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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
NY Mets 4, Arizona 2
When: 4:40 PM ET, Sunday, May 25, 2014
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - Pat Hoberg, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Ben May
Attendance: 30785

Mets 4, Diamondbacks 2 (Game 2):
Anthony Recker recorded his first career four-hit performance and scored the go-ahead run as host New York earned a split of a doubleheader.

Daniel Murphy went 3-for-4 with an RBI single, Bobby Abreu added a run-scoring double and pinch hitter Ruben Tejada singled in the deciding run as the Mets won for only the third time in 11 games. Daisuke Matsuzaka (2-0), making his first start of the season after 14 relief appearances, gave up two runs and struck out six over six innings before Game 1 loser Jenrry Mejía got the final three outs for his third save.

Martin Prado had an RBI triple and scored a run for Arizona, which was denied its first series sweep in New York since 2002. Zeke Spruill (0-1) permitted three runs on 10 hits over 5 1/3 innings in his season debut for the Diamondbacks.

Arizona's Aaron Hill led off the second inning with a single and came home on a triple by Prado, who scored on a groundout by Cody Ross. The Mets got back a run in the bottom of the frame on Matsuzaka's broken-bat single over shortstop for his first career RBI.

Abreu sliced a double down the left-field line in the fifth inning to plate the tying run for New York, which went ahead in the sixth on Recker's leadoff double and Tejada's single. The Mets had a chance to build on the lead, but Diamondbacks left fielder Ender Inciarte threw out Tejada at home plate on David Wright's single.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Wright extended his hitting streak to nine games for the Mets, who are 6-for-44 with the bases loaded this season and have no hits or RBIs in their last nine at-bats in such situations. ... Backup C Tuffy Gosewisch has hit safely in his last five games for the Diamondbacks, who return home to open a three-game series with San Diego on Monday. ... LF Eric Young Jr., who turned 29 on Sunday, was not available due to a hamstring injury and is expected to be placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Mets, who continue their homestand Monday with the first of three games against Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Arizona   NY Mets
Zeke Spruill Player Daisuke Matsuzaka
Loss W/L Win
5.1 IP 6.0
3 Strikeouts 6
10 Hits 3
5.06 ERA 3.00
Hitting
Arizona   NY Mets
Tuffy Gosewisch Player Anthony Recker
1 Hits 4
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 5
.333 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Arizona 5 0 8 .152 10 7 2 1 1 0
NY Mets 13 0 15 .382 23 4 4 5 0 1