NEW YORK -- Diamondbacks starter Robbie Ray knows how fortunate he was to be pitching Thursday.
The D-backs know how lucky they were, too.
Ray returned to a big league mound for the first time since being hit in the head with a line drive last month, striking out nine in five innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Mets 3-2.
"Very thankful that I didn't get hurt any more than I did, and I'm just glad to be back out there," Ray said.
Arizona won three of four in New York, staying ahead of Colorado for the NL's top wild-card spot with the victory.
"I thought it was a really special day for us, and we won a big series," manager Torey Lovullo said.
Ray was hit on the head by a 108 mph line drive off the bat of the Cardinals' Luke Voit on July 28. He suffered a concussion.
"I was moving slow," Ray said of his early symptoms. "The world was moving faster than I was."
Reinstated from the DL before the game, Ray (10-5) allowed one run and two hits. Sporting a small scar just above his temple, the All-Star left-hander struck out the side in the first and held New York hitless for three innings. He is 2-0 with a 0.82 ERA in four starts against the Mets.
"It's good to have Robbie back. There's that old familiar feeling that he was giving every one of us, just pounding the zone," Lovullo said. "We really loved everything that he did. We welcome him back with open arms."
Yoenis Cespedes led off the fourth with his 17th home run, a drive that traveled 440 feet into the second deck in left.
Fernando Rodney stranded two runners in the ninth for his 30th save of the season and third in the series.
Rafael Montero (2-9) allowed three runs in 5⅓ innings.
A defensive lapse cost New York with one out in the fifth inning, as Ray put down a sacrifice bunt attempt toward the left side. Third baseman Wilmer Flores failed to charge the ball, and by the time he threw across the diamond, the pitcher was safe, loading the bases after a video review overturned an initial out call.
"I noticed that the third baseman broke back to the bag and the pitcher was kind of in no-man's land," Ray said. "So I started busting it down the line and was able to beat it out for a hit."
Gregor Blanco and Ketel Marte followed with an RBI single and sacrifice fly, giving the Diamondbacks a 2-1 lead.
Brandon Drury singled to right in the sixth, chasing Montero with a soft flare that scored Paul Goldschmidt for Arizona's third run.
The Mets cut it to 3-2 on Brandon Nimmo's RBI groundout in the seventh.
PAINFUL SWING
Mets right fielder Michael Conforto dislocated his left shoulder while swinging at a pitch in the fifth inning. With two outs and runners on first and second, Conforto swung through a 95 mph fastball and fell to the ground. Writhing in pain and grabbing at his shoulder, the All-Star slugger stayed down for about 40 seconds before being helped to his feet by manager Terry Collins, trainer Ray Ramirez and a member of the coaching staff.
"It turns your stomach," Collins said. "A player was having a tremendous year and really making a name for himself. To go down like that and that kind of injury is tough to watch."
NOT A PROBLEM
In the fourth inning, Amed Rosario's hard-hit grounder bounced off Ray's left leg. He quickly gathered himself, picked up the ball and fired to first for the out. Lovullo and Arizona's trainer sprinted out of the dugout to check on their pitcher, at which point Ray threw a couple of warm-up pitches and continued with the game.
"I think we were all kind of holding our breath," Lovullo said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: Nick Ahmed (broken right hand) will play shortstop with the rookie-level team on Thursday. The club plans to send Ahmed to Triple-A to continue his rehab if he feels good after the game. ... RHP Randall Delgado (right elbow inflammation) will throw a 25-pitch bullpen session on Friday. ... C Jeff Mathis (broken right hand) is scheduled to see an orthopedic hand specialist soon. Lovullo remains optimistic that the veteran backstop could rejoin the team at some point this year.
Mets: RHP Jeurys Familia (blood clot in right arm) is with the team and is expected to be activated before Friday's game at Washington. ... RHP Noah Syndergaard (torn lat muscle) will leave for Port St. Lucie to continue his throwing program, which includes live BP. ... RHP Seth Lugo (right shoulder impingement) will throw a bullpen session Friday and may start on Sunday against the Nationals. ... 3B David Wright (cervical disc herniation) was scheduled to participate in baseball activities in Port St. Lucie on Thursday. ... RHP Zack Wheeler (stress reaction in right arm) has been shut down for the season. ... IF T.J. Rivera (partial tear in right elbow) continues to rehab his arm at the team's spring training complex. ... RHP Tyler Pill underwent arthroscopic elbow debridement surgery on Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Greinke (14-6, 3.16 ERA) is scheduled to start as Arizona hosts the San Francisco Giants.
Mets: RHP Jacob deGrom (13-7, 3.49 ERA) tries to snap a two-game skid against division-leading Washington, a span over which he has allowed 10 runs in 13 2/3 innings.
The D-backs know how lucky they were, too.
Ray returned to a big league mound for the first time since being hit in the head with a line drive last month, striking out nine in five innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Mets 3-2.
"Very thankful that I didn't get hurt any more than I did, and I'm just glad to be back out there," Ray said.
Arizona won three of four in New York, staying ahead of Colorado for the NL's top wild-card spot with the victory.
"I thought it was a really special day for us, and we won a big series," manager Torey Lovullo said.
Ray was hit on the head by a 108 mph line drive off the bat of the Cardinals' Luke Voit on July 28. He suffered a concussion.
"I was moving slow," Ray said of his early symptoms. "The world was moving faster than I was."
Reinstated from the DL before the game, Ray (10-5) allowed one run and two hits. Sporting a small scar just above his temple, the All-Star left-hander struck out the side in the first and held New York hitless for three innings. He is 2-0 with a 0.82 ERA in four starts against the Mets.
"It's good to have Robbie back. There's that old familiar feeling that he was giving every one of us, just pounding the zone," Lovullo said. "We really loved everything that he did. We welcome him back with open arms."
Yoenis Cespedes led off the fourth with his 17th home run, a drive that traveled 440 feet into the second deck in left.
Fernando Rodney stranded two runners in the ninth for his 30th save of the season and third in the series.
Rafael Montero (2-9) allowed three runs in 5⅓ innings.
A defensive lapse cost New York with one out in the fifth inning, as Ray put down a sacrifice bunt attempt toward the left side. Third baseman Wilmer Flores failed to charge the ball, and by the time he threw across the diamond, the pitcher was safe, loading the bases after a video review overturned an initial out call.
"I noticed that the third baseman broke back to the bag and the pitcher was kind of in no-man's land," Ray said. "So I started busting it down the line and was able to beat it out for a hit."
Gregor Blanco and Ketel Marte followed with an RBI single and sacrifice fly, giving the Diamondbacks a 2-1 lead.
Brandon Drury singled to right in the sixth, chasing Montero with a soft flare that scored Paul Goldschmidt for Arizona's third run.
The Mets cut it to 3-2 on Brandon Nimmo's RBI groundout in the seventh.
PAINFUL SWING
Mets right fielder Michael Conforto dislocated his left shoulder while swinging at a pitch in the fifth inning. With two outs and runners on first and second, Conforto swung through a 95 mph fastball and fell to the ground. Writhing in pain and grabbing at his shoulder, the All-Star slugger stayed down for about 40 seconds before being helped to his feet by manager Terry Collins, trainer Ray Ramirez and a member of the coaching staff.
"It turns your stomach," Collins said. "A player was having a tremendous year and really making a name for himself. To go down like that and that kind of injury is tough to watch."
NOT A PROBLEM
In the fourth inning, Amed Rosario's hard-hit grounder bounced off Ray's left leg. He quickly gathered himself, picked up the ball and fired to first for the out. Lovullo and Arizona's trainer sprinted out of the dugout to check on their pitcher, at which point Ray threw a couple of warm-up pitches and continued with the game.
"I think we were all kind of holding our breath," Lovullo said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: Nick Ahmed (broken right hand) will play shortstop with the rookie-level team on Thursday. The club plans to send Ahmed to Triple-A to continue his rehab if he feels good after the game. ... RHP Randall Delgado (right elbow inflammation) will throw a 25-pitch bullpen session on Friday. ... C Jeff Mathis (broken right hand) is scheduled to see an orthopedic hand specialist soon. Lovullo remains optimistic that the veteran backstop could rejoin the team at some point this year.
Mets: RHP Jeurys Familia (blood clot in right arm) is with the team and is expected to be activated before Friday's game at Washington. ... RHP Noah Syndergaard (torn lat muscle) will leave for Port St. Lucie to continue his throwing program, which includes live BP. ... RHP Seth Lugo (right shoulder impingement) will throw a bullpen session Friday and may start on Sunday against the Nationals. ... 3B David Wright (cervical disc herniation) was scheduled to participate in baseball activities in Port St. Lucie on Thursday. ... RHP Zack Wheeler (stress reaction in right arm) has been shut down for the season. ... IF T.J. Rivera (partial tear in right elbow) continues to rehab his arm at the team's spring training complex. ... RHP Tyler Pill underwent arthroscopic elbow debridement surgery on Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Greinke (14-6, 3.16 ERA) is scheduled to start as Arizona hosts the San Francisco Giants.
Mets: RHP Jacob deGrom (13-7, 3.49 ERA) tries to snap a two-game skid against division-leading Washington, a span over which he has allowed 10 runs in 13 2/3 innings.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Arizona - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | ARI | NYM |
| Blanco struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Marte singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Marte stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb lined into double play, to shortstop, Marte doubled off second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | NYM |
| Lagares struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Conforto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Céspedes struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | ARI | NYM |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Martinez lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Drury struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Fuentes struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | NYM |
| Flores hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Rosario lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Flores to second on passed ball by Herrmann. | 0 | 0 |
| Smith lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Plawecki struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | ARI | NYM |
| Herrmann grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Ray struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Blanco struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | NYM |
| Cecchini lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Montero struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Lagares walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Conforto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | ARI | NYM |
| Marte walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Martinez popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | NYM |
| Céspedes homered to left center (440 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Flores struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Rosario lined out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Smith flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | ARI | NYM |
| Drury grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Fuentes singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Herrmann singled to left, Fuentes to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Ray reached on bunt single to third, Fuentes to third, Herrmann to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Blanco singled to center, Fuentes scored, Herrmann to third, Ray to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Marte hit sacrifice fly to left, Herrmann scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Lamb popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | NYM |
| Plawecki walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Cecchini singled to left, Plawecki to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Montero struck out bunting foul. | 2 | 1 |
| Lagares grounded into fielder's choice to third, Plawecki out at third, Cecchini to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Nimmo hit for Conforto. | 2 | 1 |
| Nimmo struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | ARI | NYM |
| Nimmo in right field. | 2 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt reached on infield single to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt stole second. | 2 | 1 |
| Martinez popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Drury singled to right, Goldschmidt scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Smoker relieved Montero. | 3 | 1 |
| Fuentes singled to right, Drury to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Herrmann struck out looking, Fuentes stole second. | 3 | 1 |
| Rosales hit for Ray. | 3 | 1 |
| Rosales intentionally walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Blanco struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| David Hernandez pitching for Arizona | ARI | NYM |
| Hernandez relieved Ray. | 3 | 1 |
| Céspedes doubled to deep right. | 3 | 1 |
| Flores lined out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Rosario struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Chafin relieved Hernandez. | 3 | 1 |
| Smith grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Josh Smoker pitching for New York | ARI | NYM |
| Marte fouled out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| Lamb singled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Bradford relieved Smoker. | 3 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. Lamb caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Chafin pitching for Arizona | ARI | NYM |
| Plawecki singled to center, Plawecki to second on error by center fielder Fuentes. | 3 | 1 |
| Cecchini walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Reynolds hit for Bradford. | 3 | 1 |
| Bradley relieved Chafin. | 3 | 1 |
| Reynolds bunted into fielder's choice to first, Plawecki out at third, Cecchini to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Lagares walked, Cecchini to third, Reynolds to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Nimmo grounded out to second, Cecchini scored, Reynolds to third, Lagares to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Céspedes intentionally walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Flores struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Erik Goeddel pitching for New York | ARI | NYM |
| Goeddel relieved Bradford. | 3 | 2 |
| Martinez struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Drury grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Fuentes struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | ARI | NYM |
| Rosario lined out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Smith flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Plawecki singled to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Cecchini struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Erik Goeddel pitching for New York | ARI | NYM |
| Herrmann struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Peralta hit for Bradley. | 3 | 2 |
| Peralta reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Blanco struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Marte walked, Peralta to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Lamb flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Arizona | ARI | NYM |
| Rodney relieved Bradley. | 3 | 2 |
| Cabrera hit for Goeddel. | 3 | 2 |
| Cabrera walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Lagares sacrificed to third, Cabrera to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Nimmo grounded out to first, Cabrera to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Céspedes intentionally walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Flores flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Blanco LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 28 | .234 | .317 | .350 |
| Marte SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | .264 | .347 | .432 |
| Lamb 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .262 | .369 | .526 |
| Goldschmidt 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .314 | .425 | .585 |
| Martinez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .225 | .306 | .550 |
| Drury 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .269 | .321 | .442 |
| Fuentes CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .248 | .282 | .352 |
| Herrmann C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .160 | .250 | .319 |
| Ray P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .225 | .279 | .275 |
a-Rosales PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .313 | .433 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Chafin P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Bradley P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Peralta PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .304 | .359 | .466 |
Rodney P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 165 | |||
| a-intentionally walked for R Ray in the 6th b-reached on infield single to second for A Bradley in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING RBI: Blanco (11), Marte (14), Drury (50) SF: Marte Diamondbacks RISP: 3-9 (Lamb 0-3, Blanco 1-2, Herrmann 0-1, Martinez 0-1, Drury 1-1, Ray 1-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Marte (1, 2nd base off Montero/Plawecki); Goldschmidt (17, 2nd base off Montero/Plawecki); Fuentes (3, 2nd base off Smoker/Plawecki) CS: Lamb (4, 2nd base by Bradford/Plawecki) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Fuentes (1, catch) PB: Herrmann. | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| RF CONFORTO (DISLOCATED LEFT SHOULDER) LEFT GAME BOT 5TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Citi Field, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 25,284 (60.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:45 |
| Weather | 77 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marvin Hudson, First Base - Mike Estabrook, Second Base - Jerry Layne, Third Base - Ryan Additon |
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