Mets Crushed by Nationals, Peterson's Return Nightmare

0:00On April 30, the Mets got absolutely torched by the nationals last night at City Field, dropping a brutal 14-to-2 decision. David Peterson's big return to the starting rotation turned into a nightmare quick, as Washington lit him up for seven runs over 3.2, innings, pushing his ERA to a rough 6.53. Peterson started shaky, with two runs in the first, settled for a bit, but then the Nats exploded for seven in the fourth to chase him. Sean Manayah came in with the bases loaded and things went from bad to worse, forcing in a run with a hit by pitch before surrendering a grand slam. That buried New York early. The offense tried to rally behind Peterson early, loading the bases in the first, but they couldn't cash in. Juan Soto kept his somewhat respectable with a homer in the third and three hits total, while MJ Melinda has chipped in a single, though Francisco. Alvarez's double play and strikeouts killed momentum, dropping his average over the last seven games to 1-23.

1:00Manayah struggled through two more innings, giving up five runs on seven hits, five for extra bases, inflating his ERA to 6.14 after. 15 runs in his last five outings. Carl Edwards Jr. provided summer leave, striking out six over 2.2 innings while allowing just one run, but Nationals infielder, Kurtis Mead, stole the show with his first career, four-hit game. Now the Mets turn to Freddie Peralta for the rubber match Thursday at 1-10pm, hoping to salvage the series and shake off his blowout before it. Snowballs. Stay locked in with New York Mets News today, AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with the story.