ST. LOUIS -- Jose Reyes hit a sacrifice fly in the 20th inning and the Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Saturday night in the longest game in the majors in two years.
Jeff Francoeur also had a sacrifice fly for New York in the 19th inning, snapping a scoreless tie, but Yadier Molina singled in Albert Pujols with two out in the bottom half.
Francisco Rodriguez (1-0) got the win despite blowing the save in the 19th and starter Mike Pelfrey finished for his first career save in a game that included 19 pitchers and lasted 6 hours, 53 minutes.
St. Louis left the bases loaded in the 10th, 12th and 14th and stranded 22 runners, including 14 in extra innings. It was the longest game in the majors since Colorado beat San Diego 2-1 in 22 innings on April 17, 2008.
Utilityman Joe Mather (0-1) became the first position player to lose a game since shortstop Josh Wilson for the San Diego Padres in a 9-6 setback in 18 innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks last June 7, according to STATS LLC. Mather hit for Colby Rasmus in the 10th and played center and third before taking the mound in the 20th for his first major league pitching appearance. The Mets jumped all over him.
Angel Pagan started the 20th with an infield single and advanced to third on Mike Jacobs' single to right. Reyes followed with a fly ball to center field to give New York a 2-1 lead.
Associated Press
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