Jordan Walker powers the Cardinals past the Mets 9-2 for their 6th
straight victory
[June 11, 2026]
By LARRY FLEISHER
NEW YORK (AP) — Jordan Walker homered and drove in four
runs, his latest big game in a breakout season, and the St. Louis
Cardinals beat the New York Mets 9-2 on Wednesday night to match a
season high with their sixth straight victory.
St. Louis starter Andre Pallante (7-4) allowed two runs and three hits
in six innings. Pallante earned his third straight win and surpassed his
win total from 2025 when he finished 6-15. |
St. Louis Cardinals designated hitter Jordan Walker (18) celebrates with
JJ Wetherholt (26), and Iván Herrera (48) after hitting a three run home
run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York
Mets, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) |
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Walker knocked in the first run with an RBI single off New York
opener Austin Warren (1-3) in a two-run first. Walker gave the
Cardinals a 7-0 lead in the fourth by hammering David Peterson’s
fastball into the center-field seats for a three-run shot.
Walker’s single and 401-foot drive gave him 52 RBIs, one more
than his previous career best set in his rookie season. He also
surpassed his previous high by hitting his 17th homer, and he
has at least one RBI in five straight games.
The 24-year-old Walker had multiple hits for the fifth time in
six games and is batting .424 over his last seven games.
Nelson Velázquez preceded Walker’s homer with a two-run shot in
the third to give the Cardinals a 4-0 lead. Alec Burlerson
homered for the second straight night in the ninth and extended
his hitting streak to 10 games.
St. Louis has outscored the Mets 16-2 in the first two games of
the three-game series.
Masyn Winn added an RBI and reached base three times. José
Fermín provided an RBI single as the Cardinals won a sixth
straight game for the second time this year.
Francisco Alvarez hit a two-run homer in his second game back
after missing four weeks with a torn meniscus in his knee, but
the Mets were held to three hits. Juan Soto was 0 for 3 and is
mired in a 3-for-30 skid.
Warren threw 33 pitches to seven hitters in his second
appearance as an opener. Peterson was tagged for six runs and
seven hits in 3 2/3 innings.
Up next
St. Louis RHP Hunter Dobbins (1-0, 2.77 ERA) faces New York RHP
Christian Scott (2-0, 2.50) in the series finale Thursday
afternoon.
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