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. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 victory over the New York Mets in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday.
Erick Fedde (2-3) pitched into the sixth inning, allowing three runs on six hits and five walks. Ryan Helsley worked the ninth for his fifth save in seven chances.
Blade Tidwell (0-1), a 23-year-old right-hander and the Mets' 15th-ranked prospect, lost his major league debut. He gave up six runs on nine hits in 3 2/3 innings, becoming the first Mets starter this year to give up more than four runs.