ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pinch-hitter Ryan Theriot hit a a go-ahead double with the bases loaded in the seventh inning and the St. Louis Cardinals came back to beat the New York Mets 11-6 Tuesday night.
The Cardinals’ 11th win in 13 games kept them 212 behind Atlanta in the wild card chase.
The Cardinals scored six times in the seventh to come back from an early 4-0 deficit after the Braves beat Florida 4-0.
Albert Pujols went 4 for 5 to push his batting average to a season-high .304. It was the 36th four-hit game of his career and seventh of the season.
Theriot hit a pitch from Tim Byrdak into the gap in left-center to bring in Pujols and Lance Berkman and give the Cardinals their first lead of the night 7-6.
