Instead of looking forward to a potential run in October, the only date that figures to matter for the rest of this season is Aug. 3.<\/p>\n
They have until then \u2014 the trade deadline \u2014 to move whatever assets they can in what is almost certainly going to be an ugly selloff.<\/p>\n
The problem \u2014 along with the fact that the deep-pocketed Mets were never supposed to be in this position \u2014 is that they don\u2019t have too many valuable pieces to trade.<\/p>\n
Freddy Peralta, acquired from Milwaukee in the offseason, should have been high on the list of starting pitchers eyed by other teams, especially with his $8 million salary as he heads towards free agency.<\/p>\n
But like so many of his teammates, Peralta has been a disappointment and he didn\u2019t do himself or the Mets any favors in another shaky outing Saturday, a sleep-inducing 4-0 loss to the Red Sox at Citi Field<\/p>\n
Freddy Peralta gets pulled during the Mets\u2019 July 11, 2026 loss to the Nationals. Robert Sabo for the NY Post<\/p>\n
Peralta allowed just three hits, but he lasted only 4 \u2153 innings and was done in by five walks and a two-run homer by Andruw Monasterio, as Boston won its eighth straight game.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old right-hander entered the game with a 6.22 ERA in his previous 10 starts after opening the year with a 3.10 ERA in his first nine outings.<\/p>\n
He wasn\u2019t helped Saturday by a Mets offense that didn\u2019t get a hit until the fourth inning and came up small in clutch situations.<\/p>\n
They were shut down first by left-handed rookie Eduardo Rivera \u2014 making his first major league start, and just his second MLB appearance.<\/p>\n
Jorge Polanco got the lone hit off of Rivera with two outs in the fourth.<\/p>\n
Juan Soto reacts after lining out during the Mets\u2019 July 11 loss to the Nationals. Robert Sabo for the NY Post<\/p>\n
Four Boston relievers blanked the Mets the rest of the way.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Peralta was fortunate not to give up more than the two runs.<\/p>\n
In the fifth, he walked Tsung-Che Cheng to open the inning.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Anthony Seigler followed with a smash towards second base, where Zack Short made an excellent diving stop and throw to second for the force.<\/p>\n
Cedanne Rafaela\u2019s flare to shallow right fell for a double that sent Seigler to third and after a walk to Wilyer Abreu, Peralta was pulled for Huascar Brazob\u00e1n.<\/p>\n
Freddy Peralta reacts after allowing a home run during the Mets\u2019 July 11 loss to the Red Sox. Robert Sabo for the NY Post<\/p>\n
The right-hander struck out Caleb Durbin looking and got Masataka Yoshida to ground out to first to keep it a two-run game.<\/p>\n
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