St. Louis-- Through three innings of Wednesday's game, the Mets had Cardinals starter Bob Gibson on the ropes every inning, tallying seven hits.
But only two runs had scored, and pitchers like Gibson tend to get stronger as the game goes on.
And that's exactly what happened.
Gibson tamed the Mets the rest of the way, allowing just two more hits, and his Cardinals teammates got to Mets starter Jack Fisher and reliever Dennis Ribant late.
The result was a lopsided 10-2 Cards victory, which was also the Mets' 11th straight defeat.
The Mets couldn't touch Gibson enough early, and it cost them
Fisher (0-2) did his best to keep the Mets ahead, but he was done in by a three-run sixth and a three-run seventh.
Left fielder Doug Clemens, not known for his power, laced a three-run homer into the right field seats at Busch Stadium in the sixth, turning the Mets' 2-0 lead into 3-2, Cardinals.
Curt Flood, also not a power hitter, capped the scoring with a three-run bomb in the eighth inning as the Cards scored 10 runs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings.
"That's how fast things can change in this game," lamented Mets manager Casey Stengel. "(The Cardinals) weren't getting anything going and then BOOM---10 runs."
The Mets' road trip will now take them to Cincinnati for four games.
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Mets record: 1-11, .083 (Last 10: 0-10; streak: L-11); Actual: 2-10
Home: 0-4; Away: 1-7
Runs scored: 31
Runs against: 80
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