NEW YORK -- Wearing their battleship gray uniforms suitable for cleaning up attics, the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks swept away the defending NL champion New York Mets.
Arizona rattled Noah Syndergaard with four more stolen bases, then broke open the game in a six-run sixth inning that included Chris Owings' bases-loaded triple and rolled to a 9-0 rout on Thursday that completed a three-game sweep.
The Diamondbacks were a band on the run with 13 stolen bases in the series -- one shy of Baltimore's season total.
"We've been on defense when other teams do it. You just start to get frustrated," said Paul Goldschmidt, who reached base five times and swiped second and third in the fifth inning.
Braden Shipley (2-1), making his fourth big league start, pitched three-hit ball over seven innings, struck out seven and walked one. Zack Godley and Dominic Leone finished the five-hitter.
Arizona set a franchise record for steals in a series, topping its 10 in a four-game set against Miami in 2009. In the fourth inning, Socrates Brito swiped third and Shipley later stole second without a throw.
"Maybe not the smartest decision sliding headfirst," Shipley said. "It was just kind of instinctual for me."
Runners have swiped 36 bases in 40 tries against Syndergaard this year and are 51 for 56 against him in his career, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Mets have allowed a big league-high 102 steals, including 20 off rookie Steven Matz, who is second behind Syndergaard.
"It's real easy for the baserunners to predict when I'm going to home and when I'm going to able to pick off. It's really mechanical," Syndergaard said.
After brushing aside Syndergaard (9-7) on the humid, 93-degree afternoon, the Diamondbacks began their burst against Jon Niese with a leadoff homer by Tuffy Gosewisch, who had tripled in a run an inning earlier. Owings singled, doubled and tripled for his second straight three-hit game.
Arizona has won four straight following an 8-26 slide. With its first sweep at the Mets since 2002 in Shea Stadium, the Diamondbacks improved to 29-27 on the road; they are 19-39 at home, where their retractable roof is usually closed.
"Some of the ballparks bode better for them," Arizona manager Chip Hale said of his pitchers. "The weather, the humidity helps the guys' balls move. But we have to do better. This is something that's not going to be acceptable for us. We have to play better at home."
New York, which began the day 2 1/2 games back for the NL's second wild card, dropped to 10-16 since the All-Star Game and at 57-57 is down to .500 for the first time since a 7-7 mark in April.
Fourteen of New York's last 15 batters made out, and the Mets -- missing injured Yoenis Cespedes, Lucas Duda, David Wright and Jose Reyes -- managed five runs and 17 hits in the series. They have the lowest batting average in the major leagues and were shut out for the ninth time.
Syndergaard allowed three runs and eight hits -- including three doubles and a triple, dropping to 0-4 in his last six starts. Brito's opposite-field double to left, Gosewisch's opposite-field triple to right and Shipley's RBI single -- all over or through a drawn-in infield -- built a 3-0 lead.
Manager Terry Collins held a team meeting after the game.
"Kind of allowed us to click the refresh button," Syndergaard said.
RARE SWIPES
Shipley joined Arizona's Zack Greinke and San Diego's Edwin Jackson as the only pitchers with stolen bases in the major leagues this season. Shipley is the second Diamondbacks pitcher with an RBI and steal in the same game after Joe Saunders against Houston on Sept. 4, 2010. Arizona had the most steals for a team in any series since Texas swiped 13 over three games at the Los Angeles Angels from Aug. 5-7, 2013.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: Dr. Don Sheridan, the Diamondbacks orthopedic hand specialist, operated Thursday to stabilize a tendon in the left wrist of OF David Peralta, who crashed into the outfield wall in Arizona on Aug. 5. Hale said Peralta should be ready to start spring training. ... LHP Andrew Chafin (shoulder tendinitis) pitched a hitless inning for Class A Visalia on Wednesday night and could return to the Diamondbacks for Monday's homestand opener against the Mets. ... OF Yasmany Tomas (neck) missed the entire series.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: Patrick Corbin (4-11) is to start at Fenway Park, where David Price (9-8) will be on the mound for Boston.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona rattled Noah Syndergaard with four more stolen bases, then broke open the game in a six-run sixth inning that included Chris Owings' bases-loaded triple and rolled to a 9-0 rout on Thursday that completed a three-game sweep.
The Diamondbacks were a band on the run with 13 stolen bases in the series -- one shy of Baltimore's season total.
"We've been on defense when other teams do it. You just start to get frustrated," said Paul Goldschmidt, who reached base five times and swiped second and third in the fifth inning.
Braden Shipley (2-1), making his fourth big league start, pitched three-hit ball over seven innings, struck out seven and walked one. Zack Godley and Dominic Leone finished the five-hitter.
Arizona set a franchise record for steals in a series, topping its 10 in a four-game set against Miami in 2009. In the fourth inning, Socrates Brito swiped third and Shipley later stole second without a throw.
"Maybe not the smartest decision sliding headfirst," Shipley said. "It was just kind of instinctual for me."
Runners have swiped 36 bases in 40 tries against Syndergaard this year and are 51 for 56 against him in his career, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Mets have allowed a big league-high 102 steals, including 20 off rookie Steven Matz, who is second behind Syndergaard.
"It's real easy for the baserunners to predict when I'm going to home and when I'm going to able to pick off. It's really mechanical," Syndergaard said.
After brushing aside Syndergaard (9-7) on the humid, 93-degree afternoon, the Diamondbacks began their burst against Jon Niese with a leadoff homer by Tuffy Gosewisch, who had tripled in a run an inning earlier. Owings singled, doubled and tripled for his second straight three-hit game.
Arizona has won four straight following an 8-26 slide. With its first sweep at the Mets since 2002 in Shea Stadium, the Diamondbacks improved to 29-27 on the road; they are 19-39 at home, where their retractable roof is usually closed.
"Some of the ballparks bode better for them," Arizona manager Chip Hale said of his pitchers. "The weather, the humidity helps the guys' balls move. But we have to do better. This is something that's not going to be acceptable for us. We have to play better at home."
New York, which began the day 2 1/2 games back for the NL's second wild card, dropped to 10-16 since the All-Star Game and at 57-57 is down to .500 for the first time since a 7-7 mark in April.
Fourteen of New York's last 15 batters made out, and the Mets -- missing injured Yoenis Cespedes, Lucas Duda, David Wright and Jose Reyes -- managed five runs and 17 hits in the series. They have the lowest batting average in the major leagues and were shut out for the ninth time.
Syndergaard allowed three runs and eight hits -- including three doubles and a triple, dropping to 0-4 in his last six starts. Brito's opposite-field double to left, Gosewisch's opposite-field triple to right and Shipley's RBI single -- all over or through a drawn-in infield -- built a 3-0 lead.
Manager Terry Collins held a team meeting after the game.
"Kind of allowed us to click the refresh button," Syndergaard said.
RARE SWIPES
Shipley joined Arizona's Zack Greinke and San Diego's Edwin Jackson as the only pitchers with stolen bases in the major leagues this season. Shipley is the second Diamondbacks pitcher with an RBI and steal in the same game after Joe Saunders against Houston on Sept. 4, 2010. Arizona had the most steals for a team in any series since Texas swiped 13 over three games at the Los Angeles Angels from Aug. 5-7, 2013.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: Dr. Don Sheridan, the Diamondbacks orthopedic hand specialist, operated Thursday to stabilize a tendon in the left wrist of OF David Peralta, who crashed into the outfield wall in Arizona on Aug. 5. Hale said Peralta should be ready to start spring training. ... LHP Andrew Chafin (shoulder tendinitis) pitched a hitless inning for Class A Visalia on Wednesday night and could return to the Diamondbacks for Monday's homestand opener against the Mets. ... OF Yasmany Tomas (neck) missed the entire series.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: Patrick Corbin (4-11) is to start at Fenway Park, where David Price (9-8) will be on the mound for Boston.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Arizona - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Noah Syndergaard pitching for New York | ARI | NYM |
| Segura struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Bourn singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt doubled to right center, Bourn to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Braden Shipley pitching for Arizona | ARI | NYM |
| De Aza grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Walker singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce lined into double play, to first, Walker doubled off first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Noah Syndergaard pitching for New York | ARI | NYM |
| Drury grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Brito grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Gosewisch lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Braden Shipley pitching for Arizona | ARI | NYM |
| Loney flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Johnson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Conforto struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Noah Syndergaard pitching for New York | ARI | NYM |
| Shipley struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Segura struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Bourn singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt singled to center, Bourn to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Braden Shipley pitching for Arizona | ARI | NYM |
| R. Rivera grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds singled to shallow left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Syndergaard struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| De Aza struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Noah Syndergaard pitching for New York | ARI | NYM |
| Owings doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Drury flied out to center, Owings to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Brito hit a ground rule double to left, Owings scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Brito stole third. | 1 | 0 |
| Gosewisch tripled to deep right, Brito scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Shipley singled to center, Gosewisch scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Shipley stole second. | 3 | 0 |
| Segura grounded out to shortstop, Shipley to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Bourn struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Braden Shipley pitching for Arizona | ARI | NYM |
| Walker flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Bruce popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Loney lined out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Noah Syndergaard pitching for New York | ARI | NYM |
| Goldschmidt safe at first on error by shortstop Reynolds. | 3 | 0 |
| Lamb flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt stole second. | 3 | 0 |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt stole third. | 3 | 0 |
| Drury walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Brito fouled out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Braden Shipley pitching for Arizona | ARI | NYM |
| Johnson walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Conforto flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| R. Rivera singled to left, Johnson to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Granderson hit for Syndergaard. | 3 | 0 |
| Granderson struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jonathon Niese pitching for New York | ARI | NYM |
| Niese relieved Syndergaard. | 3 | 0 |
| Gosewisch homered to left (374 feet). | 4 | 0 |
| Shipley struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Segura reached on infield single to third. | 4 | 0 |
| Bourn walked, Segura to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Segura to third, Bourn to second on wild pitch by Niese. | 4 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt intentionally walked. | 4 | 0 |
| Segura scored, Bourn to third, Goldschmidt to second on passed ball by R. Rivera. | 5 | 0 |
| Lamb walked. | 5 | 0 |
| Owings tripled to deep center, Bourn, Goldschmidt and Lamb scored. | 8 | 0 |
| Drury hit sacrifice fly to left, Owings scored. | 9 | 0 |
| Brito struck out swinging. | 9 | 0 |
| 6 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Braden Shipley pitching for Arizona | ARI | NYM |
| De Aza struck out swinging. | 9 | 0 |
| Walker flied out to left. | 9 | 0 |
| Bruce flied out to left. | 9 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Josh Edgin pitching for New York | ARI | NYM |
| T.J. Rivera at third base. | 9 | 0 |
| Edgin relieved Niese. | 9 | 0 |
| Johnson at second base. | 9 | 0 |
| Kelly in right field. | 9 | 0 |
| Gosewisch grounded out to second. | 9 | 0 |
| Shipley flied out to right. | 9 | 0 |
| Segura struck out looking. | 9 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Braden Shipley pitching for Arizona | ARI | NYM |
| Loney flied out to center. | 9 | 0 |
| Johnson grounded out to second. | 9 | 0 |
| Conforto grounded out to first. | 9 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Josh Edgin pitching for New York | ARI | NYM |
| Bourn struck out swinging. | 9 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 9 | 0 |
| Lamb grounded into fielder's choice to first, Goldschmidt out at second. | 9 | 0 |
| Owings singled to center, Lamb to third. | 9 | 0 |
| Flores at second base. | 9 | 0 |
| Johnson in left field. | 9 | 0 |
| Blevins relieved Edgin. | 9 | 0 |
| Drury grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Owings out at second. | 9 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | NYM |
| Godley relieved Shipley. | 9 | 0 |
| Gosselin at second base. | 9 | 0 |
| R. Rivera grounded out to third. | 9 | 0 |
| Reynolds grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 0 |
| Kelly flied out to left. | 9 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jerry Blevins pitching for New York | ARI | NYM |
| Brito struck out swinging. | 9 | 0 |
| Gosewisch flied out to right. | 9 | 0 |
| Gosselin grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dominic Leone pitching for Arizona | ARI | NYM |
| Leone relieved Godley. | 9 | 0 |
| De Aza singled to right. | 9 | 0 |
| T.J. Rivera reached on infield single to second, De Aza to second. | 9 | 0 |
| Flores flied out to right. | 9 | 0 |
| Loney grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, T.J. Rivera out at second. | 9 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Arizona Diamondbacks
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segura 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | .310 | .358 | .456 |
Godley P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .083 |
Leone P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bourn CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .250 | .300 | .346 |
| Goldschmidt 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | .299 | .413 | .501 |
| Lamb 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .277 | .352 | .573 |
| Owings SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .273 | .318 | .408 |
| Drury LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .256 | .300 | .416 |
| Brito RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .188 | .188 | .375 |
| Gosewisch C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .182 | .213 | .364 |
| Shipley P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .182 | .182 | .273 |
Gosselin 2B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .272 | .318 | .395 |
| Totals | 39 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 176 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Goldschmidt (25, Syndergaard); Owings (15, Syndergaard); Brito (1, Syndergaard) 3B: Gosewisch (1, Syndergaard); Owings (6, Niese) HR: Gosewisch (2, 6th inning off Niese 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Brito (5), Gosewisch 2 (6), Shipley (1), Owings 3 (26), Drury (29) SF: Drury Diamondbacks RISP: 4-13 (Brito 1-2, Shipley 1-1, Lamb 0-2, Gosewisch 1-1, Bourn 0-1, Segura 0-1, Drury 0-2, Owings 1-3) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Brito (2, 3rd base off Syndergaard/R. Rivera); Shipley (1, 2nd base off Syndergaard/R. Rivera); Goldschmidt 2 (16, 3rd base off Syndergaard/R. Rivera, 2nd base off Syndergaard/R. Rivera) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Goldschmidt, Gosselin-Owings-Goldschmidt). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Citi Field, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 39,271 (93.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:52 |
| Weather | 93 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Welke, First Base - D.J. Reyburn, Second Base - Vic Carapazza, Third Base - John Hirschbeck |
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