METS USE 10-RUN INNING TO BLUDGEON D-BACKS
All N.Y. Scoring comes in 7th
PHOENIX, Apr. 16 (AP) - The New York Mets became the first team in the major
leagues this season to score double digit runs in a single inning, turning a
close game into a 10-1 rout of the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field.
The Mets sent 13 batters to the plate in the top of the seventh and hit for the
cycle as a team in the frame, changing a 1-0 deficit into a nine-run
advantage. All of New York's scoring came in the seventh.
The game had been a pitchers duel between Mets starter Dillon Gee and
Diamondbacks right-hander Brandon McCarthy through six innings. Mark
Trumbo's two-out solo home run off Gee in the bottom of the fourth had given
Arizona a 1-0 lead. Heading into the seventh, New York had advanced only
one runner as far as second base.
The top of the seventh began with Ike Davis cracking a 1-0 pitch into the right
field seats for a home run, tying the game. Andrew Brown followed with a
single through the middle and Kirk Nieuwenhuis roped a ball off the right-center
field fence for a triple scoring Brown and giving the Mets a 2-1 lead.
Anthony Recker popped to short for the first out and Ruben Tejada followed with
a routine fly ball to medium right field. Right fielder Gerardo Parra, in
an attempt to get all of his momentum heading toward home for a throw to the
plate, muffed the fly ball for an error, allowing Nieuwenhuis to score and put
the Mets on top 3-1. As Curtis Granderson strode to the plate to pinch hit
for Gee, Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson walked to the mound and pulled
McCarthy in favor of J.J. Putz. Putz threw eight pitches all told and
walked Granderson and Eric Young without throwing a single strike. With
the bases now loaded, Gibson returned to the mound and removed Putz in favor of
Randall Delgado. Taking a page from Putz's book, Delgado walked Daniel
Murphy--on four pitches--to force in the inning's fourth run. From there,
the dam broke in full. David Wright rolled a two-run single through the
middle, leaving runners on first and third and, after Davis fanned for the
second out, Brown delivered his second hit of the inning--a double to
left-center, scoring Murphy and chasing Wright to third. Nieuwenhuis then
delivered the capper, a three-run home run into the pool suite in right-center
field, giving the Mets a 10-1 lead.
Daisuke Matsuzaka, just signed by the Mets, came on in the bottom of the seventh
and tossed three scoreless innings, earning the save and allowing the New York
bullpen to accrue some much needed rest. Brad Ziegler mopped up with a
pair of scoreless innings for Arizona.
The Diamondbacks have now dropped six straight games.
4/16/2014, NYN14-Ari14, Chase Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2014 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 9 0 4 1 2014 Diamondbacks 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 7 0 Mets AB R H BI AVG Diamondbacks AB R H BI AVG Young,E lf 3 1 1 0 .167 Parra,G rf 4 0 2 0 .216 Murphy,Dan 2b 4 1 1 1 .321 Hill,A 2b 4 0 0 0 .254 Wright,D 3b 5 1 1 2 .175 Goldschmidt 1b 4 0 1 0 .373 Davis,I 1b 5 1 1 1 .130 Montero,M c 4 0 1 0 .379 Brown,A rf 5 2 2 1 .318 Trumbo lf 4 1 1 1 .239 Nieuwenhuis cf 4 2 2 4 .375 Prado 3b 3 0 1 0 .235 Matsuzaka p 0 0 0 0 .000 Delgado p 0 0 0 0 .000 Recker c 4 0 0 0 .000 Ziegler p 0 0 0 0 .000 Tejada ss 3 1 1 1 .175 Owings ph 1 0 0 0 .283 Gee p 2 0 0 0 .167 Pennington ss 3 0 0 0 .190 Granderson ph 1 1 0 0 .178 Campana cf 4 0 0 0 .087 36 10 9 10 McCarthy p 2 0 1 0 .125 Putz p 0 0 0 0 .000 Chavez,Er 3b 0 0 0 0 .176 33 1 7 1 Mets INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Gee W 1-2 6.0 6 1 1 1 6 96 64 3.24 Matsuzaka S 1 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 46 25 0.00 9.0 7 1 1 2 8 142 89 Diamondbacks INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA McCarthy L 2-2 6.1 5 4 3 1 4 94 59 4.15 Putz 0.0 0 2 2 2 0 8 0 8.53 Delgado 0.2 3 4 4 1 2 25 12 6.43 Ziegler 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 15 10 1.59 9.0 9 10 9 4 6 142 81 NYN: Granderson batted for Gee in the 7th Granderson moved to cf in the 7th Ari: Chavez,Er inserted at 3b in the 7th Owings batted for Ziegler in the 9th E-Parra,G. 2B-Brown,A(1), Goldschmidt(12), Montero,M(3). 3B-Nieuwenhuis(1). HR-Davis,I(1), Nieuwenhuis(2), Trumbo(2). RBI-Murphy,Dan(4), Wright,D 2(6), Davis,I(1), Brown,A(4), Nieuwenhuis 4(5), Tejada(3), Trumbo(11). SB-Young,E(5). K-Young,E, Wright,D, Davis,I, Nieuwenhuis, Recker 2, Parra,G, Hill,A 2, Goldschmidt 2, Montero,M, Trumbo, Campana. BB-Young,E 2, Murphy,Dan, Granderson, Pennington, Chavez,Er. SF-Tejada. GWRBI: Nieuwenhuis Temperature: 91, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 11 MPH. Attendance: 18,547 Game Time: 2:56