Recap: Spring Training Game 5 - Mets get smacked 12-4 by Cards, Wheeler Misses Start

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis (3-2)«	0	0	4	4	0	1	0	3	0	12	14	0
N.Y. Mets (1-3)	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	8	1

W: L. Lynn (1-0) L: D. Gorski (0-1)
HR: STL - S. Robinson (1)   NYM - J. Buck (1),A. Recker (1),C. Cowgill (1)

Recap:
Shane Robinson went 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI, as the heavy-hitting St. Louis Cardinals eased past the New York Mets, 12-4, Wednesday in spring training action.

New York's Zach Wheeler was scheduled to make the start, but the highly touted prospect strained his right oblique muscle prior the game in batting practice and was scratched from the lineup.

Former Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran went 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI double, as the Cards poured in four runs in the third and fourth inning, respectively. Lance Lynn picked up the win, striking out three batters and allowing four hits in two innings of work.

David Wright went 2-for-3, while John Buck, Anthony Recker and Collin Cowgil all homered for the Mets. Darin Gorski was dealt with the loss, allowing four runs on three hits over two innings.

Box Score:

St. Louis	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	W	K	AVG
Jon Jay CF	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.375
Justin Christian PH-CF	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364
Carlos Beltran RF	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	.167
Adron Chambers PR-RF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.182
Matt Holliday LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200
Shane Robinson PR-LF	2	4	2	1	0	1	3	1	0	.714
David Freese 3B	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	.667
Kolten Wong 2B	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.375
Yadier Molina C	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	.500
Rob Johnson C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Matt Adams DH	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.556
Adam Ehrlich PH-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Ty Wigginton 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tony Cruz 1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143
Daniel Descalso 2B-3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Ryan Jackson PR-SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Peter Kozma SS-3B	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.333
Totals	38	12	14	5	0	1	12	7	5
NY Mets	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	W	K	AVG
Mike Baxter DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Reese Havens PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Ruben Tejada SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333
Omar Quintanilla SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.400
David Wright 3B	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333
Brandon Hicks 3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Ike Davis 1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143
Zach Lutz PR-1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.222
Marlon Byrd RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.375
Andrew Brown PR-RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143
Lucas Duda LF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.100
Jamie Hoffmann LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125
Justin Turner 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Wilmer Flores 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
John Buck C	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	.200
Anthony Recker C	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	.500
Matt den Dekker CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167
Collin Cowgill CF	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	.571
Totals	34	4	8	0	0	3	4	3	13

E_B.Hicks. LOB_St. Louis 6, NY Mets 6. 2B_J.Jay, C.Beltran, S.Robinson, K.Wong, Y.Molina. HR_S.Robinson (1) off R.Carson, J.Buck (1) off L.Lynn, A.Recker (1) off M.Blazek, C.Cowgill (1) off F.Salas. SB_J.Jay (2), A.Chambers (2). GIDP_A.Chambers, T.Wigginton, P.KozmaA.Brown. DP_St. Louis 1 (P.Kozma, K.Wong and T.Cruz); NY Mets 3 (D.Wright, J.Turner and I.Davis), (O.Quintanilla, J.Turner and I.Davis), (B.Hicks, W.Flores and Z.Lutz).

St. Louis	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Lance Lynn (W 1-0)	2.0	4	2	2	0	3	9.00
Michael Wacha	3.0	1	0	0	0	5	0.00
Edward Mujica	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0.00
Michael Blazek	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	4.50
Eric Fornataro	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	4.50
Fernando Salas	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	4.50
NY Mets	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Darin Gorski (L 0-1)	2.0	3	4	4	3	0	9.00
Carlos Torres	2.0	5	4	4	3	1	9.00
Robert Carson	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	6.00
Greg Burke	2.0	4	3	3	0	3	9.00
Bobby Parnell	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00

BK_C.Torres.
T_2:49. A_3349.
Umpires_Home,Chris Segal; First, CB Bucknor; Second, D.J. Reyburn; Third, Sean Barber.