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NEW YORK -- Wearing their battleship gray uniforms suitable for cleaning up attics, the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks swept away the defending NL champion New York Mets.Arizona rattled Noah Syndergaard with four more stolen bases, then broke open the game in a six-run sixth inning that included Chris Owings bases-loaded triple and rolled to a 9-0 rout on Thursday that completed a three-game sweep.The Diamondbacks were a band on the run with 13 stolen bases in the series -- one shy of Baltimores season total.Weve been on defense when other teams do it. You just start to get frustrated, said Paul Goldschmidt, who reached base five times and swiped second and third in the fifth inning.Braden Shipley (2-1), making his fourth big league start, pitched three-hit ball over seven innings, struck out seven and walked one. Zack Godley and Dominic Leone finished the five-hitter.Arizona set a franchise record for steals in a series, topping its 10 in a four-game set against Miami in 2009. In the fourth inning, Socrates Brito swiped third and Shipley later stole second without a throw.Maybe not the smartest decision sliding headfirst, Shipley said. It was just kind of instinctual for me.Runners have swiped 36 bases in 40 tries against Syndergaard this year and are 51 for 56 against him in his career, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Mets have allowed a big league-high 102 steals, including 20 off rookie Steven Matz, who is second behind Syndergaard.Its real easy for the baserunners to predict when Im going to home and when Im going to able to pick off. Its really mechanical, Syndergaard said.After brushing aside Syndergaard (9-7) on the humid, 93-degree afternoon, the Diamondbacks began their burst against Jon Niese with a leadoff homer by Tuffy Gosewisch, who had tripled in a run an inning earlier. Owings singled, doubled and tripled for his second straight three-hit game.Arizona has won four straight following an 8-26 slide. With its first sweep at the Mets since 2002 in Shea Stadium, the Diamondbacks improved to 29-27 on the road; they are 19-39 at home, where their retractable roof is usually closed.Some of the ballparks bode better for them, Arizona manager Chip Hale said of his pitchers. The weather, the humidity helps the guys balls move. But we have to do better. This is something thats not going to be acceptable for us. We have to play better at home.New York, which began the day 2 1/2 games back for the NLs second wild card, dropped to 10-16 since the All-Star Game and at 57-57 is down to .500 for the first time since a 7-7 mark in April.Fourteen of New Yorks last 15 batters made out, and the Mets -- missing injured Yoenis Cespedes, Lucas Duda, David Wright and Jose Reyes -- managed five runs and 17 hits in the series. They have the lowest batting average in the major leagues and were shut out for the ninth time.Syndergaard allowed three runs and eight hits -- including three doubles and a triple, dropping to 0-4 in his last six starts. Britos opposite-field double to left, Gosewischs opposite-field triple to right and Shipleys RBI single -- all over or through a drawn-in infield -- built a 3-0 lead.Manager Terry Collins held a team meeting after the game.Kind of allowed us to click the refresh button, Syndergaard said.RARE SWIPESShipley joined Arizonas Zack Greinke and San Diegos Edwin Jackson as the only pitchers with stolen bases in the major leagues this season. Shipley is the second Diamondbacks pitcher with an RBI and steal in the same game after Joe Saunders against Houston on Sept. 4, 2010. Arizona had the most steals for a team in any series since Texas swiped 13 over three games at the Los Angeles Angels from Aug. 5-7, 2013.TRAINERS ROOMDiamondbacks: Dr. Don Sheridan, the Diamondbacks orthopedic hand specialist, operated Thursday to stabilize a tendon in the left wrist of OF David Peralta, who crashed into the outfield wall in Arizona on Aug. 5. Hale said Peralta should be ready to start spring training. ... LHP Andrew Chafin (shoulder tendinitis) pitched a hitless inning for Class A Visalia on Wednesday night and could return to the Diamondbacks for Mondays homestand opener against the Mets. ... OF Yasmany Tomas (neck) missed the entire series.UP NEXTDiamondbacks: Patrick Corbin (4-11) is to start at Fenway Park, where David Price (9-8) will be on the mound for Boston. Custom Giants Jersey China . By having more great seasons. Manning was the only unanimous choice for the 2013 Associated Press NFL All-Pro team Friday. Giants Jerseys China . 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PETERSBURG, Fla.CLEVELAND -- The Indians believe theyve found the right reliever to fix their issue against left-handed hitters. Cleveland acquired lefty Marc Rzepczynski from St. Louis on Tuesday, adding an experienced veteran to a bullpen that has struggled all season to retire lefties. The Indians left-handers have a 6.47 ERA. To get Rzepczynski (Zep-chin-skee), the Indians, who began the night trailing first-place Detroit by 2 1/2 games in the AL Central, sent minor league infielder Juan Herrera to the Cardinals. "Hes been very effective at getting left-handed hitters out at the major league level," Indians general manager Chris Antonetti said of Rzepczynski, who has been nicknamed "Scrabble" by previous teammates who struggle to pronounce or spell his name. "In addition to that, he has post-season experience and has pitched in some very pressurized games and games we aspire to play in. "We think he addresses a need both in the short and long-term for the organization and hell fit in very well." The 27-year-old is 9-17 with a 4.20 ERA in 177 career games for Toronto and St. Louis. Left-handed hitters have batted .224 against Rzepczynski, who pitched 2 2-3 scoreless innings for the champion Cardinals in the 2011 World Series. Rzepczynski has split this season between St. Louis and Triple-A Memphis, posting a 7.84 ERA in 11 games at the major league level. But in the mminors, hes got a 3.dddddddddddd07 ERA in 32 games and held lefties to a .185 average. "Hes only given up two extra-base hits on the year to left-handed hitters and only eight combined in two years," Antonetti said. "He hasnt been quite as successful at the major league level this year, but its a very small sample. He has a good fastball, he gets ground balls. Hes been a guy weve had interest in for quite a while. We liked him when he was with Toronto." The Indians only other current left-handed reliever is Rich Hill. However, this season theyve had lefties Scott Barnes, Nick Hagadone and David Huff pitch in relief but they were all sent back to the minors because of ineffectiveness. Antonetti said its possible the Indians could make another move before Wednesdays 4 p.m. non-waiver deadline. "Were still working to try and improve the team, and if we think there are guys out there who will improve upon the options we have well explore it," Antonetti said. "But we do feel confident that Marc can help our team and hell be part of hopefully a push to the playoffs. Theres a lot that can happen in 24 hours." Antonetti does not yet know when Rzepczynski will join the Indians. Herrera batted .275 with one homer and 11 RBIs in 39 games for Class A Mahoning Valley. He will be assigned to State College (Pa.) of the Class-A New York-Penn League. ' ' '