Cardinals blank Mets 7-0 for 5th straight win

Alec Burleson homered and drove in three runs Tuesday night to power the surging St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-0 victory over the New York Mets.

Dustin May tossed six solid innings to snap a seven-start winless streak for the Cardinals, who have won five straight games — one shy of their season high.

JJ Westerholt’s two-run double against Freddy Peralta (4-5) sparked a four-run third. Jordan Walker had an RBI double and Lars Nootbaar added a run-scoring groundout later in the inning.

Burleson hit a two-run shot to left field in the fifth before lacing an RBI double off Joey Gerber in the seventh. The three-RBI game was the fifth this season for Burleson, who entered Tuesday tied for seventh in the NL in RBIs.

May (4-6) allowed four hits and struck out six with one walk. The red-haired right-hander was 0-4 with a 3.86 ERA since his previous win April 21.

Cardinals right-hander Andre Pallante (6-4, 3.96 ERA) starts against Mets opener Austin Warren (1-2, 2.01) in the middle game of the series Wednesday night.


(AP Photo Frank Franklin II)