NEW YORK (Interstat) — Ryne Nelson delivered five strong innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks scored early to defeat the New York Mets 7-2 on Wednesday afternoon at Citi Field, splitting the two-game series.

Nelson allowed one run on five hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out five to earn the win. Arizona battered Mets starter David Peterson for five runs in the first two innings, highlighted by Corbin Carroll’s two-run double in a four-run second. Carroll finished with three hits and two RBIs.

The Diamondbacks added two more in the eighth on Jorge Barrosa’s two-run double. Brett Baty drove in a run for the Mets, who managed only two runs despite eight hits before an announced crowd of 33,422. The game took 2 hours, 42 minutes.

Arizona improved to 6-6, while New York fell to 7-5.