Mets’ Luke Weaver admits ‘indecision’ that opened the floodgates for Diamondbacks

The New York Mets saw a strong pitching performance unravel late in a 7-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night, with reliever Luke Weaver pointing to a moment of hesitation as the turning point.

Weaver entered the seventh inning with an impressive early-season line, allowing just one hit across five scoreless innings before the outing. He was tasked with protecting a 1-0 lead after Nolan McLean exited with one out and two runners on base. McLean threw 6.1 innings while allowing two runs on three hits and two walks, striking out eight on 100 pitches (64 strikes).

The game shifted quickly when Gabriel Moreno, pinch-hitting, worked a favorable count before driving a changeup to right field for an RBI double. The ball, hit at 99.3 mph with a 45 percent hit probability per Statcast, sailed over Brett Baty, who was making just his fifth start in right field. The misplay allowed the tying run to score.

“There was some indecision on what I wanted to do there,” Weaver explained after the game. “Pitch clock got involved there. It was a backed-up moment and just didn’t get to the right end of what I needed to do. [Moreno] did a good job of staying on the pitch. Just on the wrong side of it.”

The Diamondbacks capitalized rather immediately. A fielder’s choice, helped by a throwing error from Mark Vientos, gave Arizona the lead, followed by a sacrifice fly and an RBI triple from Jorge Barrosa, completing a four-run inning.

Of those four runs, two were charged to Weaver, his first blown save of the season. The inning erased what had been a pitcher’s duel between McLean and Eduardo Rodríguez. Rodriguez earned the win, allowing one run on five hits over six innings while striking out three and holding the Mets to 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.

Offensively, New York managed limited production. Luis Robert Jr. accounted for the only run with a 412-foot home run (109.8 mph exit velocity) in the first inning. The team managed just one hit over the final four innings.

The loss dropped the Mets to 7-6 on the season, while the Diamondbacks improved to the same record after taking the final two games of the series.

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