Today was the Cardinals second opportunity this season, but they can’t quite reach the 10 games above sea level plateau. In any case, they showed their tendency to strike back after it looked like the Mets were going to end this contest early during that 1st inning barrage. The Redbirds never packed it in and I’d say that there’s not a lot of shame in getting beat by Soto who, in my view, is the best player the Mets have on their baseball team.