Nolan Arenado leads Cardinals over Mets in 8-7 slugfest

Nolan Arenado's second home run of the game, a ninth-inning solo blast, snapped a tie Sunday afternoon as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 8-7 in the rubber match of a three-game series.

Arenado provided the Cardinals' first runs with a two-run shot in the opening inning.

Brendan Donovan had three hits and an RBI while Paul Goldschmidt laced a two-run double for the Cardinals, who squandered all o