The Mets (9-5) were defeated by the Athletics 3-1 on Saturday afternoon at Sutter Health Park.
Here are some takeaways...
- David Peterson took the mound after leaving his last outing with a stomach issue, and he got off to a terrific start. The lefty retired the first six batters before Luis Urias led off the third with a hit -- but he was quickly erased on a pickoff and Brett Baty made a terrific diving stop to escape the inning facing the minimum.
Then, Peterson's issues the second time through the order resurfaced. Jacob Wilson led off the inning with a double and scored the first run of the game on a Tyler Soderstrom knock. After another run scored on a fielder's choice with the bases loaded, Peterson was able to limit the damage thanks to a groundout.
He bounced back nicely in the fifth, working around a two out double, and then was helped out by a Hayden Senger caught stealing to finish his day strong. Peterson put together his second quality start of the year, allowing just two runs on seven hits while striking out five and issuing no walks.
- The Mets were unable to get to right-hander J.T. Ginn over the first five innings, but then Brandon Nimmo demolished a solo homer to deep right field leading off the sixth. Nimmo has gotten off to a bit of a slow start, but he's now gone deep in back-to-back games, giving him four on the year.
- Other than that, Ginn threw extremely well against the team that selected him back in the second round of the 2020 Draft. The 25-year-old right-hander worked around baserunners in numerous innings but allowed just one run on four hits and two walks while striking out six in 5.1 innings of work.
- Jose Butto allowed a run in the seventh to increase the deficit to two, and the Mets were unable to get to the Athletics' high-powered backend arms -- Tyler Ferguson and Mason Miller, who touched 103 mph as he secured his fourth save of the season.
- Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto and Pete Alonso walked three times, but went a combined 0-for-9 on the day.
- Baty enjoyed a strong day out at second base and he also came up with a much-needed base hit, lining a single in the fourth. The youngster has been losing out on more and more playing time as he's been stuck in a brutal rut at the plate, going 4-for-30 with 12 strikeouts.
- Jose Siri was forced out of the game after fouling a ball off his lower left leg on the first pitch of his first at-bat in the top of the second. Tyrone Taylor took over in his place, and the team said shortly after that he is day-to-day with a shin contusion.
Game MVP: J.T. Ginn
The youngster was certainly fired up to face the organization that traded him, and he held them to just one run.
Highlights
Two strikeouts for David Peterson in the first inning 👏 pic.twitter.com/3VflNB77zP
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Jose Siri goes down in pain after fouling a ball off his leg pic.twitter.com/8n1NdaoLTY
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