Mets fall in 11 for 7th straight loss

Phoenix — Chris Herrmann and the Diamondbacks made it another long day for the sinking New York Mets.

Herrmann homered off Rafael Montero leading off the 11th inning, giving the Diamondbacks a 5-4 victory on Wednesday and sending the Mets to their season-high seventh straight loss.

New York went 0-6 in Milwaukee and Arizona, the Mets' longest winless trip since 1999, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. At 16-23, New York dropped seven games under .500 for the first time September 2014. And Matt Harvey's winless streak stretched to six starts since April 11.

"It's very easy to unravel right now," New York manager Terry Collins said. "I will not let that happen here. We are not going to do that. We are going to stay together, play together. I will not let this team get down."

Montero (0-3) relieved to start the 11th, and Herrmann worked the count full, fouled off a pitch and connected on a belt-high fastball for his first game-ending home run in the major leagues.

Making his second start since a three-day suspension for failing to show up for a game, Harvey allowed three runs, six hits and four walks in 5 1/3 innings. He left with a 4-3 lead.

"Obviously, if I could go back and change a couple pitches I would," he said. "But overall I felt much better today. Probably the best I've felt in two years. Definitely a positive."

Collins said he "saw some bright things in Matt Harvey today."

Mets starters have gone 17 consecutive games without getting an out in the seventh inning, tying the club high set in 2002.

MATT YORK/AP PHOTO Matt Harvey of the Mets throws a pitch in the sixth inning of Wednesday afternoon’s game against the Diamondbacks at Phoenix. Mystic’s Harvey left the game with a 4-3 lead, but the Mets lost 5-4.