PHOENIX, June 2 \u2014 If there were a song title to describe the play of the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> in recent weeks \u2014 but especially Wednesday afternoon \u2014 it would be the 1999 hit \u201cMy Own Worst Enemy\u201d by Lit. They fell behind, 4\u20130, in the top of the first. A five-run bottom of the first gave them the lead, but it also went to waste. A costly error and passed ball in the top of the ninth \u2014 coupled with 16 New York hits \u2014 handed the New York Mets<\/a> a gift victory over the Diamondbacks, 7\u20136.<\/p>\n Diamondbacks starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner struggled from the get-go. Jonathan Villar drove the third pitch of the game off the wall in left for a long single. Villar hit it so hard that it rebounded to Tim Locastro before he even reached first. After Francisco Lindor also singled, catcher James McCann jacked a three-run homer to left, making it 3\u20130 Mets with nobody out. The next three hitters also singled, loading the bases for Brandon Drury. He grounded into a 6-4-3 double play, giving the Mets their fourth run at the cost of two outs. That brought up second baseman Jose Peraza, who retired the side with a grounder to third.<\/p>\n The Diamondbacks responded to Bumgarner\u2019s rough first inning by batting around. Carson Kelly started the onslaught against David Peterson with a walk and scored on a follow-up home run by Ketel Marte. After Eduardo Escobar popped to second, Christian Walker singled. Walks by Pavin Smith and Nick Ahmed loaded the bases for Ildemaro Vargas, whom the Diamondbacks reacquired earlier in the day in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates. A single drove in both Walker and Smith, tying the game.<\/p>\n Out came the hook from Mets manager Luis Rojas. In came Robert Gsellman to face Tim Locastro, who popped to first. Bumgarner, up next, gave himself a 5\u20134 lead with an RBI single to left. Kelly, batting for the second time in the inning, ended the inning by grounding into a 6\u20134 force play.<\/p>\n Villar led off the second with a double and later scored on a single by McCann. Bumgarner finished the inning without allowing any more runs, but his afternoon ended after that inning. Manager Torey Lovullo revealed after the game that Bumgarner had \u201cdiscomfort\u201d in his left shoulder, and that Bumgarner will have an MRI Thursday. There is some concern, despite Lovullo\u2019s generally optimistic demeanor. \u201cI want to believe everything\u2019s going to be okay, but you never know until that MRI comes back,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The Mets regained the lead in the fifth on singles by Kevin Pillar, Dominic Smith, and Drury, with Drury\u2019s driving in Pillar. In the bottom of the sixth, a leadoff double by Pavin Smith \u2014 which extended his hitting streak to 13 games \u2014 and single by Nick Ahmed, up next, put runners on first and second for Vargas. He surprised the Mets with a bunt between the mound and third base, reaching first without a throw for an RBI single. Tim Locastro followed with another bunt attempt. Seth Lugo came off the mound to make a sliding catch of the sinking liner and doubled Ahmed off of second. A swinging strikeout by Josh Reddick ended the inning with a whimper.<\/p>\n The teams traded zeroes until the top of the ninth, when miscues cost the home nine. Francisco Lindor rocketed a leadoff single to center off Joakim Soria and advanced to second on a fielding error by Ketel Marte. With one out, a passed ball advanced Lindor to third. He scored on a single by Pete Alonso, making the score 7\u20136 in favor of the Mets. Edwin Diaz pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the Mets to cement the victory.<\/p>\n The error and passed ball in the ninth inning, along with a balk that ultimately didn\u2019t cost the Diamondbacks, were \u201cnot the type of baseball we play here\u201d and \u201cnot winning moments,\u201d according to Lovullo. He was clearly not pleased as he continued, \u201cThere are 12 critical moments in a baseball game, on average. If you execute it the right way, you\u2019re going to win those moments and come out on the positive side. We are not <\/em>winning those inches, moments, and critical situations.\u201d<\/p>\n Lovullo, one who typically has a calm, mild demeanor, grew sharper with his words and his tone of voice. \u201cThose are little things that bug me. They bug the eff out of me. We have got to tighten that up. That is simple communication that we spend HOURS <\/em>on in spring training. Then we continue to refine that and keep pressing forward through the course of the season.\u201d He ended the press conference abruptly with, \u201cWe\u2019ve got to do better.\u201d<\/p>\n Mets reliever Miguel Castro (2\u20131) earned the win, while Diamondbacks reliever Joakim Soria (0\u20131) took a tough loss despite not allowing an earned run. Diaz notched his 10th save of the season with his scoreless ninth.<\/p>\n The Mets (27\u201321) head to San Diego for a four-gamer with the Padres (34\u201323) that runs from Thursday to Sunday. Mets righty Taijuan Walker (4\u20131, 1.84 ERA) will toe the rubber Thursday night, facing Yu Darvish (5\u20131, 2.16 ERA). The Diamondbacks open a four-gamer in Milwaukee on Thursday against the Brewers (29\u201326). Jon Duplantier (0\u20130, 7.71 ERA) will face Brewers lefty Brett Anderson (2\u20133, 4.18 ERA).<\/p>\n Main Photo:A Wild First Inning<\/h3>\n
Mets and Diamondbacks Trade Runs, but Costly Mistakes Write the Ending<\/h3>\n
Postgame Reflections<\/h3>\n
Looking Ahead<\/h3>\n
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