POSTCAST: David Peterson STRUGGLES Early, Bats COULDN'T Solve Ryne Nelson

Locked On Mets - Daily Podcast On The New York Mets · Apr 8, 2026 · 17m

For the second straight time out, David Peterson struggled early as the Mets saw their win streak snapped in a 7-2 loss.

Peterson struggled with his sinker once again and gave up 5 runs over the first two innings of this one. He did settle down to retire 11 of the final 12 he faced, but the damage was already done.

The Mets offense didn't haven an answer for Ryne Nelson, who just overwhelmed them this afternoon with fastballs. They were able to put together some attempts of a rally late, but nothing really serious developed. A lone bright spot may be Bo Bichette's bat. He picked up his third…