Mets crank out 10 runs on 15 hits to beat Rockies, 10-5
The Mets broke out the bats at Coors Field, beating the Colorado Rockies, 10-5, thanks to 15 hits by the offense. Here are the takeaways... -- For a stadium that most pitchers loathe to pitch in, Freddy Peralta loves it.
The right-hander entered the game 2-0 with a 1. 59 ERA in four games (three starts) at Coors Field and he improved those numbers with five scoreless innings on Wednesday night. Peralta did it despite traffic on the bases for most of the night, escaping jam after jam and relying on his defense to make plays behind him as he only struck out one batter, which is highly unusual for the pitcher who began the night with a career 11.
1 K/9 rate. With the Mets up 8-0, Peralta was pulled after 91 pitches (56 strikes) and lowered his season ERA to 3. 12.
-- Offensively, Juan Soto , leading off for the second straight game, got New York going in the first with a leadoff home run off Michael Lorenzen, who shut out the Mets over seven innings at Citi Field a couple of starts ago. It was Soto’s first career leadoff homer as he’s only batted first four times in his career. -- After the home run, Lorenzen kept New York at bay until the fourth inning, when the Mets teed off against the right-hander.
Carson Benge had the biggest hit of the frame with a two-run single that extended New York’s lead to 3-0. Benge, who homered on Monday, has had a terrific road trip and has been much better at the plate after a rough start to his career. The rookie finished 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored and raised his batting average above the Mendoza line (.
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