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Cardinals make quick work of Mets for openers, then power way to another victory

With a leftover game to finish from Thursday’s rain delay and Friday’s regularly schedule game set to follow at Citi Field, the Cardinals made short work of one and late work of the other to complete a sweep of the New York Mets. Paul DeJong had the winning RBI to complete a 5-4 victory in the 10th inning of the suspended game, and DeJong homered in the eighth to tie Friday’s game and power the Cardinals toward a 9-5 win.

“When we’ve played well, we’ve added on,” Cardinals manager Mike Shildt said. “When we’ve played well, we’ve gotten into people’s bullpens and done damage.