NEW YORK — Ketel Marte hit a leadoff homer and then a go-ahead, two-run shot in the ninth inning that lifted the Arizona Diamondbacks over the New York Mets 5-4 on Sunday for a four-game split.
"The team needs me," Marte said. "When I play good, we're going to win a lot of games."
Brandon Nimmo and J.D. Martinez combined to drive in three runs with consecutive triples in a four-run third against Arizona starter Brandon Pfaadt, but the Mets lost for the sixth time since May 1 when leading after eight innings.
Entering the day, no other team in the majors had lost more than twice during that stretch when taking a lead into the ninth.