The 11-0 Hole That Freddy Peralta Created and Mets Fans Should Be Absolutely Furious

Holy moly, can we talk about what went down in Philly this past weekend? The Mets just wrapped up a road trip that was a full-blown disaster, dropping four out of six games to slide to a truly dismal 34-43 record on the season. Seriously, if you're a Mets fan, you've gotta be pulling your hair out. This team is nine games under .500 with the halfway point of the season staring them right in the face. It's brutal.

The Pitching Staff Is a Total Nightmare Right Now

Look, the Mets' pitching staff, especially that "patchwork" starting rotation, is completely sputtering. Sunday's game against the Phillies was just the latest punch to the gut. David Peterson got shelled for five runs in the first two innings, digging a massive hole that the offense, facing one of the National League's top arms, just couldn't climb out of. They lost 6-2 in front of over 41,000 fans, and it cost them a confidence-boosting series win. Coach Carlos Mendoza put it pretty bluntly, saying, "The record is the record, right? For us, that's where it starts. Our job as a coaching staff is to help those guys get through it." But are they actually getting through it? Because Peterson's Sunday outing wasn't even the worst of it. Earlier in the week, Tobias Myers gave up seven earned runs in a measly 1 ⅓ innings! And Kodai Senga? Four earned runs in his *opening frame* against the Reds. Then there's Freddy Peralta, who basically gift-wrapped an 11-0 hole on Saturday, surrendering three runs in the first two innings before getting absolutely bludgeoned for eight more in the third. No wonder a player named Soto said, "It's real

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ly tough to give up the lead right away, but it's part of the game. We just gotta be better. We gotta play better baseball and go out there and execute." This all just crushes any good vibes from when they took two out of three from the Braves, who were the best team in baseball, at home last weekend. What even is happening?!

Walks, Walks, and Then Bombs

The pattern here is pretty clear, and it's ugly. Peterson started his Sunday outing with two straight walks, which then led to two runs on infield singles and a throwing error by Brett Baty. Sound familiar? Earlier in the week, Senga gave up two straight walks before a three-run home run to Sal Stewart. And a walk from Myers opened the door for a first-inning two-run shot by Eugenio Suarez. It's like a broken record. Then come the long balls. Peterson got hit with a three-run blast from JJ Bleday against the Reds, and on Sunday, it was the hot bat of Kyle Schwarber pulling an inside fastball for another three-run bomb in the second inning. It's death by a thousand cuts, or in this case, by walks and then home runs. Peterson tried to sound positive, saying, "I wouldn't say there's concern because I don't thin that's where our focus should be. I think our focus should be on continuing to the ballpark with a good attitude, continuing to put good work in. We obviously have not put ourselves in a situation that we want to be in, but it's not for a lack of effort. It's not for a lack of commitment." Effort is one thing, execution is another, man. This team is 34-43, approaching the halfway point, and their starting pitching is just cratering. What's next? More of the same unless they figure out how to stop the bleeding, like, yesterday.

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