Freddy Peralta Fires 6 Scoreless Innings for Rays as Mets Revisit Failed 2026 Fixes
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Updated · MLB.com · Oct 19
Freddy Peralta Fires 6 Scoreless Innings for Rays as Mets Revisit Failed 2026 Fixes
3 articles · Updated · MLB.com · Oct 19
Summary
Six scoreless innings against Cleveland in ALCS Game 2 gave Freddy Peralta the longest postseason start of his career, capped by a 99.4 mph fastball that set a personal best.
Tampa Bay has unlocked a sharp turnaround: Peralta owns a 0.81 ERA over his last seven starts and a 0.79 ERA in three playoff appearances after posting a 6.89 ERA across 10 starts with the Mets.
Mets officials say the mechanical and pitch-usage changes Peralta made with the Rays were largely the same ones New York had urged, but Tampa Bay's staff succeeded where the Mets could not.
David Stearns kept the Mets' major league pitching group intact despite staff changes elsewhere, framing Peralta's rebound as a lesson in communication, buy-in and managing pressure in New York.