Following the Mets’ loss in Baltimore last night, manager Luis Rojas said that David Peterson would make his next start at the major league level. Anyone who’s seen Peterson pitch this season, especially lately, couldn’t be blamed for thinking that might not be the case.
In this particular game, Peterson labored through two-and-two-thirds innings, allowing four runs on eight hits with four strikeouts and a walk on 69 pitches, and he now has a 6.32 ERA on the season. As short as the outing was, it was quite a bit longer than his previous start, which came in Arizona and saw him surrender five runs while recording just one out before the Mets went to the bullpen.