The Arizona Diamondbacks lost 5-3 to the New York Mets in 13 innings on Wednesday night.  The Diamondbacks rallied late in the ninth inning and tied the game when third baseman Mark Reynolds hit a three run homer of Mets’ closer Billy Wagner.  However, the Mets would prevail in this one. 

The Diamondbacks had Brandon Webb on the mound.  Webb gave up three runs, all coming in the fourth inning.  He left the game after going 5 innings, giving up 5 hits, three earned runs and four strikeouts.  Webb was hit in the hip by a ball off the bat of Carlos Delgado in the midst of the fourth inning.  He pitched a scoreless fifth, but was removed for a pinch hitter in the top of the 6^th.

Mets starter Mike Pelfrey had the best start of his young career last night, he held the Diamondbacks’ scoreless in his 8+ innings of works, recording eight strikeouts.  However, he did give up a lead off single to Stephen Drew, at the juncture, Pelfrey left the game and it was the Diamondback’s lucky day.  Billy Wagner came in and tried to close the game out for the Mets.  Orlando Hudson was the first batter he faced, he got him to strike out swinging, Connor Jackson hit a double to centerfield and Drew advanced to third.  Mark Reynolds fell behind in the count when Wagner blew two fastballs by him but, he fouled off the third fastball, then took the slider in the dirt-which appeared to have hit his foot, but after some discussion they home plate umpire did not call it, it looked like the Mets caught a break, however on the next pitch Wagner left a fastball  out over the plate and Reynolds hit it over the fence in left center field to tie the game at three and send it to extra innings. 

With the game tied at three and Edgar Gonzales pithing his second inning in relief, with one out, Luis Castillo reached base on a fielding error by Mark Reynolds.  Gonzales was able to retire David Wright on a popout to first baseman Chad Tracy.  So, with two out Carlos Beltran came to bat and after fouling off two pitches hit a two run walk off homer to win the game for the Mets 5-3.   

The Diamondbacks will have Dan Harren on the mound, and the Mets will counter with   Johan Santana in the rubber game of the series, first pitch is scheduled for 1:10 p.m.  The Diamondbacks will return home to start their interleague series with the Kansas City Royals. 

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