Cardinals.
Mets vs. Cardinals Preview, Lineups, And Broadcast Info: Game #137 — R.A. Dickey vs. Adam Wainwright
News, notes, lineups, and broadcast info for today's game between the Mets and the Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Mets | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| New York Mets | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Baxter, RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .285 |
| Ruben Tejada, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .294 |
| Daniel Murphy, 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| Ike Davis, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .224 |
| Lucas Duda, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .237 |
| Jason Bay, LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .168 |
| Justin Turner, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| Josh Thole, C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| Andres Torres, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .225 |
| R.A. Dickey, P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| Josh Edgin, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jordany Valdespin, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| Scott Hairston, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Jon Rauch, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Frank Francisco, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 13 | |
Batting
Home runs - Davis
Doubles - Duda, Turner 2
Grounded into DP - Murphy, Hairston
Hit by pitch - Tejada
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Tejada
Home runs - Davis
Doubles - Duda, Turner 2
Grounded into DP - Murphy, Hairston
Hit by pitch - Tejada
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Tejada
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.A. Dickey (W, 18-4) | 6.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2.64 | 0 | 104-71 |
| Josh Edgin (, 1-1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.74 | 0 | 5-3 |
| Jon Rauch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.92 | 0 | 10-5 |
| Frank Francisco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.49 | 0 | 12-7 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Jay, CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 |
| Skip Schumaker, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 |
| David Freese, ph,5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 |
| Carlos Beltran, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| Lance Berkman, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| Sam Freeman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Matt Carpenter, 5,4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .296 |
| Shane Robinson, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 |
| Victor Marte, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Marc Rzepczynski, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Adron Chambers, LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Daniel Descalso, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .225 |
| Tony Cruz, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| Yadier Molina, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .323 |
| Adam Wainwright, P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .145 |
| Ryan Jackson, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Shelby Miller, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Allen Craig, ph,7,3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Wainwright
Grounded into DP - Robinson, Craig
Team LOB - 6
Home runs - Wainwright
Grounded into DP - Robinson, Craig
Team LOB - 6
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Wainwright (L, 13-12) | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4.04 | 0 | 86-58 |
| Shelby Miller | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 29-21 |
| Victor Marte | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 | 0 | 6-5 |
| Marc Rzepczynski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.57 | 0 | 10-5 |
| Sam Freeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.14 | 0 | 20-10 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: V.Marte pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Cory Blaser, First Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna, Second Base Umpire - Dale Scott, Third Base Umpire - David Rackley
Duration: 2:45
Pitching notes: V.Marte pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Cory Blaser, First Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna, Second Base Umpire - Dale Scott, Third Base Umpire - David Rackley
Duration: 2:45
