FLUSHING, N.Y., May 30 (UPI) -- Jose Reyes and David Wright each drove in runs in the ninth inning, boosting the New York Mets to an 8-7 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Diamondbacks took a 1-run lead into the ninth but reliever Jose Valverde (2-3) blew in his second save in two games to take the loss. Duaner Sanchez (2-0) pitched a scoreless inning to collect the victory.
Arizona's Eric Byrnes hit a pair of solo home runs and Chad Tracy connected for a 3-run homer in the seventh that put the Diamondbacks up 7-6.
Endy Chavez opened the New York ninth with a double and scored on Reyes' single. Two batters later, Wright singled off the center-field wall to get the winning run in.
Byrnes homered in the first but the early lead vanished when New York scored four times in the second, with Javier Valentin's 2-run double the big hit in the rally.
The Diamondbacks fought back to a 4-4 tie with consecutive sacrifice flies in the fourth and Byrnes' second home run in the fifth.
The Mets went up 6-4 in the sixth on home runs by Cliff Floyd and Valentin. Arizona reclaimed the lead on Tracy's home run.
