Milone (1-1) gave up five runs on six hits and three walks while striking out four batters over 5.2 innings in Tuesday's loss to the Diamondbacks.
Most of the damage against Milone came in a four-run third inning, which was capped off by Paul Goldschmidt's steal of home. Milone later served up a homer, marking his sixth consecutive appearance with at least one home run allowed. His performance between Milwaukee and New York this season has been uninspiring (6.25 ERA, 1.52 WHIP), to put it nicely, but the Mets may not have a choice but to let Milone eat innings at the back end of the rotation until Steven Matz (elbow) returns from the DL.