NEW YORK (AP) — Alec Burleson hit his first homer in almost nine months Friday night, a three-run blast that powered the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the New York Mets. Burleson's second-inning round-tripper off José Buttó was his first since he homered against the Minnesota Twins last Aug. 3. He has 10 career longballs in 143 games. J.D. Martinez went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in his Mets debut. Martinez signed a one-year contract on March 23 but was sidelined by lower back stiffness. Willson Contreras hit a 445-foot homer off the facade along the second deck in left field in the third for the Cardinals. Miles Mikolas (2-3) gave up two runs in 5 2/3 innings to lower his ERA from 6.49
W | L | Pct | GB | |
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17 | 8 | .680 | 0.0 | |
17 | 9 | .654 | 0.5 | |
14 | 12 | .538 | 3.5 | |
13 | 14 | .481 | 5.0 | |
12 | 14 | .462 | 5.5 |