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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. Louis 8, NY Mets 7
When: 7:10 PM ET, Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
Temperature: 85°
Umpires: Home - Derryl Cousins, 1B - D.J. Reyburn, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Marvin Hudson
Attendance: 35009
The St. Louis Cardinals jumped all over Johan Santana in the first inning and got an RBI single from slugger Albert Pujols in the 13th inning to post an 8-7 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday.

The Cardinals pounded out eight of their 16 hits in the first, scoring six runs and building a lead that the Mets whittled away at and eventually erased with a four-run eighth.

Pujols finished 3-for-7 and his lone RBI of the night came on a single to left that plated Jon Jay.

Mike MacDougal (1-0) picked up the win with a perfect 12th and Ryan Franklin earned his 19th save of the season.

Matt Holliday hit a two-run home run in the first inning and chased Santana in the sixth with a two-out RBI double to right field.

Santana yielded seven runs and 13 hits in 5 2/3 innings. He had been lights out in four previous starts against the Cardinals, going 2-0 and allowing eight runs - seven earned - and 26 hits in 31 innings.

The Mets did not fold and tied the game in the eighth, highlighted by a two-run homer by Angel Pagan and a two-run double by Ike Davis.

Pedro Feliciano (2-6) took the loss, allowing a run and a hit with a pair of walks in 1 2/3 innings.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
St. Louis   NY Mets
Jaime Garcia Player Johan Santana
No Decision W/L No Decision
6.0 IP 5.2
4 Strikeouts 2
6 Hits 13
4.50 ERA 11.12
Hitting
St. Louis   NY Mets
Jon Jay Player Jose Reyes
3 Hits 3
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 3
.500 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
St. Louis 16 1 21 .308 21 7 8 5 0 0
NY Mets 13 2 21 .265 20 7 7 5 0 0