"This game is all about pitching and always will be about pitching. I rushed my pitches. Mets starter Chris Capuano (9-11) allowed four runs on nine hits over six innings with six strikeouts, but couldn't hold either a 2-1 lead or keep the Diamondbacks from breaking a 3-3 tie.
The Mets have lost five straight road games. . ... David Wright doubled in the first inning to extend the Mets' streak to 12 consecutive games with at least one double.
Right-hander Jason Marquis suffered a fractured right fibula after being hit by a line drive in Sunday's 5-3 victory over the New York Mets at Chase Field, meaning the unit the Diamondbacks had bolstered at the trade deadline just two weeks ago suddenly is in need of another facelift.
The victory completed a three-game sweep of the Mets, extended the Diamondbacks' win streak to six games and concluded a 7-3 homestand that began with three losses in four games.
I've lost track. . . . Owings, who tossed a scoreless inning Sunday to lower his ERA to 2.63, has been good in multiple roles this season, versatility Gibson values.
"I can pitch him anywhere," Gibson said. Duke gave up two runs Sunday in 2 2/3 innings but has had success since moving to the bullpen after the All-Star break, posting a 3.78 ERA in 16 2/3 innings. Diamondbacks rewind
Marquis likely done: Acquired from the Washington Nationals on July 30, right-hander Jason Marquis was hit hard in his first two starts but was throwing well Sunday before taking an Angel Pagan line drive off his right leg in the third inning.
Marquis said a team doctor told him his right fibula broke on the line drive, not the ensuing inning.
No frills: In overpowering the Mets in three games, the Diamondbacks needed none of the late-game heroics that defined their previous series, a four-game set against the Houston Astros in which they won two in dramatic fashion.
(Blanco) caught a great game, handled the staff."
Henry Blanco's RBI double in the sixth inning put Arizona ahead Sunday and the Diamondbacks went on to sweep the New York Mets with a 5-3 victory.
Blanco added an insurance run in the eighth with a bases-loaded walk and Arizona used the win to maintain a two-game lead over San Francisco atop the National League West.
Zach Duke (3-4) earned the victory despite allowing two runs over 2 2/3 innings of emergency relief.
Duke was pressed into service in the fourth inning after starter Jason Marquis sustained a fractured right fibula from being hit by a batted ball.
New York's Chris Capuano (9-11) absorbed the loss, surrendering four runs on nine hits over six innings.
Lucas Duda hit a solo homer and Angel Pagan went 3-for-5 with a run scored for the Mets.