Mets Lose to Blue Jays 9-3 Afte Freddy Peralta Has Another Rough Start

 

Mets RHP Freddy Peralta (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 9-3 this afternoon at the Rogers Centre to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 36-51.

RHP Freddy Peralta got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off infield hit to RF Nathan Lukes and a double to the following hitter 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Peralta then gave up another infield hit to the following hitter 3B Kazuma Okamoto to bring in a run.

Peralta was able to escape out of a based loaded jam to prevent further trouble and had a scoreless bottom of the second with two strikeouts.

However, it all apart for Peralta in the bottom of the third after he gave up a lead off walk to Okamoto and two batters later, a single to catcher Aledandro Kirk.

Two batters later, Peralta gave up a RBI double to 2B Ernie Clement and then a three-run homer to DH Sean Keys.

Peralta had a 1-2-3 bottom of the fourth and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was four innings, seven hits, five runs, two walks and four strikeouts.

RHP Joey Gerber followed with 1.1 scoreless innings.

LHP Cionel Perez came in next and had back-to-back strikeouts to end the bottom of the sixth.

Perez stayed in for the bottom of the seventh and gave up a lead-off walk to Guerrero Jr and then back-to-back singles leading to a run.

Perez gave up another single to Kirk and then a three-run homer to punch-hitter Myles Straw and was taken out.

LHP A.J. Minter followed with 1.1 scoreless innings.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first seven innings until the top of the eighth after 2B Brett Baty singled with one out and two batters later, RF Carson Benge hit a two-run homer.

In the top of the ninth, SS Francisco Lindor added a solo homer.

The Mets are off tomorrow night and return back to action for the start of a four-game series beginning on Friday, July 3 at the Atlanta Braves at 7:15 p.m.