Mets Finally Won a Road Series and They're Coming for Colorado's Throat

The New York Mets needed a win. Actually, they needed a lot more than that. After stumbling out of the gate at 10-21, they just grabbed their first road series victory since early April, and now they're heading to Denver ready to keep the pressure on a Rockies team that's completely falling apart.

New York took two of three from the Los Angeles Angels to start their West Coast road trip, which sounds simple until you realize how badly this team has been struggling at the plate. The Mets have scored just 118 runs so far, second fewest in baseball. Only the Giants are worse at 106.

Sunday's 5-1 win over the Angels showed what this team can do when someone finally steps up. Mark Vientos hit two two-run homers to carry the load, and the Mets are hoping that spark carries into Monday's series opener in Denver.

Peterson Heads Home With a Ton on His Line

The Mets are using an opener Monday before David Peterson takes over. Peterson's numbers are rough: 0-4 with a 6.53 ERA, and he hasn't made it out of the fourth inning in any of his last three starts. Last time out against Washington, the 30-year-old Denver native gave up seven runs on five hits in just 3 2/3 innings in a 14-2 blowout loss.

But here's the thing: Peterson has owned Colorado. He's 3-1 with a 1.99 ERA in four previous starts against his hometown team, so facing them for the fifth time could be a chance to bounce back.

Rockies in Free Fall, Turn to Sugano

Colorado is in crisis mode. They've dropped five of their last six games, including getting swept 28-3 by Atlanta over the weekend. That's a disaster on the mound, and manager Warren Schaeffer is turning to offseason addition Tomoyuki Sugano (3-1, 2.84 ERA) as their stopper.

Sugano looked sharp his last time out, throwing 5 1/3 scoreless innings with two strikeouts in a 13-2 win over Cincinnati on Wednesday. The 36-year-old right-hander signed with Colorado in February after going 10-10 with a 4.64 ERA as a rookie with Baltimore last year. He faced the Mets once in 2025 and won 7-3 on July 10, giving up three runs over six frames.

The series starts Monday with first pitch moved up three hours due to weather concerns. For the Mets, this is a chance to prove last weekend wasn't a fluke. For the Rockies, it's desperation time.

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