Tom Brennan: David Peterson is My Ace; NY Mets Updates; Bohan Adderley! Jett!

 

“SEE THAT GUY? DAVID PETERSON? HE IS MY ACE.”

Last year, as the Mets team was crashing and burning early in the year, with a 12-27 stretch, David Peterson returned and started firing quality start after quality start, post-hip surgery. 15-5 in 34 starts since he returned. So he’s lost just 5 of 34 starts. 5-2, 2.49 this season.

Soon after his 2024 season debut, I termed him “MY ACE”. 

Have called him that more than a dozen times since. 

Called him the next Cole Hamels. (Cole won 163 career games.)

I know we Mets fans have Kodai Senga. He’s great, sure. 

Here’s the deal, though - Senga can be your ace, OK?

BUT DAVID PETERSON IS MY ACE.

A complete game shutout last night, 5-0. 106 pitches. 106 WOW’s.

MY ACE, FOLKS.  FIND YOUR OWN.

And two heavily criticized hitters, Nimmo and Soto, combined for 3 HRs last night, two by Brandon.  They have a fine 25 combined HRs in the season’s first 68 games.  I am expecting those two to combine for 65 HRs this year. Complain if you must; I won’t. I’ll just praise them. I suggest you do, too.

Oh, BTW, the Mets are in first place, by a lot.  

44-24. 

Shades of 1986.

METS GAME INFO - TUESDAY

Tuesday?

The Mets faced Mighty Mac(K) Gore, the Nats stud and MLB leader in Ks. 

114 Ks in 81 IP.  Not shabby.

The Metsies trailed him 4-2, but no one throws complete games anymore, so the tough Mets rallied vs. the Nats pen. 

Sizzling Soto socked # 12 and added a double, Pounding Pete narrowly and barely missed a HR (thanks again, Citi Field) to drive in Soto and tie it up at 4-4. Without those 2 sluggers and Lindor, would they even be a .500 team?

Jeff McNeil - game winning single (2 hits, he’s HOT, at .266) - a 5-4 win.

Reed Garrett got it done. Again. 0.95 ERA. 

Canning? 4 runs.

Manaea in rehab had a strong 2.2 Brooklyn innings…

Uh oh for Canning as a starter?

NYM after Tuesday’s win was 5 ahead of Philly, and 14.5 ahead of Atlantis, which has sunk into the briny deep, where Marlins normally swim.

Tong was, as always, terrific. 5.1 IP. 1 run, 8 Ks.  MLB ready?  I say yes.

Jon Santucci again was superb: 4.2 IP, 2 hits, 4 Ks, got the Cyclones W. 

Matt Allan (remember him?) tossed a hitless 9th in a non-save situation. 

Binghamton and Brooklyn combined? 79-36. Wow.

Tidwell was OK, but neither “terrific” nor “superb”.

ST LUCIE ERUPTS!

They gave up 10 runs on 15 hits, so they lost badly, right? 

Wrong, they won 16-10.  

16 hits, 11 walks. 

But 10 LOB. Next time, score 20, will ya?

Trace Willhoite had 4 hits.

They are 2nd in league OBP ay .354, just 3 points behind the top team.

JETT BLASTS TWO!

Jett Williams cranked out his 5th and 6th HR, and walked. The first 2 HR game of his career. 

Up to .288. 17 steals (no, not last night, this season).

Zach Thornton was again great into the 6th. He left mid-inning, and his relief allowed 2 inherited runners to score, so he allowed a rare 3 earned runs in a 4-2 loss. He fanned six.

BOHAN ADDERLEY ERUPTS

In yesterday’s FCL game, Adderley had 3 singles, 2 steals…and a grand slam. 

Just 18 years old throughout the 2025 season.  Nice game, young fella!