Jacob deGrom retired his final 23 batters after a first-inning single and Lucas Duda hit two long homers to nearly the same spot on Thursday afternoon in the Mets’ 5-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
In his latest stingy start at Citi Field, deGrom struck out 11 over eight dominant innings. His only blemish was Matt Carpenter’s clean single with one out in the first.
Michael Cuddyer had his first three-hit game of the season and also walked for a perfect day at the plate. John Mayberry Jr. put the slumping Mets lineup on the scoreboard with a run-scoring single in the fourth.