Mets fans finally had something to cheer about.
The boos began just a few minutes and 26 pitches into the game.He walked Willy Adames to load the bases with one out in a first inning that promised to be like so many innings through this Mets spiral.Peterson induced an inning-ending double play, which set the tone for a game and the club hopes for a season: The Mets have dug themselves a large hole and will need to begin climbing out.
David Peterson, who pitched six scoreless innings, celebrates after getting out of the third inning during the Mets’ 7-2 win over the Brewers.Peterson himself finally resembled the valuable piece he had been before this wayward season. The lefty lasted six innings on a career-high 110 pitches, pitching around traffic in his best outing of the season.Jason Szenes/New York Post
They still have dropped 16 of their past 22 and are far removed from playoff contention, but they will hope that Monday’s punchless, series-opening loss will be their rock bottom.and pinpointed the poor pitching as the biggest surprise of the chaotic first half for the most expensive team in Major League Baseball history.The 27-year-old consistently got the ground balls he needed: Ten of his 11 batted-ball outs came on the ground.
With Adames on third with two outs, Peterson turned to his slider — traditionally his best pitch, but one that had abandoned him — and got Brian Anderson swinging for the inning’s third out.With two outs, Owen Miller singled on Peterson’s 102nd pitch. After a mound visit, Peterson remained in for an eight-pitch battle with Urias, who grounded sharply into the shortstop hole.
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