PHOENIX -- The Arizona Diamondbacks became the latest team to tee off against the New York Mets' beleaguered bullpen.
Yasmany Tomas, Jeff Mathis and Daniel Descalso homered in a six-run eighth inning and the Diamondbacks handed the struggling Mets their fifth straight loss, 7-3 on Monday night.
"We'd been a little dormant with our offense," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. "We hadn't seen a big inning like that in several games, so it was nice to kind of get off the ground a little bit and watch the guys have a little fun and get after it."
Jake Lamb also went deep for the Diamondbacks. Zack Godley and three relievers limited the Mets to four hits.
Tomas snapped a 1-all tie with a three-run homer off Hansel Robles (4-1). Mathis' two-run shot also came against Robles, hit hard for the second consecutive outing after a strong start to the season.
"We use him often because he has such a great arm," Collins said, "but when you've got to make pitches, he has had a tough time making the quality pitch he needs to make."
Robles "went two whole weeks without giving up a run. Then in his last two times out he got knocked around," Collins said. "We don't have a lot of options."
New York relievers have given up seven homers in the last five games and compiled a 13.80 ERA over 15 innings. This was the fifth straight game in which the injury-depleted Mets allowed four or more runs in an inning.
Paul Goldschmidt appeared to give Arizona a 2-1 lead with a leadoff homer against Robles in the eighth. But after a video review, umpires ruled the ball hit the yellow line on the batter's eye in straightaway center and the call was changed to a double.
Lamb was intentionally walked to bring up Tomas, who hit Robles' 3-2 pitch far above that same home run line to boost his big numbers against the Mets.
Brandon Drury doubled and, after an out, Mathis homered to left to make it 6-1. Descalso followed with a pinch-hit shot off Josh Edgin.
"We started to get a little confidence as a group," said Mathis, never known for his hitting. "Contagious, whatever you want to call it. It's always nice to string a few together like that."
Jorge De La Rosa (2-0) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win.
Pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores connected for a two-run homer in the ninth for New York.
Godley, making his second start in place of injured Shelby Miller, allowed only one hit in 6 2/3 innings and left with the score tied at 1. He struck out seven and walked five.
"I didn't have my greatest stuff," Godley said. "But I battled through some tough innings with walks, and the defense played outstanding behind me again."
Lovullo said it was safe to say Godley had earned another start.
New York starter Zack Wheeler went six-plus effective innings. He permitted one run and seven hits, struck out six and walked one.
Mets starters have gone 15 consecutive games without getting an out in the seventh inning.
New York's first run came after Jose Reyes and Curtis Granderson drew one-out walks in the second. Rene Rivera followed with an RBI single to right, the lone hit allowed by Godley.
Arizona finally broke through when Lamb led off the seventh with an opposite-field home run, hitting Wheeler's 2-0 pitch over the left-center wall to tie it at 1.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mets: SS Asdrubal Cabrera wasn't in the lineup and could be headed for the disabled list with a left thumb injury. A decision is expected Tuesday.
Diamondbacks: CF A.J. Pollock was placed on the 10-day DL with a right groin strain. No timetable was set for his return, but Pollock said it "is not a significant injury by any means." He was hurt in the 10th inning of Sunday's loss to Pittsburgh. ... RF David Peralta was out of the lineup after leaving Sunday's game in the eighth inning with right glute tightness. He popped out to center as a pinch hitter in the seventh.
GARDY'S BACK
Ron Gardenhire was back as bench coach for the Diamondbacks. The longtime Minnesota manager had not been with Arizona since April 9, when he left the team to be treated for prostate cancer. Gardenhire underwent surgery to remove the gland on April 18.
HOMESICK
The Mets have allowed 78 runs in their last eight road games.
UP NEXT
Arizona RHP Zack Greinke (4-2, 2.79 ERA), who took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning to beat Pittsburgh in his last outing, faces Mets LHP Tommy Milone (1-0, 5.88) on Tuesday night. Milone will make his second start for New York after being claimed off waivers from Milwaukee.
New York Mets
Yasmany Tomas, Jeff Mathis and Daniel Descalso homered in a six-run eighth inning and the Diamondbacks handed the struggling Mets their fifth straight loss, 7-3 on Monday night.
"We'd been a little dormant with our offense," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. "We hadn't seen a big inning like that in several games, so it was nice to kind of get off the ground a little bit and watch the guys have a little fun and get after it."
Jake Lamb also went deep for the Diamondbacks. Zack Godley and three relievers limited the Mets to four hits.
Tomas snapped a 1-all tie with a three-run homer off Hansel Robles (4-1). Mathis' two-run shot also came against Robles, hit hard for the second consecutive outing after a strong start to the season.
"We use him often because he has such a great arm," Collins said, "but when you've got to make pitches, he has had a tough time making the quality pitch he needs to make."
Robles "went two whole weeks without giving up a run. Then in his last two times out he got knocked around," Collins said. "We don't have a lot of options."
New York relievers have given up seven homers in the last five games and compiled a 13.80 ERA over 15 innings. This was the fifth straight game in which the injury-depleted Mets allowed four or more runs in an inning.
Paul Goldschmidt appeared to give Arizona a 2-1 lead with a leadoff homer against Robles in the eighth. But after a video review, umpires ruled the ball hit the yellow line on the batter's eye in straightaway center and the call was changed to a double.
Lamb was intentionally walked to bring up Tomas, who hit Robles' 3-2 pitch far above that same home run line to boost his big numbers against the Mets.
Brandon Drury doubled and, after an out, Mathis homered to left to make it 6-1. Descalso followed with a pinch-hit shot off Josh Edgin.
"We started to get a little confidence as a group," said Mathis, never known for his hitting. "Contagious, whatever you want to call it. It's always nice to string a few together like that."
Jorge De La Rosa (2-0) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win.
Pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores connected for a two-run homer in the ninth for New York.
Godley, making his second start in place of injured Shelby Miller, allowed only one hit in 6 2/3 innings and left with the score tied at 1. He struck out seven and walked five.
"I didn't have my greatest stuff," Godley said. "But I battled through some tough innings with walks, and the defense played outstanding behind me again."
Lovullo said it was safe to say Godley had earned another start.
New York starter Zack Wheeler went six-plus effective innings. He permitted one run and seven hits, struck out six and walked one.
Mets starters have gone 15 consecutive games without getting an out in the seventh inning.
New York's first run came after Jose Reyes and Curtis Granderson drew one-out walks in the second. Rene Rivera followed with an RBI single to right, the lone hit allowed by Godley.
Arizona finally broke through when Lamb led off the seventh with an opposite-field home run, hitting Wheeler's 2-0 pitch over the left-center wall to tie it at 1.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mets: SS Asdrubal Cabrera wasn't in the lineup and could be headed for the disabled list with a left thumb injury. A decision is expected Tuesday.
Diamondbacks: CF A.J. Pollock was placed on the 10-day DL with a right groin strain. No timetable was set for his return, but Pollock said it "is not a significant injury by any means." He was hurt in the 10th inning of Sunday's loss to Pittsburgh. ... RF David Peralta was out of the lineup after leaving Sunday's game in the eighth inning with right glute tightness. He popped out to center as a pinch hitter in the seventh.
GARDY'S BACK
Ron Gardenhire was back as bench coach for the Diamondbacks. The longtime Minnesota manager had not been with Arizona since April 9, when he left the team to be treated for prostate cancer. Gardenhire underwent surgery to remove the gland on April 18.
HOMESICK
The Mets have allowed 78 runs in their last eight road games.
UP NEXT
Arizona RHP Zack Greinke (4-2, 2.79 ERA), who took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning to beat Pittsburgh in his last outing, faces Mets LHP Tommy Milone (1-0, 5.88) on Tuesday night. Milone will make his second start for New York after being claimed off waivers from Milwaukee.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | NYM | ARI |
| Conforto grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Rivera grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Walker grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Zack Wheeler pitching for New York | NYM | ARI |
| R Fuentes struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Owings flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt to third on wild pitch by Wheeler. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | NYM | ARI |
| Duda grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Reyes walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Granderson walked, Reyes to second. | 0 | 0 |
| R. Rivera singled to shallow right, Reyes scored, Granderson to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Wheeler struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Conforto lined out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Wheeler pitching for New York | NYM | ARI |
| Tomás walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Drury struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Ahmed lined out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Mathis grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | NYM | ARI |
| T.J. Rivera grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Walker grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zack Wheeler pitching for New York | NYM | ARI |
| Godley struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| R Fuentes flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Owings reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | NYM | ARI |
| Duda walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Reyes hit sacrifice bunt to catcher, Duda to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Granderson struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| R. Rivera intentionally walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Wheeler lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zack Wheeler pitching for New York | NYM | ARI |
| Lamb singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Tomás flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Drury lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Ahmed flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | NYM | ARI |
| Conforto struck out swinging, Conforto safe at first on wild pitch by Godley. | 1 | 0 |
| T.J. Rivera lined into double play, third to first, Conforto doubled off first. | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zack Wheeler pitching for New York | NYM | ARI |
| Mathis flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Godley singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| R Fuentes struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Owings singled to left, Godley to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | NYM | ARI |
| Walker struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Duda grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Reyes grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Wheeler pitching for New York | NYM | ARI |
| Lamb homered to left center (412 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Tomás flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Drury struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| Ahmed struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | NYM | ARI |
| Granderson struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| R. Rivera grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Wheeler safe at first on error by pitcher Godley. | 1 | 1 |
| Hoover relieved Godley. | 1 | 1 |
| Conforto struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Zack Wheeler pitching for New York | NYM | ARI |
| Mathis singled to shallow left. | 1 | 1 |
| Peralta hit for Hoover. | 1 | 1 |
| Blevins relieved Wheeler. | 1 | 1 |
| Peralta flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| R Fuentes singled to right center, Mathis thrown out at third, R Fuentes to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Robles relieved Blevins. | 1 | 1 |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | NYM | ARI |
| De La Rosa relieved Hoover. | 1 | 1 |
| T.J. Rivera flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Walker hit a ground rule double to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Duda struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Hansel Robles pitching for New York | NYM | ARI |
| Goldschmidt doubled to deep center. | 1 | 1 |
| Lamb intentionally walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Tomás homered to center (454 feet), Goldschmidt and Lamb scored. | 1 | 4 |
| Drury doubled to left. | 1 | 4 |
| Ahmed grounded out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Mathis homered to left (396 feet), Drury scored. | 1 | 6 |
| Edgin relieved Robles. | 1 | 6 |
| Descalso hit for De La Rosa. | 1 | 6 |
| Descalso homered to right (417 feet). | 1 | 7 |
| R Fuentes struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Owings walked. | 1 | 7 |
| Goldschmidt flied out to right. | 1 | 7 |
| 6 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Silvino Bracho pitching for Arizona | NYM | ARI |
| Bracho relieved De La Rosa. | 1 | 7 |
| Descalso at first base. | 1 | 7 |
| Reyes struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Granderson singled to right. | 1 | 7 |
| R. Rivera struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Flores hit for Edgin. | 1 | 7 |
| Flores homered to left (401 feet), Granderson scored. | 3 | 7 |
| Conforto struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
New York Mets
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conforto LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .327 | .413 | .654 |
| T.J. Rivera 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .289 | .365 | .447 |
| Bruce RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .268 | .353 | .551 |
| Walker 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .255 | .327 | .433 |
| Duda 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .218 | .358 | .491 |
| Reyes SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .186 | .269 | .310 |
| Granderson CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .148 | .214 | .273 |
| R. Rivera C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .324 | .338 | .397 |
| Wheeler P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .143 | .200 | .214 |
Blevins P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Robles P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Edgin P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Flores PH
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .254 | .277 | .429 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 136 | |||
| a-homered to left for J Edgin in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Walker (11, De La Rosa) HR: Flores (3, 9th inning off Bracho 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: R. Rivera (11), Flores 2 (9) S: Reyes 2-out RBI: Flores 2 Mets RISP: 1-6 (R. Rivera 1-1, Conforto 0-1, Wheeler 0-2, Granderson 0-1, Duda 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: Granderson (Mathis at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 15,988 (33% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:02 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 17 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Rob Drake, First Base - Mark Wegner, Second Base - Nic Lentz, Third Base - Pat Hoberg |
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