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.

For a second season in a row in St. Louis, the Cardinals and Mets had a game wiped out by rain. And for a second time this week, the Cardinals are preparing to play a doubleheader because of inclement weather.

The game between the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets scheduled for Saturday has been postponed because of rain and will be made up as part of a split doubleheader Sunday.