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.

David Peterson rebounded for the Mets on Tuesday night, completing eight innings of one-run ball with a season-high 10 strikeouts against the Nationals.

It’s not just that David Peterson is pitching deep into games for the Mets. It’s that he’s the only one doing it. Peterson completed eight innings Tuesday in an 8-1 win over the Nationals, proving once again that when the Mets need length,

If Jake Irvin could get a do-over, he wouldn’t have thrown a curveball to Mark Vientos. And even if he did decide to throw that pitch, he surely wouldn’t have put it right down the middle — especially not when he was one strike away from getting out of the inning.

The story tonight begins and ends with David Peterson, who pitched eight innings of one run ball, giving up four hits, one run, and one walk while striking out 10. Peterson was a ground ball machine, getting nine ground balls that led to outs, including two double plays behind him.

Through 120 games, or almost exactly three-quarters of the season, the Mets have received fewer than five innings per game from their starters. Some of that can be explained by the nuances of modern professional baseball,

David Peterson and Reed Garrett combined to give up nine runs in the fourth inning as the Mets fell flat in a 11-6 loss to the Braves on Wednesday.

The Mets are hanging on to their playoff chances and their pitching must improve to stop the slide after David Peterson's poor start