Peralta's Pitch Count Woes Continue in Mets Loss

0:00On April 7th, Freddie Peralta's early days with the Mets hit a familiar snag, Tuesday as city field against the Diamondbacks. He kept them scoreless for four and two thirds innings, but burned through 101 pitches to get there. When he left with the bases loaded, reliever Huascar Brazovan let all three runners score, handing Peralta the loss. Not everything was on Peralta though. Francisco Lendor's fielding air in the second sparked a rally, marking the second straight start where that cost extra pitches. The D-backs fouled off a dozen balls, making it tough to finish at bats, but he still punched out five and gave up just three hits. This inefficiency has dog Peralta across his nine-year big league run. He's always been effective, but eats too many pitches. Fans and analysts see the talent, yet wonder if it'll limit his impact in New York. The fifth inning unraveled it, a two-out single, a walk, then a hit batsman loaded the bags. Manager Carlos Mendoza yanked him, and Brazovan got a call third strike on Adrian Del Castillo, or so it seemed. Del Castillo challenged Bia,

1:05automated ball strike system, won it, ripped a two-run single, and Nolan Aeronado's blue-double-sealed Arizona's lead. Through three Mets starts, Peralta sits at a 4.80 ERA, averaging exactly five innings each time. If he trims those pitch counts, he could lock down the rotation spot everyone expects. That's the story for today, New York Mets News. Today, driven by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.