Carlos Martinez blanked the New York Mets on two hits and two walks for three innings but the Cardinals’ second-line relief in Angel Rondon and Seth Elledge let a three-run lead get away in a five-run seventh as the Mets rallied for a 5-3 exhibition win.
Outfielder Justin Williams, who had just two hits this spring, ripped a single in a two-run second and hit a homer with the wind to left field, his opposite field, in the fourth.