Rodriguez comes within 2 outs of first complete game, Diamondbacks beat hapless Mets 5-1

PHOENIX (AP) — Eduardo Rodriguez came within two outs of his first major league complete game, Ryan Waldschmidt had his first three big league RBIs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the hapless New York Mets 5-1 on Sunday.

Rodriguez (4-0) took a no-hit bud into the sixth inning and allowed four hits in 8 1/3 innings, earning an standing ovation as he walked off the field following Mark Vientos' bloop single. Rodriguez struck out four and walked three.

The last-place Mets opened their nine-game road trip 5-2 and closed it with a thud.

New York had four hits — 12 in the three-game series — and three errors, dropping to 15-25. Third baseman Andy Ibáñez had two throwing errors, the second setting up Ketel Marte's two-run triple in the sixth inning that put Arizona up 5-1.

Slugger Juan Soto went 0 for 3 and finished the trip 4 for 33 with two RBIs. Soto and Bo Bichette were 0 for 20 in the series.

Rodriguez has been stellar to start his third season in Arizona, pitching seven scoreless innings against the Padres his last start.

The left-hander didn’t allow a baserunner until walking Soto opening the fourth inning and no hits until Carson Benge's bloop single with one out in the sixth. Luis Torrens followed with a run-scoring double just inside the line in right.

Rodriguez had never pitched into the ninth inning in the major leagues.

Waldschmidt had a pinch single in his first big league at-bat on Friday and had eight putouts in center on Saturday, most in a first big league start in Diamondbacks history.

Waldschmidt continued his trend of firsts with his double to the gap off Tobias Myers in the second inning after Mets opener Huascar Brazobán (2-1) walked the first two batters. Waldschmidt added a bloop RBI single in the sixth.

RHP Freddy Peralta (2-3, 3.12 ERA) pitches the opener of a three-game series against Detroit on Tuesday. RHP Michael Soroka (4-2, 4.14) starts the opener of Arizona's three-game series at Texas on Monday.

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New York Mets center fielder Tyrone Taylor dives for a ball hit by Arizona Diamondbacks' Ryan Waldschmidt in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 10, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Arizona Diamondbacks' Ryan Waldschmidt hits an RBI single against the New York Mets in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 10, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez throws against the New York Mets in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 10, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

YORK, England (AP) — A surprise result in one of Britain’s most prestigious horse races Wednesday saw the world’s top-ranked thoroughbred Ombudsman finish fourth behind 10-1 winner Item.

Item is a son of unbeaten great Frankel, who also won the Juddmonte International at York in the 2012 edition.

Item won a first prize of 850,000 pounds ($1.16 million) for his owner, and also the race sponsor, the Juddmonte racing operation of the late Saudi prince, Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud.

The 3-year-old colt finally found space in a congested eight-horse race to lead only in the final yards (meters) of the 1 5/16-mile contest. Ridden by Colin Keane and trained by Andrew Balding, Item had a winning margin of a head over Almaqam priced at 14-1.

Constitution River, the French Derby winner trained by Aidan O’Brien in Ireland for the powerhouse Coolmore team, was third at 7-4. Ombudsman faded into fourth as the odds-on 5-6 favorite having struggled to get a clear run on the rail.

Ombudsman, owned by the Godolphin operation from Dubai, won the Juddmonte last year and had never finished out of the first two in 12 previous races.

The 5-year-old Ombudsman started the race joint top in the global rankings with Hong Kong-based sprinter Ka Ying Rising. Tied in 20th place were Item and Almaqam.

The improving Item has won five of his six races with his only career blemish a ninth place in the Epsom Derby in June run in filthy weather. He was won three straight at York without ever starting favorite in the betting.

In the previous York race Wednesday, Derby winner Christmas Day was beaten into third place in the Great Voltigeur Stakes by Maltese Cross, who had been runner-up in the strong wind and rain at Epsom.

Maltese Cross earned 141,775 pounds ($193,000) for his owner, the British movie executive George Waud who was a producer of “Snakes on a Plane.”

Item and Maltese Cross could both now be aimed at Europe’s richest race, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, at Longchamp in Paris on Oct. 4.

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Item, ridden by Colin Keane, competes in the Juddmonte International Stakes during day one of the Sky Bet Ebor Festival at York Racecourse, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in York, England. (Richard Sellers/PA via AP)