St. Louis Cardinals: Good, Bad and Ugly in Mets series

ST LOUIS, MO - APRIL 25: Miles Mikolas #39 of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches against the New York Mets during the first inning at Busch Stadium on April 25, 2022 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images)
ST LOUIS, MO - APRIL 25: Miles Mikolas #39 of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches against the New York Mets during the first inning at Busch Stadium on April 25, 2022 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images) /
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Giovanny Gallegos #65 of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches against the New York Mets during the ninth inning at Busch Stadium on April 25, 2022 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images) /

The Bad

Giovanny Gallegos earned his first loss and blown save in the Cardinals’ 5-2 loss Monday.

With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, everything looked great for the Cardinals to get a signature win over the Mets. But this is April baseball.

Mark Canha singled to third base. An out-of-the-ordinary throwing error from Nolan Arenado allowed Eduardo Escobar to score. Dominic Smith singled to first base. Gallegos didn’t react in time to help cover first base, allowing Travis Jankowski and Jeff McNeil to score and the Mets took a 3-2 lead.

T.J. McFarland came into the game to relieve Gallegos.

On the first pitch, Brandon Nimmo launched his third home run of the season to right field. Smith scored on the homer.

It was a really disappointing loss for the Cardinals.