Freddy Peralta’s Seven Innings Can’t Save Mets from 4-1 Loss to Marlins

Freddy Peralta’s first seven-inning outing of the season was a tale of resilience and missed opportunities. The right-hander managed to save the Mets’ bullpen by completing a full seven innings, but he faced challenges against the Marlins, ultimately leading to a 4-1 defeat.

Peralta’s performance included allowing four runs, two walks, and a season-high eight hits. Two of those runs came from home runs, as Miami’s emerging slugger Liam Hicks took him deep with solo shots in the bottom of the third and fifth innings. This outing marked a troubling trend for Peralta, who has now surrendered eight homers this season, with four coming in his last three starts.

Reflecting on his performance, Peralta acknowledged the frustration of giving up home runs. “I never want to give up homers, but it happens,” he noted. “The second one I made a big mistake on the curveball. I shook on the pitch and should’ve executed better, but it happens and I just learn from it.” Despite the hiccups, Peralta found his rhythm after the second home run, retiring nine of the final ten batters he faced, which allowed him to finish his longest outing of the season on a positive note.

In addition to his innings pitched, Peralta also recorded season-highs in pitches thrown (108) and strikeouts (nine). Mets manager Carlos Mendoza expressed optimism despite the loss, saying, “I thought he was better than the line score, to be honest. That second inning a couple of grounders found holes, the breaking ball for the homer, but overall he goes seven innings and he competed.”

While Peralta kept the Mets in the game, the offense struggled to provide support, managing only one run in the ninth inning against Max Meyer and Miami’s bullpen, despite recording three hits and three walks. This season, the Mets have faced significant challenges at the plate, being held to one run or less a league-worst 14 times.

“You just gotta keep going,” Mendoza emphasized. “You can’t sit here and feel sorry for yourself; yeah we get frustrated at times, but you just gotta continue to go.”

Note: This recap is an independently written summary based on publicly available reporting.