PHOENIX -- When the Arizona Diamondbacks made a mistake on the bases, they ended up stealing home.
That's how things are going for the New York Mets these days.
Paul Goldschmidt stole home when New York botched a rundown, and Yasmany Tomas hit another home run against the reeling Mets to help Arizona hang on for a 5-4 victory Tuesday night.
Tomas has gone deep in five consecutive meetings with the Mets, who matched a season high with their sixth straight defeat.
"Nice to see Yaz hit a couple of balls very hard to the right side of the diamond. The one ball exploded off his bat when he hit a home run," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said.
Gregor Blanco had a two-run single for the Diamondbacks, now 6-1 in their last seven games against New York. Of their 23 wins this season, 17 have come at home.
A four-run third inning gave the Diamondbacks a 4-1 lead before Tomas homered into the pool in right field in the sixth to make it 5-2. The solo shot loomed large when Rene Rivera hit a two-run homer in the seventh off ace Zack Greinke to cut the margin to one.
Greinke (5-2) allowed four runs and five hits while striking out eight in 6 2/3 innings to beat the Mets for the fifth straight time. He got help from relievers Andrew Chafin, Archie Bradley and Fernando Rodney, who combined to hold New York hitless the rest of the way.
Rodney worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his 10th save.
"Flawless defense, scored five runs. That took care of most everything," Greinke said.
Tommy Milone (1-1) lasted 5 2/3 innings in his second start for the Mets. He gave up five runs and six hits.
Slumping outfielder Curtis Granderson homered and had two RBI for New York.
"It's what we're going through right now," manager Terry Collins said. "When things aren't going good, nothing goes good."
The Mets took advantage of uncharacteristic wildness from Greinke in the second when he walked Rivera and Granderson to force in a run.
The Diamondbacks took the lead with four runs off Milone in the third. Blanco singled in two with one out, and after Goldschmidt was intentionally walked with two outs, Chris Owings made the Mets pay with an RBI single.
The Mets messed up a rundown when they had Owings hung up between first and second. First baseman Lucas Duda's throw home to try to get Goldschmidt breaking from third bounced away from Rivera.
"It was a mix-up between the coaches. I don't want to sound like we were geniuses. That was not the play," Lovullo said. "It was blind luck. That is not how we run it. We got lucky."
Goldschmidt was credited with stealing home, and his run made it 4-1. New York has allowed at least four runs in an inning in six straight games.
"Seeing C.O. (Owings) stop right there and knowing there was two outs, you have to take at least some bit of a chance to try to get to home," Goldschmidt said.
Duda said he has not been playing well for a week.
"I think it boils down to, I just made a poor throw. I've got to make a better throw. That's on me," he said. "I've got to clean it up."
Granderson entered hitting .148 and batted eighth for the first time since 2011. He hit a solo homer in the fifth.
Tomas, who connected for the second straight night, has eight home runs this season. He has six homers and 14 RBI in 11 career games against the Mets.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mets: SS Asdrubal Cabrera was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a sprained left thumb, retroactive to Sunday. "I like to play. I like to be there. But it's something that I don't feel like I can help the team like that," Cabrera said. "The best idea for the team and for me is to try to be 100 percent." ... LHP Steven Matz (elbow inflammation) and RHP Seth Lugo (elbow inflammation) are scheduled to pitch Thursday for Class A St. Lucie.
Diamondbacks: OF David Peralta pinch hit for the second consecutive night. He has been out of the starting lineup for two days due to glute tightness.
UP NEXT
Mets: In the series finale Wednesday afternoon, RHP Matt Harvey returns to the mound where he made his major league debut in July 2012. Harvey (2-3, 5.62 ERA) has lost three straight outings but is 3-1 in four career starts against Arizona. "The critical part is getting Matt Harvey going, make no mistake about it," Collins said. "We come out of tomorrow's game and we're excited about what we see out of Matt Harvey, we'll take it."
Diamondbacks: LHP Patrick Corbin (3-4, 4.17) is 3-1 in five home starts this season but 0-3 in his career against the Mets.
New York Mets
That's how things are going for the New York Mets these days.
Paul Goldschmidt stole home when New York botched a rundown, and Yasmany Tomas hit another home run against the reeling Mets to help Arizona hang on for a 5-4 victory Tuesday night.
Tomas has gone deep in five consecutive meetings with the Mets, who matched a season high with their sixth straight defeat.
"Nice to see Yaz hit a couple of balls very hard to the right side of the diamond. The one ball exploded off his bat when he hit a home run," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said.
Gregor Blanco had a two-run single for the Diamondbacks, now 6-1 in their last seven games against New York. Of their 23 wins this season, 17 have come at home.
A four-run third inning gave the Diamondbacks a 4-1 lead before Tomas homered into the pool in right field in the sixth to make it 5-2. The solo shot loomed large when Rene Rivera hit a two-run homer in the seventh off ace Zack Greinke to cut the margin to one.
Greinke (5-2) allowed four runs and five hits while striking out eight in 6 2/3 innings to beat the Mets for the fifth straight time. He got help from relievers Andrew Chafin, Archie Bradley and Fernando Rodney, who combined to hold New York hitless the rest of the way.
Rodney worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his 10th save.
"Flawless defense, scored five runs. That took care of most everything," Greinke said.
Tommy Milone (1-1) lasted 5 2/3 innings in his second start for the Mets. He gave up five runs and six hits.
Slumping outfielder Curtis Granderson homered and had two RBI for New York.
"It's what we're going through right now," manager Terry Collins said. "When things aren't going good, nothing goes good."
The Mets took advantage of uncharacteristic wildness from Greinke in the second when he walked Rivera and Granderson to force in a run.
The Diamondbacks took the lead with four runs off Milone in the third. Blanco singled in two with one out, and after Goldschmidt was intentionally walked with two outs, Chris Owings made the Mets pay with an RBI single.
The Mets messed up a rundown when they had Owings hung up between first and second. First baseman Lucas Duda's throw home to try to get Goldschmidt breaking from third bounced away from Rivera.
"It was a mix-up between the coaches. I don't want to sound like we were geniuses. That was not the play," Lovullo said. "It was blind luck. That is not how we run it. We got lucky."
Goldschmidt was credited with stealing home, and his run made it 4-1. New York has allowed at least four runs in an inning in six straight games.
"Seeing C.O. (Owings) stop right there and knowing there was two outs, you have to take at least some bit of a chance to try to get to home," Goldschmidt said.
Duda said he has not been playing well for a week.
"I think it boils down to, I just made a poor throw. I've got to make a better throw. That's on me," he said. "I've got to clean it up."
Granderson entered hitting .148 and batted eighth for the first time since 2011. He hit a solo homer in the fifth.
Tomas, who connected for the second straight night, has eight home runs this season. He has six homers and 14 RBI in 11 career games against the Mets.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mets: SS Asdrubal Cabrera was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a sprained left thumb, retroactive to Sunday. "I like to play. I like to be there. But it's something that I don't feel like I can help the team like that," Cabrera said. "The best idea for the team and for me is to try to be 100 percent." ... LHP Steven Matz (elbow inflammation) and RHP Seth Lugo (elbow inflammation) are scheduled to pitch Thursday for Class A St. Lucie.
Diamondbacks: OF David Peralta pinch hit for the second consecutive night. He has been out of the starting lineup for two days due to glute tightness.
UP NEXT
Mets: In the series finale Wednesday afternoon, RHP Matt Harvey returns to the mound where he made his major league debut in July 2012. Harvey (2-3, 5.62 ERA) has lost three straight outings but is 3-1 in four career starts against Arizona. "The critical part is getting Matt Harvey going, make no mistake about it," Collins said. "We come out of tomorrow's game and we're excited about what we see out of Matt Harvey, we'll take it."
Diamondbacks: LHP Patrick Corbin (3-4, 4.17) is 3-1 in five home starts this season but 0-3 in his career against the Mets.
| 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 Greinke pitching for Arizona | NYM | ARI |
| Conforto lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Reyes grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tommy Milone pitching for New York | NYM | ARI |
| Blanco flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | NYM | ARI |
| Walker reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Flores hit a ground rule double to deep right, Walker to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Duda struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| R. Rivera walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Granderson walked, Walker scored, Flores to third, R. Rivera to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Milone struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Conforto struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tommy Milone pitching for New York | NYM | ARI |
| Owings grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Tomás lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Drury grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | NYM | ARI |
| Reyes flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Walker grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tommy Milone pitching for New York | NYM | ARI |
| Descalso walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Mathis doubled to left, Descalso to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Greinke fouled out to catcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Blanco singled to right, Descalso and Mathis scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Blanco stole second. | 1 | 2 |
| Ahmed flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt intentionally walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Owings singled to right, Blanco scored, Goldschmidt to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Goldschmidt stole home. | 1 | 4 |
| Owings stole second. | 1 | 4 |
| Owings out at third advancing on play. | 1 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | NYM | ARI |
| Flores grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| Duda struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| R. Rivera flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Milone pitching for New York | NYM | ARI |
| Tomás grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 4 |
| Drury doubled to shallow right. | 1 | 4 |
| Descalso lined out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| Mathis intentionally walked. | 1 | 4 |
| Greinke struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | NYM | ARI |
| Granderson homered to right (394 feet). | 2 | 4 |
| Milone struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Conforto struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Reyes grounded out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Milone pitching for New York | NYM | ARI |
| Blanco grounded out to first. | 2 | 4 |
| Ahmed singled to center. | 2 | 4 |
| Goldschmidt flied out to right. | 2 | 4 |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | NYM | ARI |
| Bruce flied out to left. | 2 | 4 |
| Walker flied out to right. | 2 | 4 |
| Flores lined out to right. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Milone pitching for New York | NYM | ARI |
| Tomás homered to right (408 feet). | 2 | 5 |
| Drury grounded out to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Descalso struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| Sewald relieved Milone. | 2 | 5 |
| T.J. Rivera at third base. | 2 | 5 |
| Mathis struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | NYM | ARI |
| Duda singled to right. | 2 | 5 |
| R. Rivera homered to left (391 feet), Duda scored. | 4 | 5 |
| Granderson struck out looking. | 4 | 5 |
| T.J. Rivera grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 5 |
| Chafin relieved Greinke. | 4 | 5 |
| Conforto struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Paul Sewald pitching for New York | NYM | ARI |
| Peralta hit for Chafin. | 4 | 5 |
| Peralta lined out to left. | 4 | 5 |
| Blanco struck out looking. | 4 | 5 |
| Ahmed struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | NYM | ARI |
| Bradley relieved Chafin. | 4 | 5 |
| Reyes struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| Walker walked. | 4 | 5 |
| Lagares hit for Sewald. | 4 | 5 |
| Lagares lined out to left. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Salas pitching for New York | NYM | ARI |
| Salas relieved Sewald. | 4 | 5 |
| Goldschmidt flied out to right. | 4 | 5 |
| Owings singled to shallow left. | 4 | 5 |
| Tomás walked, Owings to second. | 4 | 5 |
| Drury flied out to right, Owings to third, Tomás to second. | 4 | 5 |
| Blevins relieved Salas. | 4 | 5 |
| Descalso struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Arizona | NYM | ARI |
| Rodney relieved Bradley. | 4 | 5 |
| R Fuentes in left field. | 4 | 5 |
| Duda popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| R. Rivera lined out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| Granderson struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
New York Mets
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conforto LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .315 | .400 | .631 |
| Reyes SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .180 | .262 | .301 |
| Bruce RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .261 | .344 | .535 |
| Walker 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .257 | .331 | .431 |
| Flores 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .258 | .279 | .439 |
Sewald P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Lagares PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .209 | .306 | .256 |
Salas P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Blevins P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Duda 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .220 | .352 | .475 |
| R. Rivera C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .324 | .347 | .437 |
| Granderson CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .153 | .222 | .298 |
| Milone P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .125 | .222 | .125 |
T.J. Rivera 3B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .360 | .442 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 144 | |||
| a-lined out to left for P Sewald in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Flores (3, Greinke) HR: Granderson (3, 5th inning off Greinke 0 on, 0 Out); R. Rivera (2, 7th inning off Greinke 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Granderson 2 (13), R. Rivera 2 (13) Mets RISP: 0-3 (Milone 0-1, Conforto 0-1, Duda 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 17,471 (36% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:52 |
| Weather | 77 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Wegner, First Base - Nic Lentz, Second Base - Pat Hoberg, Third Base - Rob Drake |
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