Wednesday, October 23

Quintana earns first win of 2023 vs. acquainted faces

ST. LOUIS — José Quintana, who was signed away from the Cardinals by the Mets within the offseason, gained for the primary time throughout this injury-plagued season by limiting St. Louis to 2 runs on three hits and 4 walks over six-plus innings in New York’s 4-2 victory on Thursday night time.

Pete Alonso hit his thirty seventh dwelling run, a two-run shot within the fourth inning, and Francisco Lindor doubled in a run with two outs within the fifth. Tim Locastro added the ultimate run with a pinch-hit homer within the ninth.

Quintana’s outing was harking back to final October when he pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series — a recreation the Cardinals finally misplaced when the bullpen melted down.

The Mets denied Adam Wainwright his 199th profession victory. The 41-year-old right-hander, who has already introduced that this shall be his closing season pitching within the massive leagues, hasn’t recorded a victory since beating the Mets on June 17.

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