The Mets turned a scoreless game into a comfortable lead with a four-run sixth inning, defeating the Rockies 4-2 at Coors Field. New York broke through against Tomoyuki Sugano with three consecutive scoring plays that decided the contest.
David Peterson earned his first win of the season, allowing 2 runs over 4.0 innings with 6 strikeouts. The left-hander carried a 6.29 ERA into the game but held Colorado scoreless through his four innings of work.
Carson Benge opened the decisive sixth inning with a 436-foot homer to right center. Luis Torrens followed with an RBI double that scored Francisco Alvarez, then Mark Vientos delivered the knockout blow with a two-run single to center that brought home both Torrens and Juan Soto.
Sugano took the loss, allowing all 4 runs in 5.1 innings. The Colorado starter struck out just 1 batter while walking 2, falling to 3-2 on the season. The Rockies managed only a brief rally in the seventh when Jordan Beck tripled home Willi Castro and Kyle Karros followed with an RBI single.
Devin Williams closed out the victory with a perfect ninth inning for his fourth save. New York snapped a losing streak to improve to 12-22, while Colorado extended their losing streak to four games and fell to 14-21. Williams is 17 strikeouts away from 500 career strikeouts.