Mets 6, Diamondbacks 2
PHOENIX -- New York right fielder John Mayberry Jr. had a career-high four hits, including a homer, and right-hander Matt Harvey struck out nine in the Mets' 6-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday at Chase Field.
Harvey (6-3) gave up home runs to catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt while breaking a three-game losing streak. He allowed two runs on six hits in seven innings to earn his first victory since May 1, breaking a three-game losing streak.
Mayberry hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning.
New York catcher Kevin Plawecki doubled home the first two runs of a three-run sixth inning against Dominic Leone (0-1) and scored the third run on second baseman Ruben Tejada's sacrifice fly. Leone made his first appearance for Arizona since being acquired in the Wednesday trade that sent outfielder/first baseman Mark Trumbo to the Seattle Mariners.
Pinch hitter Curtis Granderson hit an RBI singled in the eighth inning for the Mets (30-25), who posted their third win in five games.
Goldschmidt's homer was his 16th of the season and Saltalamacchia's was his second, his first since joining the Diamondbacks on May 29.
Left fielder Ender Inciarte and center fielder A.J. Pollock had two hits apiece for Arizona (25-28), which had won two in a row.
Right-hander Jeurys Famila recorded his 16th save, his second five-out save of the season.
Saltalamacchia homered into the swimming pool in right-center field with two outs in the second inning to make it 1-0.
Arizona left-hander Robbie Ray, recalled from Triple-A Reno to make the start, gave up six hits in five scoreless innings. After the Mets put runners on second and third with no outs in the first inning, Ray got two strikeouts and a groundout to escape the jam. Ray got out of a first-and-third, no-out situation in the second.
Harvey struck out three in both the third and fourth innings, leaving runners on first and third with one out in the third.
NOTES: The Diamondbacks placed RHP Archie Bradley on the disabled list with shoulder tendinitis Thursday, and they recalled LHP Robbie Ray to fill the rotation slot. Bradley underwent an MRI exam that showed no structural damage. ... Mets manager Terry Collins flip-flopped Ruben Tejada and Daniel Murphy, starting Tejada at second base and Murphy at third base. Collins said he will stick the alignment for the immediate future. "With the news that David (3B David Wright) is week-to-week, if not more, we have to start putting our best defense out there," Collins said. ... Arizona's newcomers, C Welington Castillo and RHP Dominic Leone, arrived at the clubhouse at 3:10 p.m., in plenty of time for the game. ... Said Collins, when asked if RHP Dillon Gee would stay in the rotation for his next start: "I haven't got there yet today. As of right now, I would have to say he probably will. But things can change."