Twice this season, a Mets starter has completed eight innings in a game. The list is as follows: David Peterson and David Peterson. Five times this season, a Mets starter has at least pitched into the eighth: Peterson,

According to Britton, Peterson has gone six innings or more in 16 of his 24 starts, while the rest of the Mets staff has done so 18 times in 101 tries. Plus, Peterson has six of the Mets' eight starts of seven or more innings.

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It’s no secret that Peterson, of all the Mets’ starters, has been the guy relied upon to pitch deep. This was the 16th time in 24 starts that Peterson has finished at least six innings; the rest of the rotation has done it 18 times in 101 tries. It’s the eighth time a Mets starter has finished seven or more innings; Peterson owns six of those.

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There are few surer things in baseball right now than David Peterson mowing down the Washingto.Stick the Mets left-hander on the mound against this particular lineup, and you probably know the results before he ever throws a pitch.

Instead, the Mets flushed a six-run lead — surrendering 11 unanswered — in an embarrassing 11-6 loss at Citi Field. The loss was the Mets’ 12th in 14 games and negated the positive vibes from a night earlier, when the team snapped a seven-game losing streak and watched Pete Alonso become the franchise’s all-time home run leader .