David Peterson, a 29-year-old left-hander, allowed one run on four hits over eight innings with 10 strikeouts and one walk in an 8-1 victory in Washington. He remains the only Mets starter providing consistent length; no other starter has completed six or more innings since Clay Holmes on June 7, while Peterson has reached six-plus innings eight times during that stretch, including a complete-game six-hit shutout on June 11. Manager Carlos Mendoza praised Peterson's command and full repertoire, noting an effective changeup, curveball, slider and sinker and calling him "Solid, in complete control." The Mets have won three straight after a 19-34 two-month slump, and rookie Nolan McLean debuted with 5.1 shutout innings, two hits and eight strikeouts, helping stabilize the rotation.
David Peterson, New York Mets ace, was not the label many were expecting to tag the 29-year-old southpaw in 2025, yet here we are with six weeks remaining in the regular season. The All-Star lefty once again shoved on Tuesday night in DC against the Nationals, allowing just one run on four hits over eight innings with 10 strikeouts and a walk in New York's 8-1 series-opening victory.
That's where it starts, when he's throwing strikes, using all of his pitches, basically competing in the strike zone. The changeup was really good. The curveball, the slider, the sinker. He got groundballs. For him to go eight was really good. Solid, in complete control, which was good to see after his last outing. For him to bounce back that way it was nice, I'm not going to lie
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