{"id":672102,"date":"2026-04-10T02:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/672102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T02:22:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:22:00","slug":"rodriguez-beats-mclean-in-wbc-rematch-diamondbacks-roll-7-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/672102\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodr\u00edguez beats McLean in WBC rematch, Diamondbacks roll, 7-1"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK — – Eduardo Rodr\u00edguez outdueled Nolan McLean<\/a> in a rematch of the World Baseball Classic final on Thursday night, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> to a 7-1 win over the New York Mets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rodr\u00edguez threw his final pitch down 1-0 before the Diamondbacks scored four runs in the seventh off McLean (0-1) and Luke Weaver<\/a>. Gabriel Moreno<\/a> greeted Weaver with a pinch-hit RBI double before Jose Fernandez<\/a> beat Mark Vientos’ throw home on Alek Thomas’ grounder to first.<\/p>\n

Tim Tawa<\/a> hit a sacrifice fly and Jorge Barrosa<\/a> followed with a run-scoring triple.<\/p>\n

Moreno and Adrian Del Castillo<\/a> added RBI doubles in the eighth.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez (1-0) gave up five hits – including Luis Robert Jr<\/a>.’s first-inning homer, the first earned run allowed this season by the left-hander – and struck out three in six innings.<\/p>\n

McLean was charged with two runs on three hits and struck out eight in 6 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez tossed four scoreless innings and McLean surrendered two runs in 4 2\/3 innings on March 17, when Venezuela won the WBC<\/a> by edging Team USA, 3-2.<\/p>\n

Diamondbacks right fielder Corbin Carroll<\/a> didn’t play because of a sore left hip flexor suffered while running out a triple in Wednesday’s 7-2 win.<\/p>\n

The temperature at McLean’s first pitch was 44 degrees. The first two games of the series were moved up three hours to 4:10 PM due to the cold.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

The Diamondbacks continue their nine-game east coast swing Friday, when RHP Michael Soroka<\/a> (2-0, 0.90 ERA) starts against Jes\u00fas Luzardo (1-1, 4.97 ERA) and the Philadelphia Phillies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

RHP Clay Holmes<\/a> (2-0, 1.42 ERA) starts for the Mets, who welcome RHP J.T. Ginn<\/a> (0-0, 5.14 ERA) and the Athletics for a three-game series.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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