He dealt with a ton of traffic on the bases — nine hits, three walks — and managed that mostly fine until the fourth inning, when St. Louis plated four runs on a pair of two-out, two-run singles by Brendan Donovan and Willson Contreras.

Blake Tidwell made his MLB debut in the first game, and he was greeted with a very unkind welcome to the big leagues. The Mets No. 15 prospect tossed 3.2 innings allowing six runs on nine hits while walking three and striking out two.