NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tim Redding pitched seven solid innings for his first win of the season as the injury-riddled New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Monday.
Omir Santos had four hits and Daniel Murphy homered for the Mets, who were missing center fielder Carlos Beltran after he was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a badly bruised knee.
The Mets are already without shortstop Jose Reyes, first baseman Carlos Delgado and three pitchers, but got a morale-boosting win despite their make-shift lineup.
"That was a huge win for us," New York manager Jerry Manuel told reporters. "We got some great pitching when we needed it and a lot of different guys stepped up in a tough situation."
Redding (1-2) allowed four runs on five hits with four strikeouts and one walk.
"I told myself we had to get off to a good start, show we're not just going to lay down," Redding said of his mindset with all of the injuries in the clubhouse.
"Nobody is expecting a lot right now with all the injuries we have but we have to keep going."
New York also pounded out 14 hits and managed to keep red-hot St. Louis slugger Albert Pujols in check to move to within 1- games of the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East.
"We're not as bad as people think we are," said Mets shortstop Alex Cora, who hit two RBI singles. "As long as your mind and your effort is consistent, we're going to be fine."
Ryan Ludwick and Brendan Ryan both homered for the Cardinals, who had their lead in the NL Central cut to one game over the Milwaukee Brewers with the loss.
Todd Wellemeyer (6-7) allowed five runs on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings to take the loss.
(Writing by Roger Lajoie in Toronto; Editing by Greg Stutchbury; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
Source: Reuters
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