The last time someone other than David Peterson completed six innings in a start for the Mets was on June 7, when Clay Holmes did it.
Peterson extended his streak of finishing at least six innings to six straight outings on Wednesday, although for a second consecutive start, the Mets lost.
This time, Peterson was a bit more at fault, as the lefty allowed four runs — his most in a start since June 27 — and two home runs for just the third time this year.
“There were things I’m happy about and a couple pitches I didn’t execute,” Peterson said. “It ended up costing us.”
Peterson entered the game with a 1.42 ERA over his previous five starts. He’s been the only starter to give the Mets any length for a significant part of the season.
On Wednesday, he proved to be no match for Cleveland’s Gavin Williams, who didn’t allow a hit until the ninth.
That did not impact Peterson’s approach, he said.
“You don’t come to the ballpark expecting the offense to struggle,” Peterson said. “I see the work they put in and know how talented they are.”
Peterson said he regretted “missing a couple of pitches early.”
“That’s on me,” Peterson said. “That put us in a hole early.”
There was a 1-2 four-seamer that Peterson left in the zone that David Fry hit out in the second and an inning later, Peterson hung a slider that Angel Martínez belted out for Cleveland’s second homer of the day.
Peterson had allowed just one homer in his previous six starts before allowing a pair in back-to-back innings.
After homering three times in his previous five games, Pete Alonso was held hitless — much like the rest of the lineup — on Wednesday.
It left the first baseman one home run away from tying Darryl Strawberry’s franchise mark of 252.
His next chance will come Friday in Milwaukee, the site of his biggest homer as a Met — even if it doesn’t count in his regular-season total.
It was versus the Brewers in the top of the ninth of Game 3 of the wild-card series that Alonso belted the go-ahead shot off Devin Williams.
Prior to the game, Carlos Mendoza said the Mets would stay in line with their rotation, with Kodai Senga going Friday, followed by Frankie Montas at least pitching the bulk of innings in Saturday’s game. The Mets are trying to get Montas straightened out after he has allowed 12 runs in just 8 ¹/₃ innings over his previous two starts.
After Thursday’s off-day, the Mets are off again on Monday before they return home to host Atlanta.
Prior to the game, right-hander Justin Hagenman was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse and righty Dom Hamel was optioned to Syracuse. Hagenman tossed two scoreless innings Wednesday.
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