Mets Rout Diamondbacks 11-1 To Take Series Behind Senga

Mets RHP Kodai Senga (Photo Credits to Gregory Fisher-USA  Today Sports)

 The New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-1 this afternoon at Citi Field to take three out of four games in the series and improved their record to 68-78.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings until the bottom of the third after DH Daniel Vogelbach, 3B Mark Vientos and CF Rafael Ortega walked to load the bases and then LF Brandon Nimmo came through with a two-run double.

The Met bats did not do much for the next two innings, but in the bottom of the fifth Nimmo led off with a single and then SS Francisco Lindor followed with a walk.

1B Pete Alonso then hit a RBI double and then RF DJ Stewart followed with a two-run single.

2B Jeff McNeil came up next and broke the game open with a two-run homer.

In the bottom of the seventh, Alonso led off with a walk and then three batters catcher Francisco Alvarez drove in Alonso with a RBI double.

In the bottom of the eighth, 3B Mark Vientos led off with a single and then two batters later, pinch-hitter Tim Locastro singled.

Pinch-hitter Jonathan Arauz came up next and capped off the scoring with a three-run homer.

RHP Kodai Senga had another dominating start with six scoreless innings.

Senga gave up two hits and two walks with 10 strikeouts. 

He had one jam to work out after he got out of the based loaded in the top of the sixth.

Senga had excellent command of his "ghostfork" splitter which helped him pick up key strikeouts.

He picked up his 11th win and lowered his ERA to 2.95.

RHP Phil Bickford followed with a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Jeff Brigham gave up a run in the top of the eighth and then closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, September 15 at home against the Cincinnati Reds at 7:10 p.m.