PHOENIX -- A long road trip has come to an end.
Sunday’s 5-1 loss to the Diamondbacks in Arizona capped a nine-game road trip that included a snow-out in Colorado, 100+ degree heat in the desert, and a 5-4 overall record with series wins in Anaheim and Denver.
Nine games and 10 days later, the Mets are finally heading home. New York opens a six-game homestand on Tuesday, beginning with three games against the Tigers.
Sunday’s Mother's Day matinee in Arizona may have marked New York’s second consecutive loss, but the Mets still finished the trip with more wins than losses. There's an opportunity to build on that momentum, especially considering Detroit had lost five straight heading into Sunday’s action.
The Mets struggled on Sunday, notching their first hit with one out in the top of the sixth. Catcher Luis Torrens got New York on the board with a standup double to pull to within one run, but the D-backs used a three-run outburst in the bottom half of the inning to essentially put the game out of reach.
Huascar Brazobán, Tobias Myers and David Peterson allowed five runs in the game’s first six innings, but only two were earned. All three runs that the Diamondbacks plated against Peterson in the sixth were unearned following a throwing error by third baseman Andy Ibáñez earlier in the inning.
The Mets finished with three errors in the game.
New York has an off-day Monday before hosting the Tigers at 7:10 ET on Tuesday.