NYM 9, STL 3 | May 2, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, May 3, 2025•Busch Stadium•62°F, Partly Cloudy

NYM

Mets

STL

Cardinals

Final

WIN

Clay Holmes

LOSS

Sonny Gray

The Mets cruised past the Cardinals 9-3 in a dominant performance.

★Francisco Alvarez3-for-5, 3 RBI

★Brandon Nimmo3-for-3, 1 RBI

★Masyn Winn3-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Brandon Nimmo homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field.

Weather: 62°F, Partly CloudyWind: 5 mph, Out To RFFirst pitch: 12:15 AM UTCT: 2:51Att: 27,966Venue: Busch Stadium

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92.8%B

11 missed calls

+5.1% STL

+0.52 runs STL

Win Probability

STL WinNYM Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYM	0	2	0	0	4	0	2	0	1	9	17	1
STL	1	0	2	0	0	0	0

Game 778084 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

New York Mets

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Francisco LindorSS	5	0	1	0	1	1	.295/.361/.473	105.4	.521	.574
Juan SotoRF	5	1	2	0	0	1	.258/.379/.450	114.3	.621	.932
Pete Alonso1B	5	1	2	2	0	1	.345/.473/.664	105.7	.512	.662
Brandon NimmoLF	3	3	3	1	2	0	.229/.279/.441	107.2	.681	.876
Starling MarteDH	2	0	0	0	0	0	.167/.281/.315	100.7	.353	.329
Mark Vientos3B	5	1	1	0	0	2	.204/.283/.372	101.5	.494	.458
Tyrone TaylorCF	1	2	1	0	0	0	.221/.264/.337	103.8	.944	.928
Francisco AlvarezC	5	0	3	3	0	1	.269/.321/.423	105.3	.604	.585
Luisangel Acuña2B	3	0	1	1	1	1	.289/.345/.368	104.5	.470	.533
Bench
Jesse WinkerDH	3	1	2	0	0	1	.239/.316/.418	100.3	.374	.354
Jeff McNeilCF	3	0	1	1	0	0	.318/.360/.545
Totals	40	9	17	8	4	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Alonso (5th off Gray, 1 on, 1 out); Nimmo (7th off King, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Taylor; Acuña; Soto

TB:26

RBI:Alvarez 3; McNeil; Acuña; Alonso 2; Nimmo

CS:Alonso

SF:Acuña

GIDP:Alonso; Soto

Team LOB:10

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Lars NootbaarRF	4	1	1	0	0	0	.254/.385/.426	101.7	.239

Pitching

New York Mets

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Clay HolmesW	6.0	8	3	3	0	3	92-63	89.2	2.95
José Buttó	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	26-17	90.1	3.32
Ryne Stanek	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	6-5	96.9	4.63
Totals	9.0	9	3	3	1	5	124-85	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Holmes 92-63; Buttó 26-17; Stanek 6-5

Groundouts-flyouts:Holmes 5-9; Buttó 3-1; Stanek 1-1

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Sonny GrayL	4.1	9	6	4	3	6	1	96-61	87.3	4.12

Bot 1 • STL

0-1

Cardinals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Masyn Winn singles on a ground ball to shortstop Francisco Lindor. Lars Nootbaar scores.

EV: 90.7 mph20 ftLA: -4°

Top 2 • NYM

2-1

Francisco Alvarez grounds into a force out, shortstop Masyn Winn to second baseman Nolan Gorman. Jesse Winker scores. Jeff McNeil out at 2nd. Francisco Alvarez to 1st.

EV: 91.6 mph82 ftLA: 5°

1-1

Jeff McNeil grounds into a force out, first baseman Willson Contreras to shortstop Masyn Winn. Brandon Nimmo scores. Jesse Winker to 3rd. Mark Vientos out at 2nd. Jeff McNeil to 1st.

EV: 91.9 mph11 ftLA: -14°

Bot 3 • STL

2-2

Masyn Winn singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Brandon Nimmo.

EV: 109.0 mph193 ftLA: 8°

2-3

Willson Contreras singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brandon Nimmo. Masyn Winn scores. Brendan Donovan to 2nd.

EV: 82.4 mph121 ftLA: 10°

Top 5 • NYM

6-3

Francisco Alvarez singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Mark Vientos scores. Jeff McNeil to 3rd.

EV: 101.2 mph161 ftLA: 8°

5-3

Mark Vientos grounds into a force out, second baseman Nolan Gorman to shortstop Masyn Winn. Brandon Nimmo scores. Jesse Winker out at 2nd. Mark Vientos to 1st. Mark Vientos advances to 1st, on a missed catch error by first baseman Willson Contreras, assist to shortstop Masyn Winn.

EV: 99.2 mph5 ftLA: -28°

4-3

Pete Alonso homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. Juan Soto scores.

EV: 105.7 mph💣 417 ftLA: 24°

Top 7 • NYM

8-3

Francisco Alvarez singles on a line drive to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Tyrone Taylor scores.

EV: 105.3 mph170 ftLA: 9°

7-3

Brandon Nimmo homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 105.0 mph💣 407 ftLA: 34°

Top 9 • NYM

9-3

Luisangel Acuña out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Tyrone Taylor scores.

EV: 96.0 mph335 ftLA: 30°

HBP:Taylor (by Helsley)

Inherited runners-scored:Roycroft 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Gray 96-61; Roycroft 12-9; King 11-9; Muñoz 39-26; Helsley 15-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Gray 3-2; Roycroft 2-0; King 2-0; Muñoz 1-3; Helsley 2-1

Bench
Sonny GrayP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chris RoycroftP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
John KingP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Roddery MuñozP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan HelsleyP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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