Freddy Peraltas career-worst outing buries Mets in brutal blowout loss to Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — Freddy Peralta became Freddy Krueger on Saturday, mortifying anyone wearing a Mets uniform but scaring exactly nobody he faced.In this chapter of Nightmare on Broad Street, Freddy and the Mets were dead by the third inning in a brutal 15-3 loss to the Phillies.Peralta, in his worst career performance, allowed 10 earned runs on 10 hits and one walk over 2 ²/₃ innings.The alleged Mets ace saw his ERA inflate to 4.83, even behind Sean Manaea (4.64) in this disappointing Mets rotation.
David Peterson and his 5.91 ERA are headed to the mound for Sunday night’s series finale.It was a night Kyle Schwarber blasted three homers (including two in one inning) and Bryce Harper hit for the cycle.The good news for the Mets is it counts as only one loss.But Peralta’s woes can’t be discounted.
The right-hander was only two starts removed from allowing six earned runs in a loss to the Cardinals and he wasn’t particularly sharp last Sunday, when he lasted only five innings against the Braves (three of the four runs he allowed in that start were unearned).Simply, Peralta is entering “bust” territory after arriving to Queens last winter as the centerpiece of a trade that sent Brandon Sproat and Jett Williams to Milwaukee.The Mets also received Tobias Myers in the deal.Peralta, in his walk year, certainly isn’t enhancing his free-agent value.Peralta got tagged early, allowing a two-out homer to Harper in the first that gave the Phillies a 1-0 lead.J.T.
Realmuto and Justin Crawford each delivered an RBI double in the second, extending the Phillies’ lead to 3-0.Alec Bohm’s leadoff single to right — the Phillies won a replay reversal on a ball Eric Wagaman trapped — started the rally.Peralta never survived the third.
Schwarber homered leading off the inning and another run scored when Marcus Semien threw away Brandon Marsh’s grounder following Harper’s double.Bryson Stott followed with a fly to left that Juan Soto had difficulty tracking.
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