The Mets had chances early, but couldn’t find the big hit and let an early two-run lead slip away for a 6-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in the second game of Sunday’s doubleheader.

The New York Mets lost 6-5 to the St. Louis Cardinals in the first half of their doubleheader on Sunday afternoon despite their best efforts to come back from a four-run deficit. Starting pitcher Blake Tidwell allowed all six runs across 3.2 innings in his big-league debut, and that was enough to do them in.