PHOENIX (AP) -- Curtis Granderson hit two of New York's three leadoff homers, Jacob deGrom struck out 10 in seven effective innings and the Mets bashed their way past the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 Sunday.Granderson led off the game with a home run, had another to start the fifth and the Mets hit four homers off Josh Collmenter (3-6) in six innings to earn a four-game split.Eric Campbell hit a two-run homer in the second inning and Wilmer Flores led off the sixth with a solo shot. Juan Lagares had three hits and deGrom (7-4) recovered after a shaky first inning to win his fourth straight decision.Jeurys Familia worked a perfect ninth for his 17th save in 18 tries, aided by fine defensive plays from Lagares and Flores. 
Collmenter had held opponents to three earned runs or fewer in each of his previous three starts.The Mets had that many against him in the first two innings.Granderson opened with his third leadoff homer this season, 31st of his career, and Campbell added a two-run shot in the second to put the Mets up 3-2.Granderson hit another leadoff homer in the fifth, hitting a ball deep into the seats in right. Flores took his turn to open the sixth, hitting his ninth homer of the season to put New York up 5-2.Collmenter allowed five runs and nine hits in six innings.Last season's NL Rookie of the Year, deGrom was sharp over his previous four starts, allowing three earned runs in 29 1-3 innings while striking out 34 and walking one.The Diamondbacks jumped on him early Sunday.Ender Inciarte led off the first inning with a double, the first extra-base hit deGrom had allowed in 33 1-3 innings over five starts. Paul Goldschmidt drove in one run on a fielder's choice - with help from Flores' throwing error at shortstop - and David Peralta made it 2-0 with a sacrifice fly.After the opening inning, deGrom settled down, stringing together six strikeouts in seven at-bats before allowing a run in the sixth on Chris Owings' bunt single. The right-hander yielded three runs - two earned - and five hits in his sixth career game with at least 10 strikeouts.
Collmenter had held opponents to three earned runs or fewer in each of his previous three starts.The Mets had that many against him in the first two innings.Granderson opened with his third leadoff homer this season, 31st of his career, and Campbell added a two-run shot in the second to put the Mets up 3-2.Granderson hit another leadoff homer in the fifth, hitting a ball deep into the seats in right. Flores took his turn to open the sixth, hitting his ninth homer of the season to put New York up 5-2.Collmenter allowed five runs and nine hits in six innings.Last season's NL Rookie of the Year, deGrom was sharp over his previous four starts, allowing three earned runs in 29 1-3 innings while striking out 34 and walking one.The Diamondbacks jumped on him early Sunday.Ender Inciarte led off the first inning with a double, the first extra-base hit deGrom had allowed in 33 1-3 innings over five starts. Paul Goldschmidt drove in one run on a fielder's choice - with help from Flores' throwing error at shortstop - and David Peralta made it 2-0 with a sacrifice fly.After the opening inning, deGrom settled down, stringing together six strikeouts in seven at-bats before allowing a run in the sixth on Chris Owings' bunt single. The right-hander yielded three runs - two earned - and five hits in his sixth career game with at least 10 strikeouts.
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