Alonso, Quintana spark Mets to 4-2 victory over Cardinals

— Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer, José Quintana won for the first time this season and the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Thursday night to open a four-game series.
Aug 18, 2023, 02:44 pm - AP
NYM
STL
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J. Quintana
win

J. Quintana1-4

6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 4 BB
A. Wainwright
loss

A. Wainwright3-8

6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 K, 3 BB
T. Gott
save

T. Gott1

1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

NYMSTL
4thAlonso homered to center (437 feet), McNeil scored.20
5thLindor doubled to left, Ortega scored, Nimmo to third.30
7thO'Neill homered to left center (393 feet).31
7thBurleson hit sacrifice fly to right, Walker scored.32
9thLocastro homered to center (419 feet).42
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