Blake Tidwell made his MLB debut in the first game, and he was greeted with a very unkind welcome to the big leagues. The ...

Mets first. Francisco Lindor strikes out swinging. Juan Soto flies out to deep right field to Lars Nootbaar. Pete Alonso doubles to deep right center field. Brandon Nimmo doubles to deep right field.

The New York Mets came up just short twice on Sunday, dropping both games of a doubleheader to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-5 in Game 1, and 5-4 in Game 2, despite several late opportunities to rally.