PHILADELPHIA – The New York Mets’ streak of strong performances from their starting pitchers came to a halt on Thursday night with David Peterson’s outing. Peterson, who has been pitching well since his recall from Triple-A Syracuse nearly three months ago, struggled in this game and failed to provide the same level of performance as some of the other hopefuls for the 2024 rotation, such as Jose Butto, Tylor Megill, and Joey Lucchesi. Peterson was taken out of the game after only four innings in the Mets’ 5-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Unfortunately, this loss officially guarantees the Mets their 35th losing season in the 62-year history of the franchise. In the four innings he pitched, Peterson allowed four earned runs on five hits, with seven strikeouts and two walks. His struggles began from the start when he walked the first two batters he faced, Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner. Bryce Harper’s single then loaded the bases with one out. Peterson managed to strike out J.T. Realmuto, but Nick Castellanos’ single brought in two runs.
The Mets finally got on the scoreboard in the second inning when Jeff McNeil hit an RBI double off Ranger Suarez. Francisco Lindor had led off the inning with a single and stole second base, marking his 29th stolen base of the season. McNeil, who had been performing exceptionally well, continued his hot streak by hitting a double, extending his streak of reaching base to 14 consecutive games. Brett Baty, who had homered the night before, then delivered a clutch two-out single to tie the game 2-2.
Alec Bohm’s homer in the third inning gave the Phillies a 3-2 lead. This homer was the 16th allowed by Peterson this season in his 107 innings pitched. The Phillies extended their lead to 4-2 later in the inning, thanks to consecutive singles by Harper and Realmuto, followed by Castellanos’ sacrifice fly.
In the fourth inning, McNeil’s leadoff triple helped the Mets close the gap to 4-3 on Francisco Alvarez’s sacrifice fly. Mark Vientos, who had hit a home run earlier in the game, hit his third homer in two games in the sixth inning, tying the score at 4-4.
Vientos, a rookie receiving regular playing time in the major leagues for the first time, has been performing impressively with an .884 OPS in September. His homer in this game marked his seventh of the season. However, Castellanos once again haunted the Mets in the bottom of the sixth, hitting a homer off Jeff Brigham to give the Phillies a 5-4 lead.
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