PHOENIX, May 2 (UPI) -- Jeromy Burnitz hit a three-run homer in the first inning Wednesday night and Steve Trachsel and three relievers combined on a three-hitter as the New York Mets routed the Arizona Diamondbacks for the second straight night, 7-1.
New York embarrassed Arizona 10-1 on Tuesday, and jumped on Todd Stottlemyre for four runs in the first on Wednesday. Star slugger Mike Piazza returned to the lineup Tuesday and New York has its lineup pretty much intact for the first time since the opening three games of the season.
Piazza, who had two homers and six RBI on Tuesday, was pitched around in the opening inning, but Edgardo Alfonzo came through with a two-out RBI single and Burnitz followed with his sixth homer of the season. Joe McEwing added two hits, a run scored and an RBI for the Mets, who have won six in a row.
Trachsel (2-3) went 6 2/3 innings, allowing a run, two singles and a double, but he struggled with his control, walking seven.
Mark Guthrie got the final out of the seventh before David Weathers and Satoru Komiyama tossed a perfect inning apiece.
Stottlemyre (2-3), filling in for Randy Johnson, was tagged for six runs and nine hits in 3 1/3 innings. The Arizona bullpen allowed just three hits the rest of the way, but the offense was unable to rally.
Danny Bautista had two of the three hits for the Diamondbacks.
