David Peterson struggled mightily over two innings, walking four, hitting a batter and throwing 70 pitches over two ugly innings. This left the Mets in an early 5-0 hole after two, with Zack Wheeler seemingly cruising towards a revenge game victory.
Erasmo Ramirez came on in the third to make his Mets debut, and was efficient where Peterson was not, needing only 54 pitches to get through five innings. The Mets helped out by flashing some stellar defense behind him—Andres Gimenez in particular. Ramirez’s only blemish was a J.