Mets Pitchers Struggle, Manager Seeks Solutions

0:00It's April 30th, you're listening to New York Met's News Today, AI-powered coverage of your team. I'm Corey with the story. Met's pitcher David Peterson had a rough night against the nationals, giving up two runs right in the first inning on a single and a ground out. The Met's got one back on Wonsoto's third homer of the year, but then the Nats exploded for seven in the fourth, chasing Peterson after just three, and two-thirds innings with seven earned runs. The Met stopped matching their lefty against the lefty-heavy Nats lineup would work, but it didn't pan out at all. Peterson's velocity is down to a career low, 91.8 miles per hour, and hitters are crushing his sinker to the tune of 417, batting average. Peterson called it extremely frustrating, knowing what he's capable of, but not delivering. Manager Carlos Mendoza sees flashes of good stuff, but says the issue is, consistency. He loses his field too often, digging deeper. Peterson's two and six record over his last 14 starts comes with a brutal 9.31 ERA.

1:03Numbers that scream big. League struggles? Then Shamanaya came in relief and gave up six more runs in two and two-thirds innings. Both guys who were supposed to anchor the back of the rotation. These meltdowns help explain the Met's 10 and 20 start, but Mendoza's keeping it simple. No excuses, just got to get better and fix this slump. Or it digs deeper.