ST. LOUIS — — Paul Goldschmidthomered, Richie Palacioshit a two-run single and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 7-3 on Sunday to avert a four-game series sweep.
Goldschmidt finished with three hits and three RBI as St. Louis stopped a four-game slide. Tommy Edman, Alec Burleson and rookie Masyn Winn each had two hits.
Cardinals right-hander Dakota Hudson (5-0) struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings. He allowed two runs and and five hits in his fourth straight win.
LHP Matthew Liberatore is bothered by a sore back and had his his scheduled Monday start moved to Wednesday.
LHP Drew Rom will start the first game of a three-game series on Monday in Pittsburgh. Rom, who was acquired from Baltimore at the trade deadline as part of the Jack Flaherty deal, will be making his major debut, 5:10 with the pregame and the first pitch at 6:05 on KIRX.