The Mets’ lineup was flummoxed by Zac Gallen again, picking up just four hits in their 5-1 loss to the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
Here are the takeaways…
-The Mets’ patience got them on the board in the third inning. After an inning-ending double play was overturned, Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto and Pete Alonso worked long at-bats and walked to push across a run off of Gallen.
Gallen, who allowed just two hits and struck out eight Mets last week at Citi Field, settled down after the third. He retired 11 straight Mets after walking the three straight that pushed across a run. He pitched seven innings on a season-high 101 pitches (64 strikes), allowing the one run on two hits, three walks, and striking out six.
The only knocks Gallen allowed were a third-inning single from Francisco Alvarez and a Mark Vientos single in the seventh.
–David Peterson was cruising, getting through the first three innings without allowing a hit, before Randal Grichuk doubled on a ball that went through Vientos’ legs. A walk and a passed ball later, the Diamondbacks got on the board after a Josh Naylor fielder’s choice. Lindor then made a great stop to get Geraldo Perdomo out at first, but Naylor scored on the play.
The southpaw had trouble locating his pitches, pitching from behind in the count more often than in his previous outings. It came back to bite him in the sixth after walking Naylor, Peterson — trying to get ahead in the count — threw a 90 mph fastball over the heart of the plate and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. deposited it 383 feet over the left field wall (108.5 mph off the bat). It was only the third home run Peterson has allowed this season — the first two coming on his first start of the season.
Peterson had moments of dominance, but ran out of gas by the end. He pitched six innings on a season-high 104 pitches (69 strikes), allowing four runs on five hits, and four walks while striking out six. It wasn’t a bad outing, but his mistake to Gurriel sunk the Mets.
–Jose Butto pitched the seventh and allowed an unearned run thanks to a Tyrone Taylor error. Errors and defensive miscues led to three of Arizona’s five runs. The right-hander finished the eighth, giving the Mets bullpen a reprieve with his two innings of work.
-The Mets offense did threaten in the ninth, getting two runners on with one out on a walk and a Starling Marte bloop single, but Brandon Nimmo lined out and Vientos popped out to end the game.
-Nimmo seemingly tweaked his knee playing a double down the left field line in the fourth inning. Trainers came out to help him, but Nimmo talked his way to staying in the game. He finished 0-for-4. He’s now hitless in his last 14 at-bats.
Alvarez was the only one who could solve D-backs pitching, going 2-for-3, the only Met with a multi-hit game on Tuesday. Alonso, who entered the game with an NL-leading .349 average, went 0-for-3 with a walk, an RBI, and three strikeouts. He did extend his on-base streak to 18 games, but his average dipped to .341.
Game MVP: Zac Gallen
Gurriel had himself a game, but Gallen gave the Diamondbacks exactly what they needed after Monday’s loss. Gallen has now dominated the Mets this season, allowing just two runs on four hits in 13 innings across two starts.
Highlights
Pete Alonso works a bases loaded walk to give the Mets a 1-0 lead pic.twitter.com/64ajBkSmjx
— SNY (@SNYtv) May 7, 2025
Three strikeouts in the third for David Peterson! pic.twitter.com/qkW17my2cD
— SNY (@SNYtv) May 7, 2025
Brandon Nimmo is remaining in the game after appearing to tweak something in his leg while fielding a ball off the wall pic.twitter.com/kScaTArXo3
— SNY (@SNYtv) May 7, 2025
What’s next
The Mets complete their three-game series with Arizona on Wednesday afternoon. First pitch is set for 3:40 p.m.
Kodai Senga (3-2, 1.38 ERA) will take the mound and be opposed by Merrill Kelly (3-1, 4.06 ERA).
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