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ST. LOUIS -- It was a night of firsts for Robert Gsellman, who made his major league debut for the New York Mets on Tuesday night.Wilmer Flores and Justin Ruggiano homered as the Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4.The offense helped Gsellman (1-0) get the decision. Gsellman, pressed into action after starter Jonathon Niese left with an injury in the first inning, pitched 3 2/3 innings without allowing an earned run.It was my first time ever coming out of the bullpen so it felt kind of awkward, but you still have to take the mound the same way when youre starting, Gsellman said. I just thought I was starting the game all over and just tried to make some pitches.Niese had been dealing with knee discomfort this season. Gsellman was ready.Thats a tough spot even for a veteran to come out in the first inning, guys on, I tell you very, very, very impressive, Mets manager Terry Collins said. They always talked about the stuffs there. I was impressed that he came in and threw strikes for the most part and kept us in the game.Jose Reyes reached four base times and scored three runs. Asdrubal Cabrera had three hits, drove in a run and scored once.Ive been working on my swing on both sides of the plate to try to get it where I need to be, Reyes said. Right now I feel like its there.Collins said Reyes changes the energy of the team.Youre talking about one of the premier players in the game, Collins said. We know Joses got a lot to prove right now and hes doing it.Jeurys Familia earned his 42nd save, one shy of the Mets season record set by Familia last year and Armando Benitez in 2001.Cardinals lefty Jaime Garcia (10-9) gave up a season-high six runs at home, in just four innings. New York broke a 22 1/3-inning streak in which Garcia hadnt given up an earned run at home to the Mets.He just didnt have that movement, didnt get to work ahead in counts, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. Just kind of one of those tough ones.Brandon Moss reached three times and drove in a run while Randal Grichuks solo homer in the sixth extended the Cardinals home run streak to 12 games.Yadier Molina had three hits and an RBI for St. Louis.WEB GEMSCabrera made a diving stop on a grounder up the middle by Jhonny Peralta to end the third. Cabreras stop and subsequent force out saved at least one run.Yoenis Cespedes of the Mets robbed Stephen Piscotty of a solo homer in the sixth with a leaping catch over the left field wall.EARLY EXITNiese left the game after facing four batters with left knee pain.Niese retired just one of the four hitters he faced, walking two and giving up an RBI single to Moss before being lifted for Gsellman. All three runners he allowed eventually scored.Niese and Collins acknowledged that a trip to the disabled list is a possibility.Ive got to get it fixed, Niese said. I cant keep going out there like that. Theres a lot of pain, Im altering my mechanics, Im not able to stay behind each pitch, Im not able to locate and Im not helping myself out or the team.TRAINERS ROOMMets: LHP Steven Matz (left shoulder tightness) was placed on the 15-day DL retroactive to Aug. 15 and INF Neil Walker was placed on the paternity leave list. Gsellman and IF T.J. Rivera were recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas.Cardinals: INF Aledmys Diaz (right thumb fracture) took ground balls for the first time since being placed on the DL on Aug. 1 and INF Matt Adams (right shoulder inflammation) expects to go on a rehab assignment this week.UP NEXTMets: RHP Jacob deGrom (7-6, 2.73 ERA) is looking to bounce back after allowing a career-high eight runs and 13 hits in a 10-7 loss to San Francisco on Aug. 18. He is 1-1 with a 4.38 ERA in two career games against St. Louis.Cardinals: RHP Carlos Martinez (11-7, 3.24 ERA) allowed one run over seven innings in an 8-2 win over Houston on Aug. 17. 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LOS ANGELES -- Pacific kept it close in the first half against the No. 9 UCLA women.Then the Bruins clamped down defensively in the third quarter when they shot 68 percent on their way to an 82-55 season-opening victory Friday night.Monique Billings had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Jordin Canada just missed a triple-double with 15 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for the Bruins. Oklahoma transfer Nicole Kornet had 15 points and eight rebounds, and Kennedy Burke added 10 points.The good news is we sort of had a maturity about we have to grind this out, UCLA coach Cori Close said. If youre going to have a bad shooting night, you have to rely on your defense.UCLA forced 16 steals and blocked 12 shots, led by Billings with five.Desire Finnie led Pacific with 17 points and GeAnna Luaulu-Summers added 14 points, making all six of her free throws. She had five of the Tigers 26 turnovers, which led to 25 points by the Bruins. They had 21 turnovers.It was frustrating, Luaulu-Summers said. We couldnt get a bucket. Our turnovers really killed us.UCLA rallied to take a 38-32 lead at halftime after starting the game 8 of 23 from the floor.The Tigers got to 42-38 early in the third on a 3-pointer by Jessica Blakeslee.Thats when UCLA took over. The Bruins shot 68 percent from the floor and outscored the Tigers 33-12 in the period.We got punched in the mouth and it was time for us to punch back, Billings said.She and Canada had six points each in a 28-6 run that closed the third. Thhe Bruins defense stepped up, too, limiting the Tigers to 29 percent shooting while getting nine stops in a row.ddddddddddddThey did a good job of rebounding the ball and we got a little bit undisciplined with what we were doing, Tigers coach Bradley Davis said. They did turn it on there in the third.It was the second blowout of a Tigers team in the same night. Earlier, the No. 16 UCLA men routed Pacific 119-80 in their season opener.BIG PICTUREPacific: Last season, the Tigers opponents averaged 18.2 points in the third quarter. The Bruins upped that number considerably.UCLA: It was the Bruins 400th home victory in program history. Theyve recorded 363 at Pauley Pavilion and 37 in the John R. Wooden Center. Close needs one win to reach 100 starting her sixth season.SECRET WEAPONBurke played in all 35 games last season as a freshman, averaging 5.8 points and 3.7 rebounds.She did a little bit of everything against the Tigers, hitting a 3-pointer, making 3 of 4 free throws, getting two rebounds and three assists.We used to call her the secret weapon, Billings said. She comes in and brings so much energy and a spark.POLL IMPLICATIONSThe Bruins are starting the season with their highest ranking since they were sixth to begin the 1999 season.UP NEXTPacific: Host UC Merced on Sunday.UCLA: Visit second-ranked Baylor on Monday in an early season showdown. ' ' '