Cardinals beat Mets to halt six-game slide

Paul Goldschmidt had two hits, including a two-run homer in the second inning, as the St. Louis Cardinals halted a six-game losing streak Saturday afternoon by edging the host New York Mets, 5-3.

Brendan Donovan laced an RBI single earlier in the second, Jordan Walker hit a solo homer in the third and Dylan Carlson added a pinch-hit RBI single in the ninth for the Cardinals, who won for just the third time in 14 games th