Mets Breakaway, Beat Cardinals 10-6

BY ESPN

Slugger Yoenis Cespedes turned out to be a nifty slider, too.

Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright lost his glove trying to tag out Cespedes in a bizarre play, and the New York Mets broke away soon after that to beat St. Louis 10-6 Thursday night.

Alejandro De Aza homered and drove in five runs, helping Seth Lugo earn his first major league win. The Mets led 3-0 in the fifth when Wainwright (9-8) and Cespedes were involved in a strange sequence.

Cespedes tried to go from first to third on a bloop single by James Loney. When several Cardinals chased the ball, Wainwright covered third base. Cespedes slid and his cleat pinned Wainwright's glove to the bag -- he would've been out, but when Wainwright pulled away his hand, the mitt stayed stuck under Cespedes' foot.

Because Wainwright didn't control the ball, Cespedes was called safe in a ruling upheld by replay. Moments later, De Aza hit a three-run homer to make it 7-0.

"He said that when I pulled out the glove, I had to show possession," Wainwright said. "I don't know what else I could have done there. There was another runner on base. I've never seen it before, never heard of it before."

De Aza's fifth home run of the season came an inning after his two-run single. The five RBI set a career high.

"Every time you hit a home run it's fun," De Aza said. "Especially when you can contribute to help the team win. It's a great feeling."

De Aza also made a jumping catch against the center field wall to rob Matt Carpenter of an extra-base hit in the first inning.

Thursday, August 26 Scoreboard

Detroit 8, Minnesota 5

Tampa Bay 2, Boston 1

Washington 4, Baltimore 0

Los Angeles Angels 6, Toronto 3

Kansas City 5, Miami 2

New York Mets 10, St. Louis 6

Texas 9, Cleveland 0

Chicago White Sox 7, Seattle 6

Pittsburgh 3, Milwaukee 2 (F/10)

San Francisco 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Friday, August 26 Schedule (All Times Central)

Baltimore at New York Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Colorado at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Kansas City at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Los Angeles Angels at Detroit, 6:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at New York Mets, 6:10 p.m.

San Diego at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

Oakland at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

Cincinnati at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

Atlanta at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.

Saturday, August 27 Schedule (All Times Central)

Baltimore at New York Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

Colorado at Washington, 12:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Toronto, 12:07 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers, 3:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m.

Los Angeles Angels at Detroit, 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Houston, 6:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at New York Mets, 6:10 p.m.

San Diego at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Oakland at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m.

Cleveland at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Arizona, 7:10 p.m.

Atlanta at San Francisco, 8:05 p.m.

Sunday, August 28 Schedule (All Times Central)

Baltimore at New York Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Toronto, 12:07 p.m.

Los Angeles Angels at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at New York Mets, 12:10 p.m.

San Diego at Miami, 12:10 p.m.

Colorado at Washington, 12:35 p.m.

Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 1:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Houston, 1:10 p.m.

Oakland at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.

Cleveland at Texas, 2:05 p.m.

Atlanta at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers, 3:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Boston, 7:00 p.m.