NEW YORK -- Someday, maybe when he turns 50 or 60 or even 70, Bartolo Colon might get knocked off the mound.In the meantime, hes in total control.Colon pitched three-hit ball for seven sharp innings and the New York Mets overcame another home run by Jedd Gyorko to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 Tuesday night for a doubleheader split.Just throwing it straight. It was going where I wanted it, the 43-year-old Colon said through a translator.Gyorko homered in both ends and has connected seven times in nine games. His two-run shot helped St. Louis win the opener 3-2.Anytime you can win the first one, you hope to win the second one, Gyorko said. I think the way we pitched today, we probably shouldve won two. But obviously any day that you win a game, its a good day.Behind Colon, the Mets threw the ball well, too.Colon (9-5) struck out eight and walked none, throwing 65 of his 87 pitches for strikes. After Gyorko homered in the second and Alberto Rosario doubled in the third, Colon set down 14 of his final 15 batters.On a staff full of young talent, Colon is doing so well that the Mets plan to bring him back on three days rest to start Saturday night against Colorado.Hes pitching as good, if not better, than anybody, manager Terry Collins said.Addison Reed worked the eighth and Jeurys Familia closed for his 36th save this year and 52nd in a row during the regular season.Asdrubal Cabrera ended his 0-for-32 rut with runners in scoring position with an RBI double and added a sacrifice fly off Jaime Garcia (7-7). Wilmer Flores doubled and singled twice, and Collins helped by winning his third replay challenge of the day.The Mets have alternated wins and losses for the last 12 games. They returned to Citi Field for the first time since the All-Star break, facing their fellow NL wild-card contenders.A rainout Monday forced the first doubleheader between the Mets and Cardinals since 1999.Gyorko hit his 14th homer for an early edge in the nightcap. The Cardinals lead the NL with 138 home runs, one more than last years total.St. Louis has homered in 17 straight games, its best streak since a team-record string of 19 games in 2006.Cabrera tied it with a double in the third. He smiled as he pulled into second base after breaking his long drought.He took a lot of ribbing when he got back into the dugout, Collins said. You cant help but think about it because its brought to your attention a lot.The Mets took a 2-1 lead in the fourth on a double by Flores, a dropped flyball by right fielder Randal Grichuk and a double-play grounder.Juan Lagares beat out an infield hit in the fifth, with Collins winning a challenge, and that set up Cabreras sacrifice fly.In the opener, Gyorko homered off Noah Syndergaard (9-5) for a 3-0 lead in the third.Carlos Martinez (10-6) gave up a two-run homer to Rene Rivera and left after the fifth inning. Three relievers finished, with Seung Hwan Oh getting his fifth save in six chances.TRAINERS ROOMMets 3B Jose Reyes went to the hospital with a strain in his side after getting hurt on a swing in his last at-bat of the opener. Collins said Reyes will be out a couple of days.26TH MANThe Cardinals recalled RHP Sam Tuivailala as the 26th player for the second game. He pitched a scoreless inning.The Mets brought up 27-year-old lefty Josh Smoker -- hes made 43 relief appearances for Triple-A Las Vegas, and had never been in the majors. He didnt get into the game, but said the all-day trip from Fresno, California, to Phoenix to New York was worth it.Smoker got his first look at Citi Field, arriving around the sixth inning of the second game and hurrying to get ready. I was dressing as I was going to the bullpen. I didnt want to miss a minute. Got to shake hands at the end of the game. Honestly, it hasnt sunk in yet, he said.Smoker said he hadnt heard what the Mets planned for him in the next day or so.UP NEXTCardinals: RHP Adam Wainwright (9-5, 4.09) is 3-0 with a 0.93 ERA in four July starts.Mets: RHP Logan Verrett (3-6, 4.14) starts Wednesday night vs. St. Louis. No one on the Cardinals active roster has batted against him. Larry Bird Celtics Jersey . Kyle Denbrook, a soccer player from Saint Marys University, took the CIS male athlete of the week honour. Stanley, a fourth-year business administration student from Charlottetown, scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Dalhousie on Friday and tallied again in a 1-0 win over Saint Marys on Sunday. Bob Cousy Celtics Jersey . Miller finished in two minutes, 6.09 seconds, one day before the first medal race on the Alpine schedule. The 36-year-old American also turned in the top time in Thursdays opening training session. http://www.authenticcelticsproshop.com/Robert-Parish-Jersey/ . Q: Team Canada announces their Olympic roster three weeks from today. Who is general manager Steve Yzerman watching? LeBrun: Over the last 48 hours, hes taken in the home-and-home between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche with Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene being the obvious targets. Paul Pierce Celtics Jersey . -- Ken Appleby made 32 saves for his first shutout of the season to lead the Oshawa Generals to a 2-0 win over the Belleville Bulls on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League action. Robert Williams Celtics Jersey . Fernandez, coached in Toronto by former two-time Olympic silver medallist Brian Orser, scored 267.11 points and is the first champion to successfully defend since Russias Evgeny Plushenko in 2005 and 2006. MILWAUKEE -- Matt Garza is finally healthy and its beginning to show.The Milwaukee Brewers right-hander pitched into the eighth inning for the first time this season, leading his team to a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.Ive just been trying to get back to normal, Garza said. I finally feel back to where I should be. Im not fighting my body anymore. Im not fighting my pitches.Garza missed more than two months at the start of the season with a strained right lat muscle and struggled in July before showing more consistency in August.Im actually getting to be able to play pain-free and its exciting for me, Garza said. Its been three, four years since I have been like this. I found my slider, my breaking stuff. Im just going to embrace the moment and go out there and have some fun.Garza (5-6) gave up one run and three hits in seven-plus innings while walking two and striking out eight.It was another start where he was very good, Milwaukee manager Craig Counsel said. Hes got a little string going right now where hes really making pitches.Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit a three-run homer off Luke Weaver (1-2) in the third inning for the Brewers, who snapped a six-game losing streak.He just left a changeup up. I was able to get inside it and put a good swing on it, Nieuwenhuis said.Nieuwenhuis blast came after Garza drew a two-out walk and Jonathan Villar followed with a double.I was just trying to take as many pitches as possible and keep myself from going back out there really quick, Garza said. He threw a good cutter off and I leaned out there. I was telling myself, `Id rather you punch out looking than swing at something in the dirt.Garza allowed the first two batters in the eighth to reach base. After Greg Garcia singled, he walked pinch-hitter Stephen Piscotty.Hes got a lot of power and I dont want to make a mistake leaving something over the middle. So I made sure to keep stuff down or off and he wasnt biting, so you just tip your cap to a good at-bat for him, Garza said.Carlos Torres replaced Garza and pitched out of tthe jam, but not before loading the bases with two outs.ddddddddddddYadier Molina hit a solo home run in the fourth for the Cardinals giving them a homer in a franchise-record 20 consecutive games.Weaver, making his fourth major league start, gave up three runs and four hits in six innings. He walked two and struck out 10, including four straight at one point.The Brewers loaded the bases with one out in the sixth but failed to score off Weaver, who struck out Keon Broxton looking to end the inning.Tyler Thornburg notched his sixth save in 10 chances.LETS MAKE A DEALThe Brewers traded OF Eric Young Jr., who has spent the entire season at Triple-A Colorado Springs, to the New York Yankees, for cash considerations.STRIKING OUTThe Brewers struck out 43 times in the three-game series, including a franchise-record 19 times on Monday, 12 in a 10-inning game on Tuesday and another 12 on Wednesday.Strikeouts are hurting us, Counsell said.TRAINERS ROOMCardinals: 1B Matt Adams, on the DL with left shoulder inflammation, could soon return to the lineup. Adams is getting healthy and getting close, manager Mike Matheny said.Brewers: Counsell said OF Domingo Santana is healthy despite being out of the starting lineup for the third consecutive game. Santana missed games in May with a sore shoulder. An ailing right elbow kept him out of the lineup from the first week of June until earlier this month.UP NEXTCardinals: Alex Reyes (1-0, 0.64 ERA) will make his second major league start when St. Louis starts a three-game series at Cincinnati on Friday. He had a no-decision in his first start on Saturday against Oakland, allowing one run and two hits in 4 1/3 innings.Brewers: Junior Guerra (7-3, 2.93) will return to the rotation when Milwaukee opens a three-game series at Pittsburgh on Friday. Guerra had been on the DL with right elbow inflammation. He is 1-0 with a 1.72 ERA in three career games (two starts) against the Pirates. ' ' '