ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — Clay Holmes delivered 5 2/3 solid innings and the New York Mets used a pair of sixth-inning runs to secure a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night at Busch Stadium.

The Mets struck first on Bo Bichette’s first-inning groundout, but the Cardinals tied it in the bottom half on Alec Burleson’s RBI single. Bichette added a run-scoring single in the fifth before New York pulled away in the sixth on Jared Young’s RBI double and a bases-loaded walk by Juan Soto.

Holmes earned the win, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out five. Devin Williams recorded the final three outs for the save. Nolan Gorman homered for St. Louis. The announced attendance was 21,307. The game took 2 hours, 32 minutes.

With the victory, New York improved to 3-1, while St. Louis fell to 2-2. The teams continue their series Tuesday.