{"id":35610,"date":"2020-07-29T11:31:49","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T15:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=35610"},"modified":"2020-07-29T11:47:37","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T15:47:37","slug":"mets-red-sox-07282020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2020\/07\/29\/mets-red-sox-07282020\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets Ride David Peterson’s Debut Over Red Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOSTON, July 28 – The New York Mets<\/a> defeated the Boston Red Sox<\/a> 8-3 Tuesday night at Fenway Park, sweeping the two games in Boston. Rookie pitcher David Peterson<\/a><\/strong> pitched into the sixth inning in his major league debut and the Mets offense pounded Red Sox pitching with 10 hits en route to the win.<\/p>\n

Peterson’s Debut<\/h2>\n

David Peterson wasn’t told he was starting on Tuesday until that morning, and perhaps that was for the better. Making your Major League debut is nerve-racking enough, but when it’s in iconic Fenway Park, and against a good Red Sox lineup that’s more than enough to think about. With Noah Syndergaard<\/a><\/strong> out for the season and Marcus Stroman<\/a><\/strong> on the injured list, Peterson got his chance and he did not disappoint.<\/p>\n

The 2017 20th overall pick pitched well in the minors with a 3.63 ERA and a 1.256 WHIP in 49 starts. Peterson showed good command of his pitches and great poise in the few tight spots in the game. His delivery is deceptive with how he hides the ball before firing it to the plate. He is known more as a groundball pitcher despite the 7-4 flyball to groundball ratio he had in his first start.<\/p>\n

The left-handed pitcher has a big 6’6 frame but is not known as a strikeout pitcher although he averaged one per inning in the minors. After one start you can see why the Mets drafted him in the first round. Despite never playing at Triple-A, Peterson has earned the right to stay in the rotation until Stroman comes back.<\/p>\n

Peterson said this after the game, “This is one of the greatest days of my life,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s something I\u2019ve wanted to do since I was a little kid. Making my first start, getting the win, I couldn\u2019t ask for much more than that, being in a historical place like Fenway. It all came together. I\u2019ll never forget this.\u201d Peterson’s final line was five and two-thirds innings pitched with seven hits, three strikeouts, two walks, and two runs.<\/p>\n

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