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.

Willson Contreras drove in three runs on three hits, including a homer, and Brendan Donovan had two hits and two RBIs to spark the St.

Mets left fielder Jesse Winker had an MRI on Sunday after leaving the first game of New York's doubleheader at St. Louis with right side discomfort.