It’s no secret that Peterson, of all the Mets’ starters, has been the guy relied upon to pitch deep. This was the 16th time in 24 starts that Peterson has finished at least six innings; the rest of the rotation has done it 18 times in 101 tries. It’s the eighth time a Mets starter has finished seven or more innings; Peterson owns six of those.

As the Mets ventured around the Little League complex early Sunday ahead of the Little League Classic, Mark Vientos hesitated. Was he going to slide down the famous hill at Lamade Field? Vientos had always wanted to as a kid,

Max Scherzer pitched six strong innings to notch his 220th career win, and George Springer hit an early two-run home run as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 on Tuesday night.

If Jake Irvin could get a do-over, he wouldn’t have thrown a curveball to Mark Vientos. And even if he did decide to throw that pitch, he surely wouldn’t have put it right down the middle — especially not when he was one strike away from getting out of the inning.

Mark Vientos hits a huge three-run home run to extend the Mets' lead over the Mariners at the Little League Classic #CurtainCall

Mark Vientos tosses his bat after belting a solo homer in the fourth inning of the Mets’ 8-3 win over the Marlins. Getty Images “We’ve always known he can impact the ball and he did tonight ...

Francisco Lindor, Mark Vientos, and Clay Holmes react to the Mets taking two of three games from the Mariners, their experience during the Little League Classic, and Vientos' big home run.