SB Nation New York - Mets' Road Woes Continue In 3-2 Loss To Arizonahttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48977/ny-fave.png2010-07-21T09:56:04-04:00http://newyork.sbnation.com/rss/stream/13429702010-07-21T09:56:04-04:002010-07-21T09:56:04-04:00Mets Sign Veteran Reliever Chad Cordero
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<p>Ken Rosenthal of <span class="caps">FOX</span> Sports <a href="http://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/statuses/19073696723" target="new">broke the news</a> via Twitter.</p>
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<p>Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) – Arizona rookie right-hander Barry Enright turned in eight solid innings following a shaky start, and the Diamondbacks beat the New York Mets, 3-2, in the second portion of a three-game series at Chase Field.</p>
<p>Enright (2-2), making just his fourth career start, limited New York to one run on five hits, walked one and struck out eight. He also recorded his first major league hit as well as his first <span class="caps">RBI</span>.</p>
<p>“I was attacking hitters from the beginning,” Enright said. “The first two guys got on, but I never lost that aggressiveness.”</p>
<p>Justin Upton hit a solo home run and Gerardo Parra stroked an <span class="caps">RBI</span> triple for the Diamondbacks, who posted a 13-2 win Monday to snap a four-game losing streak.</p>
<p>Josh Thole and Angel Pagan both homered for the Mets, who have been held to four or fewer runs in 11 straight games, going 3-8 during that span.</p>
<p>R.A. Dickey gave up three runs on seven hits over seven innings to take the loss. The knuckleballer is 0-4 in his past five outings after starting the 2010 campaign 6-0 over his first seven trips to the mound.</p>
<p>Juan Gutierrez replaced Enright in the ninth and surrendered a home run to Pagan to begin the inning. He then got David Wright to fly out before fanning both Carlos Beltran and Ike Davis to earn his third save.</p>
<p>It was an unsettling first inning for Enright. Jose Reyes and Pagan hit back- to-back singles to open the game. One out later, Beltran walked to load the bases, but Enright escaped the jam by striking out both Davis and Jason Bay.</p>
<p>“We gave ourselves a big opportunity in the first…we were hoping to get something started at that point,” said New York manager Jerry Manuel.</p>
<p>Upton’s 16th home run of the season gave the Diamondbacks a 1-0 lead with two outs in the bottom of the third.</p>
<p>Arizona orchestrated another two-out rally the next inning. Chris Snyder drew a walk to keep the frame alive, and Parra followed with a triple to center field. Enright then beat out a soft grounder to third for an infield single, extending the lead to 3-0.</p>
<p>Enright was cruising along on the hill after the opening frame, retiring 14 batters in a row through the fifth.</p>
<p>Thole’s first major league home run put New York on the board to start the eighth.</p>
<p>The Mets are 4-11 in their last 15 road games…Adam LaRoche and Stephen Drew each had two hits for Arizona.</p>
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<p>(Sports Network) - The road hasn't been too kind for the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/NYM" class="sbn-auto-link">New York Mets</a> and last night's embarrassing loss in Arizona was proof. The Mets will try to regroup on their 11-game, three-city tour out west tonight in the second portion of a three-game series against the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/ARI" class="sbn-auto-link">Diamondbacks</a> at Chase Field.</p>
<p>New York was pummeled, 13-2, in Monday's series opener and fell to 1-4 on the road trip. <span>Mike Pelfrey</span> must have been bothered by neck stiffness and lasted just 1 1/3 innings, allowing six runs and seven hits. Fern6ando Nieve did no better in relief and gave up five runs in two innings.</p>
<p>"I'm going through one of the worst stretches of my life. I don't know if I've ever had four starts in a row without getting out of the fifth inning," Pelfrey said. "I think tonight was definitely the shortest outing of my life, it's frustrating."</p>
<p><span>Jose Reyes</span> and <span>Angel Pagan</span> drove in the only runs for the Mets, who have lost seven of nine overall and are 4-10 in the last 14 road games. New York has been held to four runs or less in 10 straight games, going 3-7 in that span, and will also visit Los Angeles for four games on the road swing.</p>
<p><span>R.A. Dickey</span> will try to get the Mets back in the win column when he makes his 12th start of the season tonight. Dickey opened the 2010 campaign 6-0 over his first seven starts, but is 0-3 with a 3.16 ERA in the past four trips to the hill. Dickey has dropped back-to-back starts and pitched well enough for the win in last Thursday's 2-0 loss at San Francisco.</p>
<p>Dickey limited the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/SFG" class="sbn-auto-link">Giants</a> to a run and five hits in seven innings, falling to 6-3 to go along with a 2.63 ERA this season. The right-handed knuckleballer has never faced the Diamondbacks.</p>
<p>Arizona is playing out the string and managed to end a four-game slide with last night's 11-run rout of the Mets. <span>Mark Reynolds</span> hit a three-run homer and had an RBI triple, while <span>Miguel Montero</span> and <span>Adam LaRoche</span> both ended with three hits, two runs scored and an RBI for the D'Backs, who got two RBI apiece from <span>Justin Upton</span> and <span>Gerardo Parra</span> to make life miserable for Pelfrey.</p>
<p>"For whatever reason we've done well against him," Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said. "Guys were just picking the ball up well and we struck the ball well tonight."</p>
<p>Chris Young got into the act with three hits and three runs scored. <span>Ian Kennedy</span> started for Arizona and earned the win by permitting just a run on four hits and two walks through five innings.</p>
<p>The D'Backs, who will also host the Giants for four games, will hand the ball to rookie <span>Barry Enright</span> on Tuesday. Enright is 1-2 with a 3.45 ERA in his first three major league starts and has lost consecutive starts since winning his MLB debut on June 30 at St. Louis.</p>
<p>Enright previously took the hill in a 2-0 loss to Florida on July 11 and was dealt the loss for giving up both runs and four hits in five innings. The righty out of Pepperdine will face the Mets for the first time, and is 0-2 with a 4.22 ERA in two starts in the desert.</p>
<p>New York and Arizona are meeting for the first time since the Diamondbacks won five of seven meetings a year ago.</p>
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