The Mets defeated the Cardinals 2-1 in 14 innings at Citi Field on Monday night. Here are some notes on their 14 inning win:
- The Mets did not play extra-innings in any of its first 38 games of the season, the longest such stretch to begin a season in franchise history.
- The Mets were the only major league team that hadn’t played an extra-inning game this year.
- The Mets did not need extra innings in their previous 83 games dating to August 10 of last season.
- The last time the Mets played 14 innings was May 31, 2014 in a 5-4 win at Philadelphia.
- The Mets pitching struck out 18 Cardinals on Monday. It’s the fifth time in club history the pitching staff has had 18 or more strikeouts in a game.
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