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PHILADELPHIA — The Mets' soundtrack to their six-game road trip consisted of a lot of early cheers from the home fans in Cincinnati and Philadelphia.
It was a painstaking loop that played in more than half of their games against the Reds and Phililes last week.
David Peterson served as the latest artist playing the hits on Sunday night as he gave up five runs in the first two innings, digging a hole for the offense against one of the top arms in the National League.
It spelled disaster yet again as the Mets fell in a 6-2 result to the Phillies in a failed shot to grab a confidence-building series win in front of 41,552 fans at Citizens Bank Park.
The team's patchwork starting rotation sputtered again as the Mets dropped four out of their six games on the road to slide to 34-43 on the season.
"The record is the record, right?" Carlos Mendoza said. "For us, that's where it starts. Our job as a coaching staff is to help those guys get through it."
Early in games over the course of the week , Tobias Myers gave up seven earned runs in 1⅓ innings and Kodai Senga conceded four earned runs in his opening frame against the Reds. Freddy Peralta dropped the Mets into a 11-0 hole on Saturday, with three runs surrendered in the first two frames before being bludgeoned for eight more in the third.
"It's really tough to give up the lead right away, but it's part of the game. We just gotta be better," Soto said. "We gotta play better baseball and go out there and execute."
The demoralizing starts curbed any positivity earned by the Mets last weekend at home when they took two out of three games from the Braves - then the best team in baseball - at Citi Field.
They dropped back to nine games under .500 at 34-43 with Sunday's defeat, with the halfway point of the season rapidly approaching.
"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," Peterson said. "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."
A similar issue that plagued many of those previous starters cropped up again in the opening frame for Peterson.
The left-hander issued two straight walks to begin his outing and then was tagged for two runs on infield singles to the left side of the infield, including a throwing error by Brett Baty which helped the Phillies back in front 2-0.
Senga had given up two straight walks before a three-run home run to Sal Stewart earlier in the week and another walk from Myers opened the door for a first-inning two-run shot by Eugenio Suarez earlier in the week.
The long ball had dented Peterson's line earlier in the week against the Reds when he surrendered a three-run blast to JJ Bleday. On Sunday, it was the hot bat of Kyle Schwarber that inflated his line as he pulled an inside fastball for a three-run blast in the second inning.
"When they're locked in, it doesn't matter - righties, lefties. You saw it the past couple of days from Schwarber and Harper. They're really, really good hitters and when they get in streaks like thaqt, you really have to execute because anything close to the strike zone, they're going to do damage."
After giving up a double to Harper in the second inning, Peterson closed his outing with eight straight outs including three of his five strikeouts, closing by whiffing Schwarber. But it was a massive deficit against the Phillies' Zack Wheeler, who entered with a 2.01 ERA and 0.89 WHIP.
"I wasn't very pleased with walking the first two guys," Petersons said. "I felt after that I made an adjustment, challenged them in the zone, got some ground balls, some weak contact and kind of the way that I finished felt like myself."
Sunday's defeat moved Peterson to 3-6 on the season and bloated his ERA to 6.09 and his status in the rotation continues to be in question.
"It's kind of been week to week, and I'll get back home and talk to Mendy and (Justin Willard) about the plan going forward and see where we're at and go from there. My job regardless of the role is to continue to put good work in and be ready for when I am given the ball."
Mendoza will have a decision ahead with how he outlines his starting rotation for the upcoming week and matchups with the Cubs and Phillies at home.
Senga, Nolan McLean, Sean Manaea and Peralta are lined up for the next four games.
Christian Scott, who is sidelined with a right hip impingement, threw a high-intensity bullpen session on Saturday and would be eligible to return from the 15-day injured list on June 27.
"There's no off days, so people need to step up," Mendoza said. "We'll have conversations, I'm pretty sure, but too early to tell."
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Mets rotation questions after David Peterson struggles in loss to Phillies
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It was a painstaking loop that played in more than half of their games against the Reds and Phililes last week.
David Peterson served as the latest artist playing the hits on Sunday night as he gave up five runs in the first two innings, digging a hole for the offense against one of the top arms in the National League.
It spelled disaster yet again as the Mets fell in a 6-2 result to the Phillies in a failed shot to grab a confidence-building series win in front of 41,552 fans at Citizens Bank Park.
The team's patchwork starting rotation sputtered again as the Mets dropped four out of their six games on the road to slide to 34-43 on the season.
"The record is the record, right?" Carlos Mendoza said. "For us, that's where it starts. Our job as a coaching staff is to help those guys get through it."
A rough trend pushes Mets back once again
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Early in games over the course of the week , Tobias Myers gave up seven earned runs in 1⅓ innings and Kodai Senga conceded four earned runs in his opening frame against the Reds. Freddy Peralta dropped the Mets into a 11-0 hole on Saturday, with three runs surrendered in the first two frames before being bludgeoned for eight more in the third.
"It's really tough to give up the lead right away, but it's part of the game. We just gotta be better," Soto said. "We gotta play better baseball and go out there and execute."
The demoralizing starts curbed any positivity earned by the Mets last weekend at home when they took two out of three games from the Braves - then the best team in baseball - at Citi Field.
They dropped back to nine games under .500 at 34-43 with Sunday's defeat, with the halfway point of the season rapidly approaching.
"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," Peterson said. "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."
Inside David Peterson's rough start
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A similar issue that plagued many of those previous starters cropped up again in the opening frame for Peterson.
The left-hander issued two straight walks to begin his outing and then was tagged for two runs on infield singles to the left side of the infield, including a throwing error by Brett Baty which helped the Phillies back in front 2-0.
Senga had given up two straight walks before a three-run home run to Sal Stewart earlier in the week and another walk from Myers opened the door for a first-inning two-run shot by Eugenio Suarez earlier in the week.
The long ball had dented Peterson's line earlier in the week against the Reds when he surrendered a three-run blast to JJ Bleday. On Sunday, it was the hot bat of Kyle Schwarber that inflated his line as he pulled an inside fastball for a three-run blast in the second inning.
"When they're locked in, it doesn't matter - righties, lefties. You saw it the past couple of days from Schwarber and Harper. They're really, really good hitters and when they get in streaks like thaqt, you really have to execute because anything close to the strike zone, they're going to do damage."
After giving up a double to Harper in the second inning, Peterson closed his outing with eight straight outs including three of his five strikeouts, closing by whiffing Schwarber. But it was a massive deficit against the Phillies' Zack Wheeler, who entered with a 2.01 ERA and 0.89 WHIP.
"I wasn't very pleased with walking the first two guys," Petersons said. "I felt after that I made an adjustment, challenged them in the zone, got some ground balls, some weak contact and kind of the way that I finished felt like myself."
Where do the Mets go from here with their rotation?
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Sunday's defeat moved Peterson to 3-6 on the season and bloated his ERA to 6.09 and his status in the rotation continues to be in question.
"It's kind of been week to week, and I'll get back home and talk to Mendy and (Justin Willard) about the plan going forward and see where we're at and go from there. My job regardless of the role is to continue to put good work in and be ready for when I am given the ball."
Mendoza will have a decision ahead with how he outlines his starting rotation for the upcoming week and matchups with the Cubs and Phillies at home.
Senga, Nolan McLean, Sean Manaea and Peralta are lined up for the next four games.
Christian Scott, who is sidelined with a right hip impingement, threw a high-intensity bullpen session on Saturday and would be eligible to return from the 15-day injured list on June 27.
"There's no off days, so people need to step up," Mendoza said. "We'll have conversations, I'm pretty sure, but too early to tell."
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Mets rotation questions after David Peterson struggles in loss to Phillies
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