SAN FRANCISCO — David Peterson encountered extra site visitors than the Bay Bridge in rush hour, however was resourceful sufficient Saturday night time to file outs when the Mets wanted them.
There was continuous stress on the left-hander. And whether or not he wanted a double play or strikeout, the consequence adopted.
Peterson’s escape act lasted for six innings, lengthy sufficient for the Mets to rally and win their sixth straight, 2-1 over the Giants at Oracle Park.
The Mets, who remained a half-game forward of the Phillies for first place within the NL East, will shoot Sunday for a second straight collection sweep. With a victory, the Mets would match their longest profitable streak of the season.
Peterson allowed 11 base runners over his six innings, however surrendered just one run. It was the thirteenth time this season Peterson lasted at the very least six innings. Mets starters total have pitched at the very least six innings solely 31 instances in 105 video games.
Peterson, who threw 91 pitches, lowered his ERA to 2.83 with a fourth straight begin during which he lasted at the very least six innings and allowed one or no earned runs. All eight of the hits he allowed on this night time have been singles.
The important thing Mets hit was delivered by Mark Vientos, who stroked a two-run double within the sixth to erase the staff’s 1-0 deficit. Total, the Mets went solely 2-for-11 with runners in scoring place.
Reed Garrett, Ryne Stanek and Edwin Díaz every fired a scoreless inning in aid. Díaz, who acquired the ultimate two outs with the tying run at second base, recorded his twenty second save in 24 possibilities. Pete Alonso’s lunging seize on Patrick Bailey’s line drive ended it, finishing a second straight excellent defensive efficiency by the Mets first baseman.
Francisco Alvarez gave the Mets their finest likelihood early with a two-out triple to proper subject — Luis Matos misjudged the ball after which misplayed it — however Tyrone Taylor struck out to finish the menace.
The Mets loaded the bases with no person out within the fourth in opposition to Robbie Ray however didn’t rating: Vientos struck out earlier than Alvarez grounded into an inning-ending double play. Alonso singled main off the inning and Starling Marte doubled him to 3rd earlier than Brett Baty’s infield curler to first base (which simply might have been dominated an error) became a single, with Alonso holding.
Peterson allowed consecutive singles to Willy Adames and Matt Chapman to start the underside of the body and a one-out stroll to Casey Schmitt loaded the bases. Jung Hoo Lee’s ensuing RBI fielder’s selection gave the Giants a 1-0 lead.
Two innings earlier Peterson acquired Matos to floor into an inning-ending double play after Wilmer Flores and Lee every singled within the inning.
Peterson additionally acquired an inning-ending double play within the first: Chapman hit a line drive that Vientos snagged and threw to second, catching Rafael Devers off the bottom. Baty scooped Vientos’ throw from the filth to finish the play.
Within the fifth, Peterson struck out three batters —together with Chapman to finish the inning after Heliot Ramos’ single and a stroll to Adames.
Juan Soto walked main off the sixth and stole second — the Mets’ twenty sixth consecutive profitable try, the longest such streak this season in MLB — and Marte walked earlier than Vientos delivered a two-run double that gave the Mets a 2-1 lead.
Ryan Walker changed Ray and walked Alvarez and Taylor to load the bases earlier than hanging out Nimmo on three pitches, all of which have been known as strikes.
Peterson caught a break within the sixth when the slow-footed Flores was thrown out to start the inning making an attempt to stretch a single right into a double after hitting a shot off Baty’s glove. Nimmo fielded the ball in foul territory and threw a strike to Luisangel Acuña to nail Flores.
