The tarp was brought out after Rick Ankiel struck out to end the eighth.
Ankiel doubled to right just over Schierholtz's glove with one out in the seventh.
Rick Ankiel doubled to right just over Schierholtz's glove with one out in the seventh.
"I do think if I have my glove it stays in there, " Ankiel said.
Ankiel found it a bit comforting that he returned to the majors in St.
Ankiel settled on Niese's glove after borrowing from reliever Scott Rice for pregame warmups.
Ankiel, recently cut loose by the last-place Houston Astros, received a smattering of cheers each at-bat.
Ankiel made his Mets debut against the team that converted him from wild pitcher to outfielder.
Ankiel's equipment didn't arrive and couldn't hang onto the ball using pitcher Jonathon Niese's glove.
Ankiel hit .228 in 68 games and 158 at-bats with the Washington Nationals last season.
Brandon Laird followed Ankiel's home run an inning later with a grand slam off loser Shane Greene.
Collins thought a fresh start on a new team might click for Ankiel, as it has for Buck.
Ankiel hasn't pitched since 2004, when he moved to the outfield after several bouts of wildness combined with injuries.
Ankiel had control issues in the 2000 playoffs against the New York Mets.
"I thought it was quick but it is what it is, " Ankiel said.
Ankiel was designated for assignment by Houston last week and cleared waivers Sunday.
Ankiel couldn't hang onto pinch-hitter Ty Wigginton's bloop double that started the St.
Ankiel would rather be on this kind of roll a month from now.
The 33-year-old Ankiel was 0 for 3 with a walk, two strikeouts and a run scored in his Mets debut.
Ankiel said he'd been in contact with the Mets the last two days while at home in Fort Pierce, Fla.
Ankiel, who used one of reliever Scott Rice's gloves, said he'd have made the catch if he'd had his own glove.
Collins said that earlier this year he would have hit for Harvey when the pitcher's spot came up following Ankiel's seventh-inning double.
The Mets have multiple holes in an unproven outfield, and they hope Ankiel's solid defense and left-handed pop will provide an upgrade.
Coming off a 2-4 homestand, the Mets judged Ankiel as an above-average defender with a veteran presence and the best available option.
Varvaro bounced the first pitch to Ankiel and it scooted to the left of catcher Buck allowing Tejada to score and tie it 5-all.
Ankiel barely missed a diving catch in the seventh inning on a pinch-hit double by Ty Wigginton that started the Cardinals' go-ahead three-run rally.
The manager planned on talking to Ankiel about his approach at the plate while pointing out the Mets already have some power in the lineup.
He won his fifth straight decision, allowing two runs and five hits in 7 1-3 innings, and singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh after Rick Ankiel's double.
Rick Ankiel made his second start in center field after making his Mets debut Monday using borrowed equipment while his glove and cleats were stuck in transit from Houston.
Ankiel singled in the third inning and homered in the fifth off Mike O'Brien in the Houston Astros' 7-6 win over a New York Yankees' split squad on Thursday.
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