SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 David Peterson encountered more traffic than the Bay Bridge at rush hour, but was resourceful enough Saturday night to record outs when the Mets needed them.<\/p>\n
There was continual pressure on the left-hander. And whether he needed a double play or strikeout, the result followed.<\/p>\n
Peterson\u2019s escape act lasted for six innings, long enough for the Mets to rally and win their sixth straight, 2-1 over the Giants at Oracle Park.<\/p>\n
The Mets, who remained a half-game ahead of the Phillies for first place in the NL East, will shoot Sunday for a second straight series sweep. With a victory the Mets would match their longest winning streak of the season.<\/p>\n
Peterson allowed 11 base runners over his six innings, but surrendered only one run. It was the 13th time this season Peterson lasted at least six innings. Mets starters overall have pitched at least six innings only 31 times in 105 games.<\/p>\n
New York Mets pitcher David Peterson (23) throws a pitch against the San Francisco Giants during the fourth inning at Oracle Park. Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
Peterson, who threw 91 pitches, lowered his ERA to 2.83 with a fourth straight start in which he lasted at least six innings and allowed one or no earned runs. All eight of the hits he allowed on this night were singles.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the same mindset in terms of attacking,\u201d Peterson said of pitching with runners on base all night. \u201cBut I think it\u2019s just being aware of the situation, knowing what the scenario is and what your job is with the guy at the plate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Officially, Edwin D\u00edaz got the save, but Pete Alonso\u2019s glove was just as worthy of the designation.<\/p>\n
Alonso lunged to snag Patrick Bailey\u2019s line drive for the final out with the tying run at second base in the ninth. It completed a second straight superb defensive game for Alonso, scooping balls from the dirt and preventing errors from the infielders.<\/p>\n
Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be able to end the game right there is big-time,\u201d Alonso said. \u201cI know that our pitchers did an absolutely phenomenal job, but I am just really happy I could contribute there.\u201d<\/p>\n
The key Mets hit was delivered by Mark Vientos, who stroked a two-run double in the sixth to erase the team\u2019s 1-0 deficit. Overall, the Mets went only 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position.<\/p>\n
The Mets loaded the bases with nobody out in the fourth against Robbie Ray but didn\u2019t score: Vientos struck out before Francisco Alvarez grounded into an inning-ending double play. Alonso singled leading off the inning and Starling Marte doubled him to third before Brett Baty\u2019s infield roller to first base (which easily could have been ruled an error) turned into a single, with Alonso holding.<\/p>\n
Starling Marte #6 of the New York Mets reacts after hitting a double in the top of the fourth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on July 26, 2025 in San Francisco, California. Getty Images<\/p>\n
Mark Vientos hits a two-run double during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants. AP<\/p>\n
Peterson allowed consecutive singles to Willy Adames and Matt Chapman to begin the bottom of the frame and a one-out walk to Casey Schmitt loaded the bases. Jung Hoo Lee\u2019s ensuing RBI fielder\u2019s choice gave the Giants a 1-0 lead, but Peterson escaped without further damage.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust limiting that to one [run] and keeping us where we were at was huge,\u201d Peterson said.<\/p>\n
Two innings earlier Peterson got Matos to ground into an inning-ending double play after Wilmer Flores and Lee each singled in the inning. Peterson also received an inning-ending double play in the first: Chapman hit a line drive that Vientos snagged and threw to second, catching Rafael Devers off the base. Baty scooped Vientos\u2019 throw from the dirt to complete the play.<\/p>\n
Juan Soto, right, celebrates with Francisco Alvarez, left, after scoring against the San Francisco Giants. AP<\/p>\n
In the fifth, Peterson struck out three batters \u2014 including Chapman to end the inning after Heliot Ramos\u2019 single and a walk to Adames.<\/p>\n
Juan Soto walked leading off the sixth and stole second \u2014 the Mets\u2019 26th consecutive successful attempt, the longest such streak this season in MLB \u2014 and Marte walked before Vientos delivered a two-run double that gave the Mets a 2-1 lead.<\/p>\n
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Peterson caught a break in the sixth when the slow-footed Flores was thrown out to begin the inning trying to stretch a single into a double after hitting a shot off Baty\u2019s glove. Nimmo fielded the ball in foul territory and threw a strike to Luisangel Acu\u00f1a to nail Flores.<\/p>\n
\u201c[Peterson] trusts the defense,\u201d manager Carlos Mendoza said. \u201cAnd the situation or the moment is never too big for him.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 David Peterson encountered more traffic than the Bay Bridge at rush hour, but was resourceful…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":96101,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,8336,33900,1266,405,403,1305,5226,5225,5228,5227,62,63246,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-96100","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-david-peterson","10":"tag-mark-vientos","11":"tag-mlb","12":"tag-new-york","13":"tag-new-york-city","14":"tag-new-york-mets","15":"tag-newyork","16":"tag-newyorkcity","17":"tag-ny","18":"tag-nyc","19":"tag-sports","20":"tag-starling-marte","21":"tag-united-states","22":"tag-united-states-of-america","23":"tag-unitedstates","24":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","25":"tag-us","26":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114923907758683997","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}