NEW YORK – Carlos Delgado touched off a New York rally with his 415th home run and fifth in the past seven games as the makeshift Mets defeated Arizona 7-1 Saturday, ending the Diamondbacks’ eight-game winning streak.

Ruben Gotay, one of the backups replacing Mets regulars, had three hits including a three-run homer that broke the game open in the seventh.

Delgado led off the fourth inning with his shot against Livan Hernandez (5-3), and before the inning was over the Mets had two more runs supplied by reserve players.

Jorge Sosa (5-1) limited the Diamondbacks to five hits over 6 2-3 innings to earn the victory. It was the fifth time in six starts that Sosa has allowed two runs or fewer and the fourth time he has pitched at least six innings.

Arizona took the lead in the third when Eric Byrnes lined the first pitch from Sosa into the Diamondbacks’ bullpen for his 10th home run of the season. It extended his hitting streak to 10 games.

Delgado tied it in the fourth when he hit a 3-2 pitch into the right-field bullpen for his eighth home run of the season. It touched off a five-hit Mets rally. Ramon Castro, Gotay and David Newhan followed with consecutive singles giving New York a 2-1 lead and Ben Johnson delivered a sacrifice fly for a 3-1 Mets lead.

Then Sosa misfired on an attempted sacrifice, forcing Newhan. That saved Arizona from further damage when Jose Reyes singled. Hernandez then got Endy Chavez on a long fly to center field, ending the inning.

Gotay, Newhan and Johnson were in the lineup replacing injured regulars and Castro took over for regular catcher Paul Lo Duca in a day game after a night game.

Sosa pitched into the seventh, striking out five and walking one. After he walked Miguel Montero with two outs in the seventh, he was lifted and reliever Joe Smith struck out pinch hitter Alberto Callaspo to end the inning.

In the bottom of the seventh, David Wright, returning to the lineup after missing a game with back spasms, walked and Delgado doubled into the left-field corner. Then, with two outs, Gotay tagged reliever Juan Cruz for his second homer of the season.

Notes: Wright’s first-inning steal was his 11th of the season. … Delgado’s homer gave him 40th place on the career list. … Sosa struck out cleanup hitter Mark Reynolds three times.

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