Mets Beat Reds 3-2 Led By Stellar Pitching From Peterson

 

Mets LHP David Peterson (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 this afternoon at Citi Field to snap their three-game losing streak and improved their record to 56-44.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings and then broke through in the bottom of the third.

CF Tyrone Taylor led off with an infield hit and 2B Luisangel Acuna followed with a sacrifice bunt.

LF Brandon Nimmo came up next and delivered a RBI single.

After a scoreless bottom of the fourth, 3B Brett Baty singled to lead off the bottom of the fifth and then stole second.

Two batters later, Acuna came through with a RBI double to score Baty.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the next two innings until the bottom of the eighth after RF Juan Soto led off with a walk and two batters later, CF Jeff McNeil doubled to advance to Soto to third.

Catcher Luis Torrens came up next and hit a grounder to 2B Matt McClain with the infield in and then McClain was unable to get to field the ball quickly and Soto was running on contact from third which allowed him to score the game-winning run.

LHP David Peterson gave up an unearned run in the top of the first after Acuna made a throwing error, but was able to get out of trouble by inducing a ground-ball double play.

Peterson worked out of a based loaded jam with two outs by striking out McClain to end the inning.

Peterson was able to settle down after that and cruised the rest of the way retiring 12 of the last 13 hitters he faced.

His final line was six innings, four hits, one run (0 earned runs), 1 walk and four strikeouts.

He lowered his ERA to 2.90.

RHP Huasacr Brazoban followed with a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Reed Garettt retired the first two hitters he faced in the top of the eighth and then walked McClain and was taken out.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on for a 4-out save and walked SS Ella De La Cruz gave up an infield hit to DH Austin Hays to load the bases and then hit 1B Spencer Steer which brought in tying run.

Diaz came back to strike out catcher Tyler Stephenson to keep the game tied.

Diaz blew his second save of the season, but also picked up his fifth win.

RHP Ryne Stanek closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth to pick up his second save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, July 21 at home against the Los Angeles Angels at 7:10 p.m.