Peralta Struggles in Mets Loss

0:00It's April 25th, I'm Cory with the story, and this is New York Met's News Today, AI-powered updates on your squad. Freddie Peralta dropped his third straight start Friday night as the Met's fell 4-3 against the Rockies. The right-hander kept things scoreless through four innings but things unraveled late, with an RBI fielders choice in the fifth and a go-ahead double from Jake McCarthy in the sixth. He went five and two-thirds innings, racking up eight strikeouts but allowing seven hits and three walks, which loaded the bases at one point before, his exit. Peralta owned up to the pressure he's putting on himself, saying he feels great physically but needs to trust the process and just finish strong on. The mound. Manager Carlos Mendoza noted he's been pretty solid overall but sometimes tries to be too perfect out there. Since joining the Met's from Milwaukee back in January, Peralta's only lasted six innings once and six starts the season and is 3.90. ERA would mark his worst full year since 2020.

1:00The lack of early run support from his teammates didn't help, though they sparked a brief rally in the eighth-two late after Sean Manayat took over. Peralta's got to shake this and lock down those late innings to turn things around.