Blue Jays 6 Mets 2 (Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON)
Mets record: 79-66
Mets streak: Lost 1
WP - Chris Bassitt (10-13)
LP - David Peterson (9-2)
Seat on the Korner: Chris Bassitt
We select the star of the game and virtually invite him to a Seat on the Korner, just as Ralph Kiner used to do for his studio postgame show on WOR-channel 9 broadcasts in the early decades of the Mets.
Making his second career start against his former team, Chris Bassitt hounded the Mets with a masterful pitching performance, striking out eight and allowing only five hits and a single run over six innings. After a shaky start -- giving up singles to the first two batters, Francisco Lindor and Jesse Winker, and later in the inning a run-scoring single to Brandon Nimmo -- Bassitt clearly was in control .
Need to Know
The Mets are now 8-2 in their last 10.
The Mets lost ground to the Braves, who shut out the Nationals, 12-0, and at this writing also stood to lose ground to the Diamondbacks, who were leading the Rangers. At the very best, the Mets are in a tie with the Brsves for the final wild card spot and could be two games behind Arizona for the second wild card.
Pete Alonso and Jesse Winker were both hit by pitches, bringing the Mets' league-leading total to 82. As high as that is, it is still well behind the 107 times they were hit last year and the team-record 112 in 2022. Luckily, neither was hurt.
The Mets are 23-22 in interleague play this year.
The Mets finish their interleague schedule Wednesday afternoon. Sean Manaea takes the mound for the Mets and Bowden Francis gets the ball for the Blue Jays.
Turning Point
With the score tied at two, Daulton Varsho led off the bottom of the third inning by bunting down the first base line for a hit. David Peterson fielded the ball and in a futile effort to get Varsho -- he wasn't going to under any circumstance -- he tried to flip the ball with his glove to first baseman Pete Alonso. The flip was wild, and Varsho ended up on second base. Peterson struggled from there, but might have been able to escape with only one run allowed. Instead, he gave up a two-run triple to Davis Schneider. And as Warner Wolf used to say, you could have turned your sets off right there.
Three Keys
Sloppy Fielding Leads to Runs
Mark Vientos, who has surprised everbody with his solid third base play, bobbled Ernie Clement's grounder to start the third; Clement would eventually score. David Peterson's error in the third opened the floodgates for the Jays to eventually put up a four-spot in that frame.
Peterson Disappoints
David Peterson clearly was off his game. He appeared rattled in the second after the Mark Vientos error, throwing two wild pitches and walking Spencer Horwitz before yielding a run-scoring single to Leo Jimenez. In the next inning, Peterson's own leadoff error set the stage for a big Blue Jays inning. Peterson was done after 4 1/3, his shortest outing of the year.
On the Brighter Side
Huascar Brazoban, who relieved Peterson, was generally effective, leaving after yielding a triple to Ernie Clement in what was his third inning on the mound (Clement would later score). Going into this game, Brazoban had tossed 3.1 scoreless innings in his previous three outings.
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