PHOENIX — The Mets disrespected all mothers on their day by not playing nice.
A no-show lineup has become the norm, but on Sunday they added shoddy defense — or run prevention, if you prefer — into the equation and departed the desert with sand in their pants in a 5-1 loss to the Diamondbacks at Chase Field.
It was a second straight game the Mets (15-25) scored only one run after scoring only once in nine innings Friday before adding two in the 10th to win.
The Mets lost the series, completing a 5-4 road trip that also included stops in Anaheim and Colorado.
If the weak offensive attack (only five hits) wasn’t enough, Andy Ibanez committed two throwing errors as the starting third baseman.
The second of those errors let the D’backs score three unearned runs in the sixth inning to bury the Mets in a 5-1 hole.
Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez brought a no-hitter into the sixth and lasted into the ninth.
He allowed one earned run on four hits and three walks over 8 1/3 innings.
Huascar Brazoban, chosen as the opener, worked into the second inning and walked Ildemaro Vargas and Nolan Arenado to begin the frame.
Tobias Myers got two outs before Ryan Waldschmidt’s double gave the D’backs a 2-0 lead.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
