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Thor’s homer helps Mets solve D-backs
- Updated: August 17, 2016
PHOENIX — Noah Syndergaard helped the Mets avoid falling back below .500, prevented them from losing ground in the National League Wild Card race and ended a personal winless drought on Tuesday night. The right-hander notched his first victory since July 3, even helping himself out with a two-run homer, as New York topped the D-backs, 7-5, at Chase Field.
Syndergaard (10-7) allowed four runs (two earned) on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings with a pair of walks and eight strikeouts. T.J. Rivera collected four hits and Kelly Johnson homered to help the Mets beat the D-backs for the first time in five games this season.
“I thought in the middle innings he was really throwing the ball great,” Mets manager Terry Collins said. “He was moving the ball in and out. I like to see him throw a few more changeups because I think that’s a good pitch for him, but he threw the ball very well tonight.”
After Jeurys Familia worked a perfect ninth inning to become the first closer in the Majors to reach 40 saves, the Mets found themselves three games behind the Cardinals in the race for the second NL Wild Card spot.
Arizona starter Braden Shipley (2-2) lost for the first time since dropping his Major League debut on July 25. The right-hander allowed seven runs (six earned) on 10 hits in five-plus innings with a walk and no strikeouts.
“They did a good job the second, third time through the order, just recognizing what I was throwing for strikes and picking a pitch to sit on,” Shipley said. “The home run to Syndergaard, I’m just going to challenge him right there, didn’t want to walk him. He did a nice job with it.”
Jean Segura roped three hits, Yasmany Tomas homered and Mitch Haniger had a three-RBI big league debut, but the D-backs lost for the fourth time in five games.
“Every time I looked up they were hitting doubles, and it’s nice that we were hitting doubles for a change,” Collins said. “We had not swung the bats very well against them, and tonight we got some opportunities.”
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDThor brings the thunder: Syndergaard crushed a 3-2 fastball from Shipley in the fifth inning and deposited it 415 feet from home plate, according to Statcast™. The two-run homer came off the bat at …
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