The Mets beat the Cardinals 4-1 on Thursday afternoon doing mostly what they’ve done all season. Starter Taijuan Walker marked his best start of the year with seven innings of one-hit ball, while relievers Trevor May and Edwin Díaz closed the books on the Cardinals batters. The offense batted 3 for 15 with runners in scoring position while leaving 17 runners on base, which is a franchise record and an especially egregious data point in a pattern of this season’s RISP futility.
Where the Mets’ batters succeeded today was in not swinging, letting the Cardinals pitchers make their own funeral plans with eleven walks.