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.

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.