Mota starts the ninth for the Mets and gives up a single to Molina. Yadier is hitting .462 for the series. Bennett pinch-hits and strikes out for the first out of the inning. Miles is running for Molina.

Update: John Rodriguez pinch-hits for Eckstein and hits into a double play to end the game. Both starters were hit as expected, but the Mets made mince meat of the rested Cardinals bullpen. New York wins 12-5, and the series is tied at 2. The teams will get to play a game six. It's the first series this post-season that reached a 2-2 tie.