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Cardinals Win Big in Game Two Against Mets

By Matt Davis | Johnson City Cardinals Broadcaster
August 28, 2018

JOHNSONCITY, TN - The Cardinals were fresh off their 8-6 extra innings loss to the Mets but that did not faze them as they won 10-3 in game two. The Mets drew first blood, scoring one in the first, but the Cardinals answered with one in the bottom of the first.

JOHNSONCITY, TN - The Cardinals were fresh off their 8-6 extra innings loss to the Mets but that did not faze them as they won 10-3 in game two. 
The Mets drew first blood, scoring one in the first, but the Cardinals answered with one in the bottom of the first. DonivanWilliams led off with a single and he reached third when MichaelPerri reached first on a fielding error. With one out, MichaelPerri stole second (6) and DonivanWilliams stole home (7) to tie the game at one. 
The Mets scored one in the top of the fifth to take a 2-1 lead, but the Cardinals exploded for five runs in the bottom of the fifth. MichaelPerri led off with a single and stole second (7) during LeandroCedeno's at-bat. Cedeno ended up walking and both Perri and Cedeno advanced to second and third on a wild pitch during AndrewWarner's at-bat. Warner would ground out, but Perri would score from third to tie the game at two. With Cedeno at third, ZachJackson doubled (13) to score Cedeno and give the Cardinals a 3-2 lead. Then with two outs, MoisesCastillo hit a two-run homerun (4) to push the Cardinals lead to 5-2. In the next at-bat, BrianSanchez walked and LuisFlores singled and Sanchez advanced to third. With runners at the corners, BrianSanchez scored on a passed ball during DonivanWilliams's at-bat and the Cardinals would end the fifth inning leading 6-2. 
KyleLeahy got the start for Johnson City, his 10th of the season. Leahy pitched six innings, allowing four hits, one earned run, and notched eight strikeouts. 
The Cardinals added one in the bottom of the seventh MoisesCastillo walked and BrianSanchez singled. Castillo advanced to third and scored on a LuisFlores sac fly to put the Cardinals up 7-2.
The Mets put one on the board in the top of the eighth, but the Cardinals weren't done, as they scored three in the bottom of the eighth. With two outs, ZachJackson walked and LiamSabino reached on a fielding error, which allowed Jackson to score to put the Cardinals up 8-3. MoisesCastillo singled in the next at-bat and LiamSabino scored to push the lead to 9-3. With Castillo on second, he would advance to third on a wild pitch and score on a passed ball, all during BrianSanchez's at-bat to make the score 10-3 and that is where the score would stay.
The Cardinals used two pitchers after KyleLeahy. JuniorGonzalez was first out of the bullpen. Gonzalez threw two innings, allowing two hits, one earned run, one walk, and one strikeout. ParkerKelly was the final reliever used, throwing one inning, surrendering two hits, one walk, and one strikeout.
The final game of the 2018 Cardinals season is tomorrow, All You Can Eat Wednesday at TVA Credit Union Ballpark. First pitch is slated for 7:00 p.m. ET.