David Peterson Out For Around Eight Weeks With Oblique Strain

New York Mets manager Luis Rojas annnounced before today's game against the Yankees that LHP David Peterson will be out for about eight weeks with a Grade 1-2 right oblique strain. Rojas said that it's possible Peterson that could recover faster than the eight weeks. Peterson had been pitching well in his last few starts prior to his last start against the Braves on Wednesday. He has had a difficult season with a 6.32 ERA in his first 11 starts. Now that Peterson is out, it leaves the Mets even more short-handed in the rotaton since they are already without RHP Noah Syndergarrd and RHP Carlos Carrasco. They will need rookie RHP Tylor Megill to continue to pitch well and Syndergarrd and Carrasco to return soon to help stablize the rotation. .