The Arizona Diamondbacks lost to the New York Mets in extra innings despite a strong performance from pitcher Ryne Nelson. Key moments included a stellar catch by Corbin Carroll and a missed opportunity in the seventh inning.
Key points
Ryne Nelson pitched 6.2 innings with no earned runs.
The Diamondbacks lost to the Mets in extra innings.
Corbin Carroll made a spectacular catch in right field.
The offense failed to capitalize on scoring chances.
Luis Torrens of the Mets was injured but continued playing.
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PHOENIX, ARIZONA - MAY 08: Manager Torey Lovullo #17 takes the ball from relief pitcher Kevin Ginkel #37 of the Arizona Diamondbacks during a pitching change in the 10th inning against the New York Mets at Chase Field on May 08, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images) | Getty Images
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - MAY 08: Manager Torey Lovullo #17 takes the ball from relief pitcher Kevin Ginkel #37 of the Arizona Diamondbacks during a pitching change in the 10th inning against the New York Mets at Chase Field on May 08, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Game Summary
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Loss Probability and Box Score
Outside the Box Score
After Gabi blew an ABS challenge on the first pitch of the game, Nelson came back and struck out on the next 3 pitches, culminating with a whiff on a 98mph fastball right at the top of the zone.
Q&A
What was Ryne Nelson's performance in the game against the Mets?
Ryne Nelson pitched 6.2 innings, allowing no earned runs and striking out multiple batters, but did not receive a decision.
How did the Diamondbacks' offense perform in the extra innings loss?
The Diamondbacks struggled offensively, failing to capitalize on scoring opportunities, particularly in the seventh inning.
What notable plays occurred during the Diamondbacks vs. Mets game?
Corbin Carroll made an impressive catch at the right field fence, and Ildemaro Vargas executed a diving play at second base.
What impact did the loss have on the Diamondbacks' season?
This loss continued a trend of missed opportunities for the Diamondbacks, highlighting their struggles in close games this season.
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No bearing on the outcome of the game whatsoever, but a gentleman wearing a Dodgers hat caught Nolan Arenadoâs home run ball in the third. He was clearly stoked about catching a home run ball. Itâs great that no matter who your team is, catching a ball will turn you giddy.
DBacks fandom collectively held its breath at the end of the top of the third inning when Corbin Carroll made a fantastic catch fading/jumping into the right field fence. It looked like maybe his throwing hand was hurt since he was holding in close to his hip and then gave a little hop with a grimace as he ran back in to the dugout. Corbin had his helmet on in the dugout getting ready to hit the next inning so hopefully just a stinger that wonât cause any future issues.
Ildemaro Vargas made a very good diving play at second base to take a hit away from the Mets to lead off the fourth. He quickly spun around through to first while barely getting off the deck. Fernandez, for his part, did well to corral the throw far to the fair side of the bag and complete the putout.
The television broadcast showed a graphic during Corbinâs second AB of the game that showed the difference between his OPS in games the DBacks win vs. games they lose. His OPS is north of 1.300 in wins and around .400 when they lose, the largest gap in MLB so far this year. Corbin is our motor.
Ryne Nelson only had 64 pitches at the end of 5 innings. Looking extremely efficient, with only one 3-ball count through those 5 innings per the broadcast, and a Zone% of 58% (for comparison, Nolan McLean was at 49%).
Jose Fernandez was called out on strikes in the fifth on a curveball that looked pretty far outside, but already being down a challenge thanks to Gabiâs first pitch decision, made the decision to not risk the teamâs final challenge at the halfway point of the game. Bummer as it would have brought up a full count with a runner on first and only 1 out instead of being the 2nd out of the inning.
Ryne Nelson owned Juan Soto all night long. 2 strikeouts and a lazy fly out and he didnât look comfortable in the box all game.
The common refrain when something, anything, goes wrong for the Diamondbacks pitching late in the game, is that Torey was late with his hook for the pitcher. Tonight, he got up Morillo midway through the 7th and after Nelly had back-to-back full counts â with the second one resulting in a walk â Torey went out and got his starting pitcher after 6.2 stellar innings of work. Juan Morillo made quick work of Marcus Semien to strand the runner and, unfortunately, guarantee Nelson would get a No Decision for his work tonight.
Luis Torrens, the Mets catcher tonight, took a foul ball straight off the bottom of his mask from the bat of Jose Fernandez. He was down for several minutes and was clearly in pain based on his reaction to the Mets trainer prodding around his jaw and chin, but â as most catchers are â heâs tough as nails and got the mask back on got back behind the plate. I donât know if I could mentally get through a full season as a Major League catcher. My hats off to them, that is a brutal position.
The Diamondbacks finally got to face someone other than Nolan McLean in the 7th inning, and the Rattle of the lineup went walk, single, walk with 2 outs to bring up Domo with a chance to put the Serpientes ahead for the first time of the night. Unfortunately, Gerry rolled over to first base for an easy out to end the threat.
Ryan Waldschmidt, fresh off the bus from Reno, came in as a pinch-hitter for ADC with 2 out in the 8th for his first AB in the Majors and spanked single that fell at the feet of Juan Soto for his first career hit in the Bigs. Congratulations on the first of many hits Waldy!
The Mets had runners at the corners with 1 out in the 10th and smartly had Semien steal second to remove the threat of the double play. Good thing for them as the next ball in play was a soft grounder right back to Jonny Lasagna, but since the Mets were running on contact, the Snakes got an easy out at the plate for the 2nd out of the inning and then Jonny induced a soft grounder to Arenado to finish the extra frame. Too bad it was 2 runs too late.
Comment of the Game
The GameDay Thread was very well attended with several topics touched on outside the ballgame (per usual). A final tally of 413 comments at time of publishing. Comment of the Game tonight is awarded to chwalter for this gem:
Coming Up
The Diamondbacks face the Mets for the second game of this 3-game set tomorrow evening with a 4:15pm first pitch televised on FOX. Righthander Clay Holmes (4-2, 1.69 ERA) will take the mound for New York and Merrill Kelly (1-3, 9.95 ERA) takes the ball for the good guys looking to show signs of life. Hereâs to Merrill returning to his Mainstay form.
