become the franchise\u2019s all-time home run leader<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve had some tough ones, but I wouldn\u2019t say worst loss of the season,\u201d said manager Carlos Mendoza, whose Mets led 6-0 after two innings. \u201cThey all count the same, but it sucks to lose a game when you\u2019re up six right away.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Mets\u2019 lead for the National League\u2019s third and final wild-card spot shrank to one game over Cincinnati.<\/p>\n
The Mets still trail Philadelphia by five games for first place in the NL East.<\/p>\n
As has been the case too often lately, starting pitching was their downfall. <\/p>\n
But the Mets also didn\u2019t get enough relief and the lineup slumbered after two extremely active innings to begin the game following a 95-minute rain delay.<\/p>\n
David Peterson got chased in the fourth inning of the Mets\u2019 ugly 11-6 loss to the Braves on Aug. 13, 2025. Jason Szenes \/ New York Post<\/p>\n
David Peterson was removed after 3 \u00b9\/\u2083 innings, completing a brutal performance in which he surrendered six earned runs on five hits with five walks and five strikeouts. <\/p>\n
It marked an entire turn through the rotation in which a starter \u2014 or bulk pitcher in Frankie Montas\u2019 case, pitching behind an opener \u2014 didn\u2019t complete five innings.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not holding up our end and we need to do better,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cI think that starts with analyzing the performance and then turning the page.\u201d<\/p>\n
The lefty Peterson, who had completed six innings in each of his previous four starts, was supposed to be immune to such abbreviated work, but began losing his touch in the third inning when he walked Marcell Ozuna to load the bases. <\/p>\n
Juan Soto reacts after striking out in the fifth inning of the Mets\u2019 loss to the Braves. Jason Szenes \/ New York Post<\/p>\n
Then he walked four additional in his disastrous fourth.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was a little out of sync with my mechanics and wasn\u2019t able to dial it back,\u201d Peterson said.<\/p>\n
Walks have killed the Mets. Overall, the team has surrendered 3.60 walks per game, the third-worst figure in MLB.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have got coaches right now looking at pretty much everything,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cTrying to figure out how we can continue to help these guys, especially the guys from the rotation because we know the talent is there. But we just haven\u2019t been able to get much from them, especially the last time through.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cedric Mullins was unable to catch a ball that went for a grand slam during the Mets\u2019 loss to the Braves. Jason Szenes \/ New York Post<\/p>\n
The Mets pounded Carlos Carrasco in his return to Citi Field \u2014 the veteran right-hander (who was released by the Yankees this season) pitched in Queens from 2021-23 and was popular with the fan base.<\/p>\n
On this night he was popular because he didn\u2019t miss many bats. <\/p>\n
Alonso, who received a loud ovation, a night after surpassing Darryl Strawberry on the franchise\u2019s all-time home run list, delivered a two-run single in the first inning to start the scoring. Cedric Mullins\u2019 sacrifice fly extended the lead to 3-0.<\/p>\n
All told, the Mets sent eight batters to the plate in the first inning and forced Carrasco to throw 39 pitches.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Juan Soto\u2019s two-run homer in the second widened the lead to 5-0. It was homer No. 29 this season for Soto, moving him one ahead of Alonso for the team lead.<\/p>\n
Lindor singled ahead of Soto, who smashed a fastball over the center field fence. Jeff McNeil\u2019s RBI double extended the lead.<\/p>\n
But just when all should have been peachy for the Mets, the fourth inning arrived. <\/p>\n
It was an inning in which Peterson imploded and ended with the Mets behind 9-6.<\/p>\n
Reed Garrett looks down after giving up the go-ahead grand slam in the Mets\u2019 loss to the Braves. Jason Szenes \/ New York Post<\/p>\n
Peterson walked four batters in the inning and was removed, but not before Jurickson Profar stroked a three-run double after a walk to Nick Allen with the bases loaded had given the Braves their first run. <\/p>\n
Ozuna delivered an RBI single against Reed Garrett before Sean Murphy walked to reload the bases and Michael Harris II cleared the center field fence, a grand slam that pushed the Mets into a 9-6 hole.<\/p>\n
Ozuna\u2019s two-run homer against Paul Blackburn in the sixth gave the Braves an 11-6 lead. <\/p>\n
Blackburn, in his return from the injured list, gave the Mets five innings in relief and allowed two runs. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"So, what has been the Mets\u2019 second-worst loss of the season? The easy claim to the top spot…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81809,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[2111,1188,363,1189,978,99],"class_list":["post-81808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-atlanta-braves","tag-david-peterson","tag-mlb","tag-new-york-mets","tag-ny-sports-minute","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}