Rodriguez Dominates, Diamondbacks Beat Mets 5‑1

PHOENIX (Interstat) — Eduardo Rodriguez came within two outs of his first complete game, Ryan Waldschmidt drove in three runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the New York Mets 5-1 on Sunday at Chase Field. Rodriguez (4-0) took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning, allowing four hits and one earned run over 8 1/3 innings with four strikeouts and three walks. He received a standing ovation after leaving following Mark Vientos’ bloop single.

Waldschmidt doubled in two runs in the second inning and singled in another in the sixth. Ketel Marte added a two-run triple in the sixth. The Mets scored their only run in the top of the sixth on Luis Torrens’ double. Huascar Brazobán (2-1) took the loss, allowing two earned runs in one inning. David Peterson pitched five scoreless innings for New York.

The Diamondbacks improved to 19-20, while the Mets fell to 15-25. Attendance was 40,170. Time of game was 2:16.