NEW YORK • Yes, there was a blown save in the Cardinals’ bubble-bursting 3-2 loss to the New York Mets on Thursday. No. 13 of the season came when Brett Cecil didn’t bounce a knuckle curve on a 1-2 count to pinch hitter Wilmer Flores in the eighth inning and Flores homered to tie the score.
There was not a missed save in the ninth when the Mets won, but there certainly was a blown coverage. Or better yet, there was really no coverage at all.
Trevor Rosenthal first got himself into trouble in the ninth by reverting to past form and walking the leadoff man.