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Jhonny Peralta’s solo homer in the sixth gave the Cardinals their second run of the inning and put the Mets in a 2-1 hole.

On Sunday, the Mets left multiple runners on base in the 11th, 13th, 16th and 17th innings, making the game more torturous as it progressed. The Mets won despite stranding 25 base runners in the major league’s second-longest game this season.

“I was cramping all over”, Heyward said after matching a career best with five hits as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 12-2 on Saturday night. The Mets and Cardinals had already played one marathon game in 2015.

Mets left fielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis just got his glove to the ball but could not stop it going over.