Megill, Vogelbach snap out of slumps as the Mets deck the skidding Cardinals 6-1

By MIKE FITZPATRICK
AP Baseball Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Tylor Megill won for the first time in almost a month, slumping Daniel Vogelbach homered in his return to the lineup and the New York Mets beat the skidding St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 in a series opener between two of baseball’s most disappointing teams. Brett Baty hit a two-run double off Miles Mikolas in a three-run first inning, and Tommy Pham added a pair of two-out RBI singles against his former team as the fourth-place Mets won their second straight after losing nine of 10. Willson Contreras homered for the Cardinals, who have dropped six in a row and 13 of 16. Megill allowed four hits in six innings, striking out seven and walking none for his first victory since May 18 against Tampa Bay.