David Peterson attempted to be the third Mets pitcher to complete six innings in a row this afternoon in Atlanta. However, trouble would find him and he wouldn’t make it to the end of the inning. It wasn’t just Peterson who came up short today, with the Mets dropping the finale of their three-game set with the Braves, 4-3.

Through the first five innings, Peterson was excellent. Over the first 15 outs, Peterson struck out eight, walked two, and allowed just three hits. But a pair of walks and two singles, the decisive of which was by Sean Murphy, led to two runs scoring to tie up the game in the bottom of the fifth. That would do it for Peterson, who left with a no-decision and a shorter than hoped for start.

The Mets were up 2-0 early on a second inning two-run home run from the suddenly

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