Collins rolls craps with shaky Montero

PHOENIX — Terry Collins said he saw no obvious option for the 11th inning on Wednesday, so the Mets manager rolled the dice on Rafael Montero. The result was snake eyes — or maybe Diamondback eyes.

“I just have to keep on working, the good results are going to come,” Montero said after surrendering a walk-off homer to Chris Herrmann in the Mets’ 5-4 loss at Chase Field.

Collins said he wanted to avoid using Fernando Salas and Hansel Robles in that spot because of the recent workloads for both and he was saving Paul Sewald for a save situation. The only other bullpen option, Neil Ramirez, who signed with the club on Tuesday, hasn’t pitched in a game since April 29 and Collins didn’t want to use him in a high-leverage spot.

But Montero, with his 9.69 ERA in 11 appearances for the Mets this season, has been nothing short of a disaster.

“[Guys] are here, they are supposed to pitch, they are supposed to get outs,” Collins said. “[Montero] was my option and he had actually thrown the ball fairly well out of the bullpen on this trip.”

In his first relief appearance of the season, Robert Gsellman surrendered a game-tying double to Yasmany Tomas in the seventh inning. Gsellman won’t take his normal turn in the rotation Friday and also may be skipped in his subsequent start, according to Collins, as he attempts to rebound from a sluggish six-week stretch.

Steven Matz and Seth Lugo are each scheduled to pitch two innings Thursday for Single-A St. Lucie in rehab appearances. It will be the first real game action for both since spring training.