NEW YORK (AP) — With the New York Mets on the brink of elimination, John Maine pitched a game to remember.
The rookie dominated St. Louis with the poise of a veteran, Jose Reyes sparked the offense with a leadoff home run and the Mets rock ‘n’ rolled at boisterous Shea Stadium to beat the Cardinals 4-2 on Wednesday night and force the NL championship series to a decisive seventh game.
“I knew everything was riding on it,” Maine said.
Reyes had three hits and two stolen bases, Shawn Green boosted the lead with a fourth-inning RBI single and Lo Duca let the loud crowd of 56,334 exhale with a two-run, two-out single in the seventh off Braden Looper that made it 4-0.