NEW YORK (AP) Eduardo Rodríguez outdueled Nolan McLean in a rematch of the World Baseball Classic final on Thursday night, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-1 win over the New York Mets.
Rodríguez threw his final pitch down 1-0 before the Diamondbacks scored four runs in the seventh off McLean (0-1) and Luke Weaver. Gabriel Moreno greeted Weaver with a pinch-hit RBI double before Jose Fernandez beat Mark Vientos’ throw home on Alek Thomas’ grounder to first.
Tim Tawa hit a sacrifice fly and Jorge Barrosa followed with a run-scoring triple.
Moreno and Adrian Del Castillo added RBI doubles in the eighth.
Rodriguez (1-0) gave up five hits – including Luis Robert Jr.’s first-inning homer, the first earned run allowed this season by the left-hander – and struck out three in six innings.
McLean was charged with two runs on three hits and struck out eight in 6 1/3 innings.
Rodriguez tossed four scoreless innings and McLean surrendered two runs in 4 2/3 innings on March 17, when Venezuela won the WBC by edging Team USA, 3-2.
Diamondbacks right fielder Corbin Carroll didn’t play because of a sore left hip flexor suffered while running out a triple in Wednesday’s 7-2 win.
The temperature at McLean’s first pitch was 44 degrees. The first two games of the series were moved up three hours to 4:10 PM due to the cold.
The Diamondbacks continue their nine-game east coast swing Friday, when RHP Michael Soroka (2-0, 0.90 ERA) starts against Jesús Luzardo (1-1, 4.97 ERA) and the Philadelphia Phillies.
RHP Clay Holmes (2-0, 1.42 ERA) starts for the Mets, who welcome RHP J.T. Ginn (0-0, 5.14 ERA) and the Athletics for a three-game series.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Marte 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .189 |
| I. Vargas 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .458 |
| G. Perdomo SS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .171 |
| A. Del Castillo DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .167 |
| J. Fernandez 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .333 |
| J. McCann C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 |
| a- G. Moreno PH-C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .282 |
| A. Thomas CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .114 |
| T. Tawa LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .158 |
| J. Barrosa RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .217 |
- a-doubled for McCann in the 7th
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Lindor SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .157 |
| B. Bichette 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .228 |
| L. Robert CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| M. Vientos 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .323 |
| M. Semien 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .213 |
| F. Alvarez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| B. Baty RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| L. Torrens C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| T. Taylor LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| a- J. Young PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 |
- a-grounded out for Taylor in the 7th
- 2B – I. Vargas (2), A. Del Castillo, J. Fernandez, G. Moreno 2 (5)
- 3B – J. Barrosa
- SF – T. Tawa
- RBI – A. Del Castillo (3), J. Fernandez (5), G. Moreno 2 (5), A. Thomas (5), T. Tawa, J. Barrosa (3)
- 2-Out RBI – J. Barrosa
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – K. Marte, A. Thomas, T. Tawa
- 2B – T. Taylor
- HR – L. Robert (2)
- RBI – L. Robert (7)
- 2-Out RBI – L. Robert
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – M. Vientos 2 (2), L. Torrens
- SB – B. Baty (2)
- DP – (McLean-Lindor-Vientos)
| PITCHERS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Rodriguez(W, 1-0) | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| T. Clarke(H, 4) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 |
| T. Rashi | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| PITCHERS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. McLean(L, 1-1) | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2.70 |
| L. Weaver(BS, 1) | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 |
| L. Garcia | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8.44 |
| R. Lovelady | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.05 |
- Pitches-Strikes – E. Rodriguez 102-65, T. Clarke 10-8, T. Rashi 21-18
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – E. Rodriguez 7-6, T. Clarke 3-0, T. Rashi 2-0
- Batters Faced – E. Rodriguez 25, T. Clarke 4, T. Rashi 6
- Pitches-Strikes – N. McLean 100-64, L. Weaver 16-11, L. Garcia 21-13, R. Lovelady 18-14
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – N. McLean 9-1, L. Weaver 1-2, L. Garcia 1-1, R. Lovelady 2-1
- Batters Faced – N. McLean 23, L. Weaver 5, L. Garcia 5, R. Lovelady 5