NEW YORK -- Jedd Gyorko hit a two-run home run in the third inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets 3-2 in the opener of a doubleheader Tuesday.
The Cardinals opened their 10-game road trip in a mostly empty stadium, and all the runs were scored in the opening four innings.
Gyorko's 13th home run of the year and fifth in eight games wound up being the difference for the Cardinals, who have homered in a season-high 16 consecutive games, three shy of the 2006 club record.
Tommy Pham scored the other St.