Twelve days ago, the Nationals were coming off their second straight high-scoring win over the Diamondbacks and within two games of a .500 record. Their offense was humming, having scored nine or more runs in each outing of their four-game win streak.

David Peterson toleró seis hits y lanzó un juego completo de nueve entradas por primera vez en su carrera profesional, para que los Mets de Nueva York vencieran

Amid the Mets’ dominant 2-0 performance against the Nationals, one name stood out above the rest: David Peterson. The post Mets Hero David Peterson Reveals Blunt Pitch That Got Carlos Mendoza to Back Historic Bid appeared first on EssentiallySports.

The old baseball adage applies to the MLB-leading Mets as the July 31 trade deadline approaches: You can never have too much pitching.

Its Wednesday, June 11 and the Nationals (30-36) are in Queens to take on the Mets (43-24). Jake Irvin is slated to take the mound for Washington against David Peterson for New York. Jeff McNeil drove in the winning run in the bottom of the tenth inning last night to secure a 5-4 win for New York.

The Washington Nationals learned about the resiliency of the New York Mets during a series between the teams in April. After losing two of the first three contests in that four-game set, the Mets routed the Nationals 19-5 in the finale.