Cardinals starter Lance Lynn picked up his first loss of the season Thursday against the Mets.
Lynn didn't pitch poorly, but was outdueled by Bartolo Colon. Over 6 1/3 innings, Lynn allowed two runs on four hits. He walked two batters and struck out nine. Lynn made three mistakes during the outing. He gave up a solo home run to Chris Young to open the bottom of the fifth, and allowed a run scoring double during the sixth. That second run was unearned, however, after Eric Young Jr. reached on a throwing error by Lynn.
Lynn was pulled after giving up a leadoff walk to begin the seventh. That run would come around to score, giving Lynn two earned runs during the outing.
Lynn dropped to 4-1, and will look for his fifth win against the Brewers.