The Latest Breaking News from David Peterson

The Mets led the National League East by 10 ½ games at the end of May. The Braves briefly nudged ahead of them Friday night. This has not been a vintage Mets collapse, though. They’ve been good since their hot start. It’s just that the Braves have been better than…

NEW YORK — The Mets were in need of a straightforward, slightly boring, but convincing win. On Friday, they accomplished the win part, but not quite the rest.

NEW YORK — For as long as he’s hiding in the shadows of minor league fields, rehab starts and simulated games, Jacob deGrom is the great unknown looming over the Mets’ season.

CHICAGO – Instead of marching into the All-Star break with a four-game sweep, the Mets will have four days to forget the way they ended the first half.

ATLANTA — For a second time in as many games Tuesday night, the Mets’ depleted lineup managed to do what few other clubs have done lately, drive up the pitch count of one of Atlanta’s highly effective starters and get him out of the game during or immediately after the…

CINCINNATI — The Mets’ 8-3 win over the Reds in 10 innings Wednesday night was plenty dramatic, sure, but it was less thrilling comeback and more relieving avoidance of a would-be series loss against perhaps the worst team in the National League.

NEW YORK — The Mets’ elixir for slumps is, apparently, playing the Texas Rangers.

NEW YORK — Buck Showalter had wondered aloud Sunday whether David Peterson was going to be available to deliver his pitches Monday against Miami. The Mets’ manager knew Peterson’s wife was going to have to head to a hospital one of these days for a different kind of delivery.

NEW YORK — Ugly, sloppy baseball.