Gut Reaction: Mets 7, Padres 1 (8/24/24)

Francisco Lindor belted two homers and David Peterson pitched into the eighth inning, leading the Mets to a 7-1 win over the Padres in San Diego Saturday night. The Mets have won two of the first three games and will look to claim the series win Sunday afternoon. Lindor’s first home run was a grand [...]

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With his strong pitching the last five weeks, Mets fans hope David Peterson has stepped forward

Five weeks ago, the question was asked here: Will the real David Peterson please stand up? And the six games since that post, Peterson has gone 3-1 with a 2.88 ERA in 34.1 IP. The last four starts have all been good. And while he’s still out-pitching his peripherals, there’s enough there to make one [...]

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Gut Reaction: Padres 7, Mets 0 (8/23/24)

Mets fans can be forgiven if they think Joe Musgrove is the best pitcher around. Musgrove now has 20 consecutive scoreless innings against the Mets, as he led the Padres to a 7-0 win over the Mets Friday night in San Diego. In a game like this, sometimes you say – at least no one [...]

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