The Mets need David Peterson to be solid, more or less league average, and, well, he isn’t. Coming into the year, the hope was that eight pitchers would make the overwhelming number of starts for the team. The problem is that three of those are on the IL and Peterson has to take a turn [...]
The Mets fell behind 4-0, cut the deficit to one run, put the first two runners on in the ninth inning but couldn’t tie the game, falling to the Padres, 4-3, in the first game of a four-game set Thursday night in San Diego. This promised to be a pitcher’s duel, with two of the [...]