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Sunday’s start against the Yankees wasn’t Freddy Peralta’s best outing for the Mets and he’ll be the first one to say that.
In fact, after the game, in which New York (NL) beat New York (AL) in the 10th inning after Tyrone Taylor’s three-run homer in the ninth sent it to extras, Peralta plainly said as much.
“Not good at all,” Peralta said about his start. “But I was trying to navigate there even knowing that I didn’t have my command of the fastball today.”
The right-hander ended up going 5.0+ innings and although he allowed just two hits, he walked a career-high six and gave up three earned runs.
All things considered, it wasn’t Peralta’s worst outing as he battled with traffic on the basepaths for much of the day and still managed to limit the Yankees to three runs. Still, the walks are a bit of a concern as he’s now walked 25 batters in 54.1 innings this season.
“I think when I realized that I was in that situation [of not commanding well] I was trying to limit the damage and just give the team the opportunity to keep the game close,” Peralta said.
To Peralta’s credit, a lot of his misses on Sunday were very close with home plate umpire Jeremie Rehak not giving him much. Peralta, pitching to Hayden Senger for the first time in his career, also seemed like he wanted his catcher to challenge a few of the balls called on him throughout the game.
In fact, at one point Peralta took matters into his own hands and challenged a pitch called a ball from the mound. It was a ball.
And although Peralta walked his final two batters of the game to start the sixth (as well as throw a wild pitch), in the previous two innings he had retired the side in order.
“Just trying to relax and try to make pitches,” he said about trying to get through an outing without his best command. “Listening to the pitching coach is always nice when you know you have somebody there supporting you and trying to give you the best information that you can get to get through that.”
But even not at his best, Peralta's start kept the Mets close enough for their suddenly red-hot offense to erase a four-run deficit with Carson Benge playing the role of hero in the 10th inning.
Peralta’s next start will likely come on Friday, May 22 against the Miami Marlins where he’ll have a chance to get back on track and continue his very good year in his first season in Queens.
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In fact, after the game, in which New York (NL) beat New York (AL) in the 10th inning after Tyrone Taylor’s three-run homer in the ninth sent it to extras, Peralta plainly said as much.
“Not good at all,” Peralta said about his start. “But I was trying to navigate there even knowing that I didn’t have my command of the fastball today.”
The right-hander ended up going 5.0+ innings and although he allowed just two hits, he walked a career-high six and gave up three earned runs.
All things considered, it wasn’t Peralta’s worst outing as he battled with traffic on the basepaths for much of the day and still managed to limit the Yankees to three runs. Still, the walks are a bit of a concern as he’s now walked 25 batters in 54.1 innings this season.
“I think when I realized that I was in that situation [of not commanding well] I was trying to limit the damage and just give the team the opportunity to keep the game close,” Peralta said.
To Peralta’s credit, a lot of his misses on Sunday were very close with home plate umpire Jeremie Rehak not giving him much. Peralta, pitching to Hayden Senger for the first time in his career, also seemed like he wanted his catcher to challenge a few of the balls called on him throughout the game.
In fact, at one point Peralta took matters into his own hands and challenged a pitch called a ball from the mound. It was a ball.
And although Peralta walked his final two batters of the game to start the sixth (as well as throw a wild pitch), in the previous two innings he had retired the side in order.
“Just trying to relax and try to make pitches,” he said about trying to get through an outing without his best command. “Listening to the pitching coach is always nice when you know you have somebody there supporting you and trying to give you the best information that you can get to get through that.”
But even not at his best, Peralta's start kept the Mets close enough for their suddenly red-hot offense to erase a four-run deficit with Carson Benge playing the role of hero in the 10th inning.
Peralta’s next start will likely come on Friday, May 22 against the Miami Marlins where he’ll have a chance to get back on track and continue his very good year in his first season in Queens.
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