David Peterson roughed up, Mets bats remain quiet in 7-2 loss to Giants
The Mets offense continued to struggle, recording just five hits in a 7-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night. It's New York's third straight loss as they fell to 3-4 on the season. Here are the key takeaways… -- Bo Bichette got the Mets going in the first inning against LHP Robbie Ray , driving in Juan Soto from first base with an RBI double to make it 1-0.
It's Bichette's first extra-base hit with New York after having 63 last season with Toronto. Although, the lead didn't last long, as David Peterson had a first inning he'd like to forget. The lefty let up a one-out single to Rafael Devers , a two-out RBI triple to Luis Arraez , and a go-ahead, RBI double to Matt Chapman .
Looking to get out of the inning, Peterson forced a grounder to first, but dropped the ball covering the base, allowing Chapman to score from second and push the Giants' lead to 3-1. -- Mark Vientos , in the starting lineup for the third straight game, blasted his first home run of the season to lead off the second inning. The solo HR cut San Fran's lead to 3-2 and traveled an estimated 406 feet (108.
6 mph exit velocity). In the bottom of the second, Marcus Semien was unable to make a catch in shallow center field, calling off Luis Robert Jr. , giving the Giants two on with no outs.
Luckily, Peterson forced a 6-4-3 double play and struck out Devers to prevent further damage. Despite throwing just 24 pitches, Peterson had already faced 11 batters through two frames. -- Peterson found himself in a bases-loaded jam in the third inning after allowing three straight singles.