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Peterson left in line for the win today, but that was spoiled in the ninth inning. Maybe because he knew he wouldn’t be expected to throw 90-100 pitches, Peterson’s velocity was up 1-1.5 mph today. He had just one strikeout and one whiff, but he also allowed little hard contact. It’s unclear how the Mets will exactly proceed with Peterson now, but that he’s in line to pitch at home against the Rockies next weekend makes him a streaming possibility.

The Mets were two outs away from snapping a 10-game losing streak, but it wasn’t meant to be. The first hit Williams allowed was an opposite field single from Ian Happ on a really good changeup low and away. Michael Conforto then doubled into the right field corner to tie the game. Williams struck out the other three batters he faced, and there was nothing wrong with the way he was throwing today. It’s his first blown save in three tries.

Bichette crushed a 111.5-mph liner to center in the fourth today, but Pete Crow-Armstrong caught it pretty easily. It was the hardest-hit ball of the season for Bichette, so that’s something. Still, it hasn’t really been exit velocity that’s been his problem to date; that he’s striking out and hitting grounders more than usual are his issues. He’s also seemingly been pretty unlucky; he entered today with a .227 average but a .290 xBA.

Peterson is still likely to pitch in a bulk role. Myers has topped out at three innings so far, throwing a total of 13 innings with a 3.46 ERA in six appearances. This seems like good news for those intending to use Peterson on Sunday, since it makes it more likely he’ll earn a win. It might not be great news for Peterson’s long-term value, though, just because the Mets seem rather down on him at this point.

Peralta led the NL with 17 wins for the Brewers last season, but he’s definitely not seeing that kind of support right now, either offensively or from his bullpen. Since winning on Opening Day, he’s taken two losses and two no-decisions while giving up eight runs, six of which scored after the left the game. Today, he was pulled with two outs and two on in the sixth and Brooks Raley immediately gave up a three-run homer to Carson Kelly. 11 days ago, he left a game with a bases loaded and two outs in the fifth and all of the runners came around to score. It the relievers had stranded those five runners, Peralta’s ERA would be 2.36, instead of 4.05. Peralta should have a better outing next week at home against the Rockies.

Mendoza added that they haven’t assessed whether Senga will make his next start, but he’s still getting the dreaded vote of confidence after being lit up for seven runs over 3 1/3 innings during Friday’s meltdown against the Cubs. The 33-year-old was tagged for six hits, including a pair of homers, in the abbreviated outing. It’s easy to write off one wind-fueled poor outing as an aberration, but Senga has coughed up seven runs in back-to-back outings. It would most likely be veteran lefty Sean Manaea, or someone like top pitching prospect Jonah Tong, moving into the rotation if New York decides to make a change. His stuff would certainly play up in shorter bursts out of the bullpen. It’s been a disastrous season for the Mets overall, but they’re sticking with Senga for now.

Benge will take his second consecutive turn as New York’s top-of-the-order table-setter after going 1-for-4 out of the leadoff spot during Friday’s series opener. The 23-year-old former top prospect has been ice-cold at the dish this season, hitting .158 (9-for-57) with one homer and five steals in 17 games. He’s shown some signs of life at the dish recently, but it’s going to take a couple positive weeks for his full-season numbers to climb back to respectability. There are zero long-term concerns here, but Benge is clearly going through some growing pains as he adjusts to everyday life in the majors.

Senger returns to the big leagues as a bench option to replace an injured Jorge Polanco (wrist) for at least a couple days. The 29-year-old backstop got into 33 contests for the Mets last year. He can be ignored for fantasy purposes.

Finally. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters Polanco has been diagnosed with a bone bruise in his wrist and there is no timetable for his return. He’ll get some much-needed time off to rest and recover after dealing with lingering wrist and Achilles issues, which have caused him to miss four of their last eight games since April 9. The 32-year-old infielder has been snake-bitten by physical issues during his Mets debut, which may be contributing to his abysmal .179 (10-for-56) batting average with one homer and two RBI through 14 games.

He allowed two homers, one a wind-aided fly to left from Moises Ballasteros, and the second a no-doubter from Nico Hoerner. He left with a runner on first base, and the Mets eventually booted enough balls to get that runner to score as an unearned run. Senga’s velocity seemed fine, and he got whiffs on 9-of-28 swings while only allowing three hard-hit balls. Some of this was about the wind blowing out at Wrigley, but that’s back-to-back starts he’s struggled in and he seemed to rely heavily on his cutter in this one. He’ll be hard to trust against the Twins next week.